established the harmonica as a serious instrument for classical music. In addition to performing, Sebastian increased the range of classical music available...

Spoonful John Sebastian (classical harmonica player) (1914–1980), American classical harmonica player and composer Linus Sebastian (born 1986), Canadian...

and Greenwich Village. His father, John Sebastian (né John Sebastian Pugliese), was a noted classical harmonica player, and his mother, Jane (born Mary...

guitarist and harmonicist John Sebastian (classical harmonica player) (1914–1980), American musician and composer John Philip Shenale, Canadian composer...

notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. The many types of harmonica include diatonic, chromatic, tremolo, octave...

harmonica player and vocalist is endorsed by Hohner and plays Hohner Special 20 and Hohner Rocket harmonicas. John Sebastian, Sr. – The late classical harmonica...

the humble harmonica", which Thielemans made into a "legitimate voice in jazz". He eventually became the "preeminent" jazz harmonica player. His first...

and Sebastian remembered discovering they had "a tremendous affinity" for one another. Sebastian, the son of the classical harmonica player John Sebastian...

notable for their harmonica playing skills. Borrah Minevitch and his Harmonica Rascals Morton Fraser's Harmonica Gang The Harmonica Gentlemen Jerry Murad's...

when I was a young boy" RESPONSE: (Harmonica/rhythm section riff) CALL: Waters': "At the age of 5" RESPONSE: (Harmonica/rhythm section riff) Another example...

Johann Sebastian Bach • Domenico Scarlatti • George Frideric Handel • Giuseppe Tartini • Giovanni Battista Pergolesi • Domenico Scarlatti Classical composers...

12-bar blues. The Memphis Jug Band and Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers featured harmonica played by Will Shade and Noah Lewis, respectively. Other bands from the...

years, John attended Saturday classes at the Academy in central London, and he has said he enjoyed playing Frédéric Chopin and Johann Sebastian Bach and...

and conductor 30 – Broderick Smith, 75, Australian rock singer and harmonica player (Carson, The Dingoes) 1 Gordon Lightfoot, 84, Canadian folk singer-songwriter...

Modern classical guitar solo performers who are known for playing modern repertoire include Kazuhito Yamashita, Agustín Barrios, Paul Galbraith, and John Williams...

Frances Langford, American singer and actress (d. 2005) April 25 – John Sebastian, harmonica virtuoso (d. 1980) April 26 – Wilfrid Mellers, musicologist and...

specialize in the Baroque music of, for example, Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel, or Classical repertoire, such as that of Haydn and Mozart, tend...

a cadenza in 1956), harp (for Nicanor Zabaleta in 1953) and harmonica (for John Sebastian, Sr. in 1955–56). Other commissions included his Symphony No...

Morricone's "The Man with the Harmonica", from his soundtrack to Once upon a Time in the West Portals: The arts Classical music Film Television Italy Jazz...

Experience for orchestra, choirs, and soloists, includes parts for melodeon, harmonica, and harmonium. Anton Bruckner. Symphony no. 7, an arrangement for chamber...

lute player, a hallmark of Baroque music, underwent a gradual decline between 1750 and 1800. One of the most important changes made in the Classical period...

Sherborne School in Dorset from 1962 to 1966. He was the drummer and harmonica player in a four-man school band called the Four Pillars of Wisdom. Irons...

This article lists major events and other topics related to classical music in 2019. 1 January – The founders of Wichita Grand Opera, Margaret Ann Pent...

(son of Randy Bachman) Back Alley John – blues singer-songwriter, harmonica player Backxwash – rapper Bad News Brown – rapper Michael Grey Bagpipes –...

Pitchfork. Retrieved June 18, 2023. "Former Overkill and Anvil Guitarist Sebastian Marino Dead at 57". Blabbermouth. January 2, 2023. Retrieved January 6...

singer, banjo, guitar, harmonica, and bodhrán player Liam Clancy – singer, guitarist Paddy Clancy – singer, harmonica player Tom Clancy – singer Willie...

formal training. Hackett's earliest musical influences were classical (Johann Sebastian Bach) and opera (Mario Lanza). He has said that his compositions...

Blues" (with Lonnie Mack on bass guitar and the Lovin' Spoonful's John Sebastian on harmonica). July 1970 saw the release of the group's first live album,...

Contortions and John Cale, heroin overdose August 11 – Jacques Singer (70), conductor August 17 – Harold Adamson (73), lyricist August 18 – John Sebastian (66),...

editor-in-chief of Washington Monthly (b. 1926) Greg "Fingers" Taylor, 71, harmonica player (b. 1952) November 24 Douglas Ahlstedt, 78, operatic tenor (b. 1945)...