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The modern three-minute pop track only exists because old pressing techniques physically could not hold any more grooves. Musicians were completely forced to…
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Despite being incredibly difficult to master, this specific woodwind holds its pitch so aggressively steady that every single other instrument is forced to…
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While steam engines and factories were changing the landscape of human progress, someone was hard at work patenting a small metal tube that makes your voice…
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The undisputed pioneer of rock and roll was explicitly told by an uninspired teacher that he possessed zero aptitude for singing. He received a failing grade,…
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Before delicate little batons were invented, conductors kept time by violently slamming heavy wooden staffs into the floor. Lully enthusiastically smashed his…
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Purely vocal hymns were strictly mandated because harps and flutes were basically considered instruments of sin. Devout clergymen strongly believed that loud…
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