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The popular Christmas song 'It's the most wonderful time of the year' from 1963 was first released by artist Andy Williams on his first Christmas album. It has been part of the Christmas repertoire an...

Feeling Good was written in 1965 for the Broadway musical 'The Roar of the Grease Paint - The Smell of the Crowd'. Since then it has been interpreted and recorded by many famous artists. Nina Simone,...

Bollywood is a popular name for a part of the film industry in India that is based around Mumbai. The name is a combination of Hollywood and Bombay - the older name of Mumbai and is the largest film p...

Provate l'energia e la gioia di "Hippopotamus Rock"! Questo brano musicale, scritto originariamente per questa strumentazione flessibile, è divertente da suonare per tutte le parti. Presenta sfide rit...

The Best' is written by Mike Chapman and Holly Knight, originally recorded by Bonnie Tyler on her 1988 release Hide Your Heart. The song was later covered by Tina Turner, and released as a highly succ...

'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' is an R&B/soul song written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966 for the Tamla Motown label. The composition was first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded...

Il film della Walt Disney Pictures "Vaiana" del 2016 racconta la storia di Vaiana, la volitiva figlia del maestro di una tribù polinesiana. Viene eletta dal mare per riunire una misteriosa reliquia co...

Chi non conosce il grande successo Last Christmas del gruppo pop Wham! Il duo ha venduto 25 milioni di album tra il 1982 e lo scioglimento nel 1986. La figura principale, il cantante George Michael e...

Who does not know the big hit Last Christmas from the pop group Wham! The duo sold 25 million albums between 1982 until they dissolved in 1986. The front figure, vocalist George Michael and guitarist/...

Friday I'm in Love' is a song by British rock band The Cure. It is the second single from the album 'Wish' (1992), and it became a worldwide hit. It won the award for European Viewer's Choice for Best...

With rock beats and fun rhythms you can let the young musicians have fun in this simple and captivating rock song! It has challenges and small solo parts in all parts, including percussion, and allows...

We are the Champions - One of the big hits of the 70's from the pop group Queen. The song became, and still is, very popular. People almost expect to hear the tune at sportevents. To the Conductor: Ev...

The song 'Just the way you are' by Billy Joel was released on the album 'The Stranger' in 1977. It was Joel's first song to reach the pop charts in the U.S.. It also got on the UK Top 20 singles list...

Emma Gunnarsen, who has taken the artist name eMMa, is the sister of the pop duo Marcus and Martinus. 'Angels in the Snow' are among the songs that were in the pile when Marcus and Martinus were recor...

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) è stato, oltre a Claude Debussy, il più importante compositore dell'impressionismo francese. Il termine impressionismo può essere tradotto come "impressione artistica", utili...

Tango originated in the late 19th century in South America and belonged initially to the lower classes in society. The period 1920-1950 is called «The golden age of the tango» and became popular also...

The Water is Wide, also called O Waly, Waly is one of the most famous and played folksongs. The melody is of English origin based on lyrics which partly date to the 1600s. The theme is used by both cl...

Hercule Poirot is one of the most famous detectives in our literary history. The writer Agatha Christie has left the Belgian investigator acting for over 30 novels and 50 short stories. Most people pr...

Three Hazerlnuts for Cinderella, original title Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel, is an East German-Czechoslovakian adventure film from 1973./The film has been shown on Norwegian Broadcasting Corporat...

Walt Disney Pictures movie 'Vaiana' from 2016 tells the story of Vaiana, the strong-willed daughter of the master in a Polynesian tribe. She is elected by the sea to reunite a mysterious relic with a...

Music has always been of great importance in Disney's magical world. The instrumental music and songs of the animated feature films provide a unique background and magic to any Disney story. Every Chr...

Composers Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez have once again written music for Disneys sequel film Frozen II after great success in 2013 with Frozen. Many will probably remember Let it Go which...

Franz Schubert wrote three 'Marches Militaires', opus 51, D. 733. This publication is the first of the three (No. 1 in D major) and one of Schubert's most famous pieces. There is some uncertainty abou...

Astrid Smeplass, better known under the artist name Astrid S wrote "Når snoeen smelter"( "When the snow melts") in 2021 as the title track for the remake of the famous movie" Three Hazelnuts for Cinde...