Search results for: “Baroque Instruments”

  • Eduardo Tagliatti Performs Ravel’s Alborada del Gracioso – Part 1

    Eduardo Tagliatti Performs Ravel’s Alborada del Gracioso – Part 1

    Eduardo Tagliatti performed Ravel’s “Alborada del Gracioso” at the 19th International Festival of Baroque, Ancient and Brazilian Colonial Music in Juiz de Fora, Brazil. The recital took place on July…

  • Purcell – Rondeau from Abdelazer Suite

    Purcell – Rondeau from Abdelazer Suite

    Check out Passing Through’s YouTube channel for Henry Purcell’s “Rondeau From Abdelazer Suite” instrumental piece. Purcell, a Baroque composer, is considered one of England’s greatest composers, known for his unique…

  • Minuet in A Minor by Henry Purcell

    Minuet in A Minor by Henry Purcell

    Henry Purcell is one of England’s best Baroque composers. His “Minuet in A Minor” showcases his unique style, blending Italian and French traditions to create an unparalleled English Baroque sound….

  • Ponce’s Gavota – Suite Antigua

    Ponce’s Gavota – Suite Antigua

    A classical piece to remember: the Gavotte by Manuel M. Ponce. Composed in 1931 during the baroque music trend, it was originally mistakenly attributed to Alessandro Scarlatti. Ponce’s composition is…

  • How Beethoven Created Incredible Music as a Deaf Composer

    How Beethoven Created Incredible Music as a Deaf Composer

    …Modifications to Musical Instruments Beethoven’s innovative spirit extended to the very instruments he used. In an effort to better feel the music, he altered his pianos. He removed the legs…

  • Fernando Sor

    Fernando Sor

    …offering a comprehensive guide for learning the Spanish guitar. This instructional manual is still regarded as a critical resource for classical guitar studies. Instruments Used by Sor Fernando Sor’s preferred…

  • Edward Elgar

    Edward Elgar

    …shop selling sheet music and musical instruments. His mother, Ann, had a keen interest in the arts and fostered a love for music in all her children. From an early…

  • Cantankerous Classical Composers

    Cantankerous Classical Composers

    …required to tune their instruments before his arrival in the concert hall, as he could not bear to hear the process. In one incident, a prankster un-tuned the instruments while…

  • Mozart’s Turkish March on Japanese Instruments

    Mozart’s Turkish March on Japanese Instruments

    Monsters of Shamisen blend Turkish March by Mozart with ancient Japanese lute, bringing it to the 21st century.

  • The Waltzing Cat by Leroy Anderson, Performed by Kiev’s Music Institute Orchestra of Folk Instruments

    The Waltzing Cat by Leroy Anderson, Performed by Kiev’s Music Institute Orchestra of Folk Instruments

    Waltzing cat concert, Kiev.

  • Muzio Clementi

    Muzio Clementi

    …music, particularly in the realm of keyboard music. He is often referred to as the “Father of the Piano” due to his significant contributions to the instrument’s repertoire and technique…

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    …versatility in composing an array of musical genres positioned him as a significant transitional figure between the late Baroque and early Classical periods. Besides his contributions as a composer, Telemann’s…