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Handel – Harpsichord Suite in G Minor, HWV 432 – 6th Movement – Passacaille
Handel’s Harpsichord Suite in G Minor, specifically the Passacaille movement, is part of “The Eight Great Suites” No. 7. It was performed by Paul Nicholson. Johann Halvorsen used the theme…
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J.S. Bach – Fugue Suite BWV 1001, Performed by Simon Dinnigan
Simon Dinnigan plays J.S. Bach’s Fugue Suite….
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Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major on Harp Guitar
Michael Hedges performed Bach’s first cello suite (the prelude, BWV 1007), on the harp guitar in G major at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, MA on 8/1/87….
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Allemande from Bach’s Lute Suite, Played by João Caetano
João Caetano plays the Allemande from Bach’s Lute Suite on classic guitar….
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J.S. Bach Cello Suite No. 3 – Prelude & Gigue, Performed by Akinobu Matsuda
Akinobu Matsuda, a renowned classical guitarist in Japan, presents “J.S.Bach Cello Suite no.3” on the ‘Sound of the Guitar 4’ CD. He is highly esteemed and can be likened to…
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Erik Satie
…mother passed away when he was only six years old, prompting a move to his paternal grandparents’ house. Here, he received his first lessons in music, nurturing his musical abilities…
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Arnold Schoenberg
…compositions were heavily influenced by the late Romantic style, particularly that of Wagner and Brahms. He was primarily a self-taught composer, writing in a lush, tonal style. His early works,…
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Gustav Holst
…his last breath. Musical Style and Influences Holst’s music was characterized by a unique blend of international styles and English Romanticism. Despite being deeply rooted in the English musical tradition,…
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How Beethoven Created Incredible Music as a Deaf Composer
…From a very tender age, he was thrust into a rigorous training regime by his father, Johann van Beethoven, who was determined to mold him into a musical prodigy akin…
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
…his father’s forestry work, and Gluck grew up in a modest household. Gluck displayed musical talent from early childhood. He attended the Jesuit college in Komotau (now Chomutov, Czech Republic),…
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Claude Debussy
…Images (1905) and Children’s Corner Suite (1908), both for solo piano. Among his most popular works is Clair de lune (“Moonlight,” in Suite bergamasque, 1890–1905). The piece is often regarded…
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Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy – Acoustic Guitar Fingerstyle
Fingerstyle guitar rendition of “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.”…
