The Dance of Maya

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"The Dance of Maya" is a complex, jazz-rock fusion composition by the Mahavishnu Orchestra, noted for its shifting time signatures, virtuosic instrumentation, and blend of Eastern and Western musical influences.

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The Dance of Maya canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf instrumental composition ⓘ
jazz-rock fusion composition ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ
song ⓘ
album The Inner Mounting Flame ⓘ
composer John McLaughlin ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
era 1970s ⓘ
genre jazz fusion ⓘ
jazz-rock ⓘ
progressive rock ⓘ
hasCriticalReception considered a landmark jazz-rock fusion track ⓘ
noted for technical difficulty ⓘ
hasMusicalFeature complex rhythms ⓘ
dynamic tempo changes ⓘ
extended improvisation ⓘ
shifting time signatures ⓘ
virtuosic instrumentation ⓘ
hasMusicalInfluence Eastern music ⓘ
Indian classical music ⓘ
Western jazz ⓘ
rock music ⓘ
hasRhythmicCharacteristic alternation between different meters ⓘ
use of odd time signatures ⓘ
hasSection heavy rock riff section ⓘ
swing-influenced section ⓘ
hasStyleCharacteristic complex harmonic language ⓘ
fusion of Eastern and Western musical elements ⓘ
high-energy ensemble playing ⓘ
instrumentationIncludes bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
electric piano ⓘ
violin ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
notablePerformer Billy Cobham ⓘ
Jan Hammer ⓘ
Jerry Goodman ⓘ
John McLaughlin ⓘ
Rick Laird ⓘ
originalArtist Mahavishnu Orchestra ⓘ
partOf The Inner Mounting Flame ⓘ
performer Mahavishnu Orchestra ⓘ
performingArtist Mahavishnu Orchestra ⓘ

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Mahavishnu Orchestra → notableSong → The Dance of Maya ⓘ
The Inner Mounting Flame → hasPart → The Dance of Maya ⓘ