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The Dark Origins of Popular Nursery Rhymes

The Simple Genius of Bill Withers’ ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’

The Rich History Behind ‘The House of the Rising Sun’

A Unique Synthesizer That Uses Intuitive Gestures to Create Highly Expressive Sounds

How Joni Mitchell Changed the ‘Jingle Bells’ Chord Progression to Evoke Holiday Melancholy in ‘River’
Music essayist Noah Lefevre of Polyphonic takes a look at how musician Joni Mitchell turned the classically cheerful holiday song “Jingle Bells” into a somber…

How The Clash’s ‘London Calling’ Album Got Its Artwork
Music essayist Noah Lefevre of Polyphonic explains the circumstances that caused The Clash to use a photo of bassist Paul Simonon smashing his favorite Fender…

Analyzing the Pink Floyd Masterpiece ‘Echoes’
Music essayist Noah Lefevre of Polyphonic analyzes the iconic 1971 Pink Floyd song “Echoes”, naming it the band’s first masterpiece. The song was based upon…

How Science Fiction Influenced Jimi Hendrix’s Music
Music essayist Noah Lefevre of Polyphonic takes a look at how science fiction helped to shape the distinct sound of legendary musician Jimi Hendrix. Lefevre…

A Lively Visual Classical Music Mashup Featuring 70 Different Songs From Wide Range of Composers
Musician and producer Grant Woolard who composed a brilliant classical music mashup in 2016 that featured 57 Popular Songs by 33 Composers. Woolard then followed…