Her 145th birthday would have been this past Monday. Also in this roundup: a new AI pianist, iconic fictional composers, and more!
1. We'll start off with an oldie, but a goodie: Bach's "The Well-Tempered Clavier," visualized in dizzying lights.
2. We spend a lot of time talking about real composers here. But what about fictional ones? Here are 5 of the best totally fictional composers, immortalized on paper, onscreen, and beyond.
3. This AI takes audio files and creates startlingly lifelike, 3D animated pianists to match:
4. Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason joined singer Gary Barlow in a moving performance of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," for Barlow's online series, "The Crooner Sessions."
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5. Monday, Feb. 22's Google Doodle celebrated the 145th birthday of writer, musician, teacher, composer, and suffragist Zitkala-Ša, a member of the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. Her story is incredible -- check it out here.
