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In an earlier lesson we learned about simple repeats. In this lesson you will learn about the following repeat instructions:

Da Capo or D.C.: Repeat from the beginning
Da Capo al Fine or D.C. al Fine: Go back to beginning and sing to Fine
Dal Segno or D.S.: Repeat from the sign
Dal Segno al Fine or D.S. al Fine: Go back to the sign and sing to Fine

Yossele Rosenblatt: The Cantor With The Heavenly Voice
He was said to have sung while still in the crib, and toured Eastern European synagogues before he was 10. And that was just the beginning. By the 1920s, Rosenblatt had transcended the boundaries of Jewish sacred music to become an international sensation. […]
First Listen: Steve Reich, 'Double Sextet, 2x5'
The composer's innovations have been distilled and polished to a new, compelling sheen in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Double Sextet and the new, rock-inflected 2x5. Hear both works here until they're released on Sept. 14. […]
Opera Noir: Alban Berg's 'Wozzeck'
As he struggles with jealousy and poverty in this powerful tragedy, the psychologically disturbed title character endures ridicule from his superiors and undergoes bizarre medical experiments. […]
Annihilating The Ivories: A Solo Piano Workout Mix
Even if the simple mechanics of "Chopsticks" elude you, you can still experience the rush of playing a piano concerto -- by exercising. The pieces in this mix are not recommended for the faint of heart. […]

When Jazz And Not-Jazz Converge
The Dirty Projectors is a weird rock band. Guillermo Klein is an idiosyncratic Latin jazz composer. But their bodies of work converge in several surprising ways. Where do you see alignments, intentional or not, between jazz and its fellow genres? […]
Lee Ritenour: A Half-Century Of Jazz Guitar
When Ritenour visited the KPLU/Jazz24 studios on an unseasonably cool August afternoon, he arrived with a rhythm section hot enough to raise Seattle's temperature a few degrees: drummer Will Kennedy and bassist Melvin Davis. Together, they laid down three delightful tracks. […]
First Listen Bonanza: Superchunk, Robert Plant, More
This week on NPR Music, we've got a whole bunch of full CDs to hear as part of our Exclusive First Listen Series. The albums, including new music from The Walkmen, Blonde Redhead and Mavis Staples, won't be out for another week, but you can hear the full recordings streaming online. On this edition of All Songs Considered, we've got select hig […]