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‘The Girl From Ipanema,’ Opera and Olympic Comebacks
Never underestimate the power of a global sporting event – aided by a supermodel – to drive interest in a song, artist or composer. Google Trends shows that worldwide searches for “The Girl from Ipanema” spiked dramatically after Daniel Jobim performed the bossa nova classic during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on Aug. 5, with Gisele […]
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Is It Wrong to Call Classical Music ‘Soothing?’
Hilary Clinton was asked last week in an interview on SiriusXM what music she would play if she had her own radio channel. She cited Adele, classic rock, and, for days when she’s buried in paperwork, “soothing” classical music. If an election was based solely on musical tastes, Clinton would get much of the public’s vote: Classical music in […]