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Rick Davies, co-founder, pianist, and one of the voices behind Supertramp, has passed away at 81 after a long fight with multiple myeloma. Hearing this made me sad and brought back a lot of memories. For many of us, certain songs are the soundtrack of growing up. They hold memories of teenage hopes, fears, rules, The post How to Analyze Irony in Supertramp’s School and Prokofiev first appeared on .

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons is often seen as decorative classical music. Yet, in Vivaldi’s time, his concertos were bold, intense, and energetic as is the music from AC/DC. In 1725 Venice, The Four Seasons made a striking impression. (“The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi”, n.d.) Vivaldi’s musical style shares key qualities with hard rock bands like The post What Makes Vivaldi and AC/DC So Alike? first appeared on .

At first, Beethoven and Schoenberg might seem like total opposites. Beethoven is known for his classical masterpieces, while Schoenberg broke new ground with atonality and the twelve-tone method. Yet, they had something important in common: both found inspiration and peace in Mödling, a quiet town just south of Vienna. Why Mödling? Both composers came to The post What Makes Mödling an Ideal Hub for Beethoven and Schoenberg? first appeared on .

Sound, sense, and soul guide everything we do at MusikRoel. If any two artists truly captured these ideas, it’s Johann Sebastian Bach and The Beatles Bach mastered fugues and counterpoint. The Beatles, four young musicians, changed popular music forever. What connects them? Maybe the answer lies in the numbers. More than we might think. The The post How to Explore Harmony Between Bach and The Beatles first appeared on .

When I think about ‘Rumours’ by Fleetwood Mac, I see it as more than just a classic album. It feels like a cultural moment and an exploration of what it means to be human. In 1977, amidst emotional wreckage and personal implosion, Fleetwood Mac released ‘Rumours,’ an album that does more than document heartbreak; it The post Getting to The Philosophical Depth of Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ first appeared on .