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By Michael Vincent on February 10, 2016
After raking in millions of dollars in royalty payments for the commercial use of the Happy Birthday Song – which a court ruled in September they don't own – Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. has offered to settle the case for approximately $14 million. The money is offered in compensation for licensing fees illegally charged since 1988 to the tune of $56 US million.
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By Ludwig Van on February 9, 2016
This one-of-a-kind mysterious copper mechanical birdsong mechanism was found in Paris, France. It is believed to be made by Blaise Bontems, a well-known maker of bird automata.
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By James Parker on February 9, 2016
"Ask The Professor" appears on Musical Toronto once a month and is a fun and intriguing look into the inner world of classical music by those who both listen to and make it.
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By Nicholas Godsoe on February 9, 2016
"As the string quartet, (in full tuxedo) followed by Gonzales, (in a suave, velveteen, burgundy robe) assumed the stage, the audience went wild..."
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By Joseph So on February 8, 2016
Musical Toronto’s weekly Critic’s Picks are a fully curated list of some of the best concerts happening now through the end of the week.
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By Michael Vincent on February 7, 2016
The audience was buzzing when I overheard a proclamation: "Tanya!" That Tanya, of course, was Tanya Tagaq, an Inuk throat singer from Cambridge Bay (Iqaluktuutiaq), Nunavut, located on Victoria Island.
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By Paul E. Robinson on February 6, 2016
For some listeners, Lisiecki’s approach will bring a welcome clarity to this music, but to my taste, his rendition tends toward the superficial, often missing the poetic soulfulness of the music.
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By Joseph So on February 6, 2016
COC's Marriage of Figaro an interesting twist to this beloved Mozart and an unusual evening at the opera.
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By Michael Vincent on February 5, 2016
What would Beethoven have heard? Brandishing the equivalent of field cannons, pitch-forks and bull-whips, with gut strings, valveless horns and baroque contrabassoon, Tafelmusik proposed a possible answer with a performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony last night.
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By Michael Vincent on February 4, 2016
While singers are better known for what they have to sing, rather than what they have to say, we found some quotes we think are well worth reading.
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