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10:56 am
Fri May 18, 2012

Remembering 'A Born God' Among Singers: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

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A portrait of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau taken circa 1965.

Originally published on Tue September 18, 2012 3:53 pm

Deceptive Cadence
2:14 am
Fri May 18, 2012

150 Years Of 'Taps'

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A lone bugler stands at attention in the rain at Wilmington National Cemetery in North Carolina, in 2009.

Originally published on Fri May 18, 2012 3:49 pm

This Saturday, 200 buglers will assemble at Arlington National Cemetery to begin playing "Taps," a call written 150 years ago this year.

Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Jari Villanueva, a bugle player, says he started out as a Boy Scout bugler at about age 12. He went on to study trumpet at the Peabody Conservatory before being accepted into the United States Air Force Band — where one of his duties over the next 23 years was to sound that call at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Deceptive Cadence
1:29 pm
Thu May 17, 2012

Can You Beat Out The 'Rite' Rhythm?

Credit London Symphony Orchestra
London cabbies beat out Stravinsky's time.

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