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Mélusine is half French chanson/half idiosyncratic art song, which in its course reveals its own soaring majesty.
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 5 June 2023
The Yiddish art song duo Tsvey Brider—singer Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell and accordionist Dmitri Gaskin—will perform April 22 at Temple Beth-El, 2179 Highland Ave. S., Birmingham, AL 35205.
—Ryan Michaels | The Birmingham Times, al, 15 Apr. 2023
These playlists cover a variety of genres, including opera, Renaissance music, art song and minimalism.
—Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023
Mélusine, Cécile McLorin Salvant’s new album (released on March 24th), is half-French chanson/half-idiosyncratic art song that, when taken as a whole, reveals itself to be a creature of soaring majesty as well.
—Steve Hochman, SPIN, 28 Mar. 2023
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As young men and women embrace faith — along with folk songs, traditional dress and ancient tea ceremonies — some experts see it as a movement back to forms of Vietnamese identity that preceded Marxism and war.—
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There was obviously going to be much source music in the film: blues tunes, Irish folk songs, church music, all of it performed onscreen.—
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Modeled on the same resonances and sound profile as the station’s generic pop playlist, it could even be tuned out entirely.—
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By Alphonse Pierre May 9, 2025 Graphic by Chris Panicker, photo by DUTCH/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Stupid rich pop stars have dreams, too.—
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Decked out in soft pink and vintage accents, this cozy one-bedroom escape is perfect for a girls' weekend or solo retreat.—
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Of course, Tina would go on to helm her own solo line, Miss Tina by Tina Knowles, and become a respected philanthropist and activist.—
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Kimberly Douglas, an Illinois whose 17-year-old son died of an overdose in 2023, credited the growing chorus of grieving mothers.—
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Kimberly Douglas, an Illinois woman whose 17-year-old son died of an overdose in 2023, credited the growing chorus of grieving mothers.—
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“Art song.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/art%20song. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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