Antonio Vivaldi was the oldest of six (some say nine) children. His father was a barber, baker and violinist. Vivaldi inherited his father’s musical talent, and his flaming red hair. […]
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In 1942, Eugene Goossens, music director of the Cincinnati Symphony, invited two dozen or so composers to write fanfares honoring those serving in World War II. Hear some more of […]
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Appropriately spooky classical music for Halloween.
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William Grant Still has been called the Dean of Afro-American composers. Judith Anne Still, the composer’s daughter, talks with Naomi Lewin about her father’s life, and the difficulty he faced […]
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A Finale is the end of a piece of music. Here’s a look at some famous finales.
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How women in world history – Cleopatra, Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Elizabeth II, Aphra Behn, Joan of Arc, Emmeline Pankhurst, Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Sojourner Truth, Rosa […]
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Russian artist and architect Victor Hartman was a good friend of Modest Mussorgsky. When Hartman died at the age of 39, there was a memorial exhibit of his work. That […]
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Jonathan Larson, the composer of the musical „Rent,“ used the same plot for this musical as Puccini did for La Bohème. Other composers also used classical music when they wrote […]
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American-born Leonard Bernstein became famous all over the world as a composer, a conductor, and a pianist. In addition to writing classical music, composed classic Broadway musicals, including West Side […]
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La danza es muy importante en España, y las formas de danza españolas se han hecho camino en todo el mundo. Incluso se han convertido en música que nunca fue […]
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