The word fanfare comes from a French word that means to blow trumpets. Fanfares have been used for centuries to announce someone or something important. Presidential inaugurations, movies, the Olympics […]
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Johann Sebastian Bach was born into a musical dynasty. The Bach family had over 300 years‘ worth of professional composers and musicians, but Johann Sebastian was the most famous of […]
Matthew Passion Jesu Bleibet Meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man???
Georges Bizet was not Jewish, his father-in-law was. Bizet married the daughter of his composition professor, Jacques Halevi. To celebrate Chanukah, we learn about some other Jewish composers of classical […]
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Through the centuries, there have been exceptional female performers – on the largest stages of the world, and in smaller, more intimate settings. They include Clara Wieck Schumann, Maria Theresia […]
Rest in the Lord” Percussion Concerto Cello Concerto Viola Sonata Jesu, Joy of Man
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Aaron Copland was a 20th century American composer from Brooklyn, New York. Copland is known for writing very American music, but he actually studied in France. His teacher, Nadia Boulanger, […]
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A. Kori Hill Clarence Cameron White (1879/80–1960) loved the violin. His mom, Jeannie White, played it and his grandad played it. So, he was really excited to hear one of […]
A few days later, he located White and his mother and offered the young man violin
Growing up in Chicago, Margaret Bonds was surrounded by music. Her mother, Estella Bonds, was an organist and fixture of the South Side’s classical music scene. Her composition teachers included […]
It tells the story of the Magi Balthazaar, the wise African man who traveled to see
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