Hope is made of courage
50 years of Greenpeace in music
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21 September: International Day of Peace
Just in these days around the events in Afghanistan, the “International Day of World Peace” proclaimed by the UN is a day of reflection. It is probably an illusion to transform all wars and military actions into peaceful agreements. There are always people, governments and groups who want to ignite
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When the two towers collapsed….
Twenty years have passed since the world watched in horror the events surrounding the terrorist attack on the two towers of the World Trade Center. Often overlooked, however, is the fact that two other planes were involved: one to attack the Pentagon, the fourth plane was probably intended to hit
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Witchcraft and superstition
Are there secret powers at work that want to dominate us? Do they want to “chip” humanity to control it? Is the earth round or a disc? In recent months, conspiracy theories, superstitions and fears of various kinds have proliferated. Well, you can believe in them or not, here we
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18.7: International Nelson Mandela Day
“There is no passion that consists in making oneself small by settling for a life that is less than the one one is capable of living” – this is a saying by Nelson Mandela, by which he also lived. International Nelson Mandela Day is a day of remembrance declared on
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An instrument that ruled the world.
Many special instruments from different parts of the world have been known for centuries. For example, the didgeridoo from Australia, percussion instruments from Asia or stringed instruments from the Orient. The ocarina, however, was present in many ancient civilisations. In Mesopotamia, a clay vessel flute with an animal head from
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An Act of Resistance: Music for Prague 1968
On 21 August 1968, the so-called Prague Spring was put down with the occupation of Czechoslovakia by the troops of the Warsaw states. This was an attempt to reform political life in what was then Czechoslovakia. The US composer of Czech origin, Karel Husa, reacted to the invasion at the
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Mars mission confirmed: People of Mars extinct!
We have known for some time that there is no “man on the moon”. Now, even after the landing on Mars, it is confirmed: the presumed Martians do not exist either. Thus, we are gradually robbed of all illusions and can put the stories and fairy tales about this species
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When the earth was flat
500 years ago, it was still clear in many Christian minds that the earth is a disc and that the sun, indeed the entire universe, revolves around the earth. However, some people still believe that we live on a disc. This report, however, is not about whether it is a
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Simply Classics for Concert Band #7
However, the matter is not as simple as the title of the CD announces: “Easy Classical Music for Wind Orchestra” probably also contains works for the basic level, but the arc spans all the way up to level 5! In this sampler, the British publisher Studio Music has collected arrangements
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