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I'd Rather Write a Symphony

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I'd Rather Write A Symphony was the sixth album and the second international release from Swedish singer/songwriter Ted Gärdestad, released in 1980 on the Polydor label in West Germany and The Netherlands, promoted by the single "Don't Treat Me This Way" backed with "Mindblower". [1]

24 relations: Acoustic guitar, Backing vocalist, Bass guitar, Björn J:son Lindh, Blue Virgin Isles, Cymbal, Drum kit, Guitar, Janne Schaffer, Kenneth Gärdestad, Keyboard instrument, Lead vocalist, Piano, Polar Music, Polar Studios, Polydor Records, Pop music, Record producer, Rutger Gunnarsson, Saxophone, Stormvarning, Sweden, Ted Gärdestad, Tomas Ledin.

Acoustic guitar

An acoustic guitar is a guitar that produces sound acoustically by transmitting the vibration of the strings to the air—as opposed to relying on electronic amplification (see electric guitar).

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Backing vocalist

Backing vocalists are singers who provide vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists.

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Bass guitar

The bass guitar (also known as electric bass, or bass) is a stringed instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, except with a longer neck and scale length, and four to six strings or courses.

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Björn J:son Lindh

Björn J:son Lindh (born Björn Lindh; 25 October 1944 – 21 December 2013) was a Swedish flautist, pianist, music arranger, composer and artist.

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Blue Virgin Isles

Blue Virgin Isles is the fifth studio album and international debut album by Swedish singer-songwriter Ted Gärdestad, released on November 1978 by Epic Records in the UK and Polar Music in Scandinavia.

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Cymbal

A cymbal is a common percussion instrument.

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Drum kit

A drum kit — also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums — is a collection of drums and other percussion instruments, typically cymbals, which are set up on stands to be played by a single player, with drumsticks held in both hands, and the feet operating pedals that control the hi-hat cymbal and the beater for the bass drum.

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Guitar

The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that usually has six strings.

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Janne Schaffer

Jan Erik Tage "Janne" Schaffer (born 24 September 1945) is a Swedish songwriter and guitarist.

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Kenneth Gärdestad

John Charles Kenneth Gärdestad (9 May 1948 – 3 March 2018) was a Swedish songwriter, best known for writing lyrics for the songs of his brother, Ted Gärdestad.

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Keyboard instrument

A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument played using a keyboard, a row of levers which are pressed by the fingers.

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Lead vocalist

The lead vocalist (or main vocalist, lead vocals or lead singer) in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent in a performance where multiple voices may be heard.

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Piano

The piano is an acoustic, stringed musical instrument invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700 (the exact year is uncertain), in which the strings are struck by hammers.

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Polar Music

Polar Music is a Swedish record company founded in 1963 by Stig Anderson and his friend Bengt Bernhag.

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Polar Studios

Polar Studios was a recording studio in Stockholm, Sweden, which operated from 1978 through 2004.

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Polydor Records

Polydor is a British record label and company, that operates as part of Universal Music Group.

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Pop music

Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form in the United States and United Kingdom during the mid-1950s.

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Record producer

A record producer or track producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album.

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Rutger Gunnarsson

Rutger Gunnarsson (12 February 1946 – 30 April 2015) was a Swedish musician, bass guitarist, guitarist, arranger and producer.

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Saxophone

The saxophone (also referred to as the sax) is a family of woodwind instruments.

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Stormvarning

Stormvarning (Gale Warning) was the sixth album from Swedish singer/songwriter Ted Gärdestad, released on the Polar Music label in Sweden in early 1981.

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Sweden

Sweden (Sverige), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe.

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Ted Gärdestad

Ted Arnbjörn Gärdestad (18 February 195622 June 1997) was a Swedish singer, songwriter, musician and actor known internationally as Ted.

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Tomas Ledin

Tomas Folke Jonas Ledin (born 25 February 1952 in Rätan, Sweden) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I'd_Rather_Write_a_Symphony

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