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Bach Air on the G String, Performed on Harmonica by Philip Achille
Classical Harmonica champion Philip Achille impresses with his performance on the Chromatic Harmonica. He is considered a future jazz harmonica legend and has been featured on BBC TV’s How Music…
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10 of the Craziest Musical Instruments Used in Classical Music
…spinning glass bowls filled with water? That’s the idea behind the glass harmonica, invented by none other than Benjamin Franklin. The instrument creates an ethereal, otherworldly sound that composers like…
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Harmonica Trio Plays Air by J.S. Bach
J.S. BACH – AIR (Tamás Szabó, László Csízy, and István Reinhardt on harmonicas) performed in 2001 by classical harmonica trio Blue Orange. Nagy Szabolcs on keyboard. Link: http://www.szajharmonika.hu/szabotamas. Featured on…
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Beethoven’s Ode to Joy on Harmonica
Chris plays Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” on his Suzuki chromatic harmonica SCX-64, dedicated to his granddaughter Britt for bringing joy to their lives. #Music #Harmonica #Beethoven…
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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…
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Adagio for Glass Harmonica, K. 356 by Mozart – Played by Dennis James
Dennis James plays Mozart’s Adagio for Glass Harmonica….
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Johann Nepomuk Hummel
…the early works of Frederic Chopin and Robert Schumann. Hummel’s Musical Compositions Hummel’s musical compositions were versatile and extensive. He composed for nearly all musical forms, with one notable exception…
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Claude Debussy
…as one of the composer’s best-known pieces and is a testament to Debussy’s unique approach to musical composition. Debussy and Musical Impressionism Debussy’s music is often associated with the Impressionist…
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Leroy Anderson
…on the Billboard charts. Anderson’s affinity for creating unique instrumental effects led to some of his most famous works. He used a typewriter as a musical instrument in “The Typewriter,”…
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Aaron Copland
…old. While his early musical exposure was limited to Jewish weddings, ceremonies, and family musicales, his sister Laurine played a significant role in his musical education. A student at the…
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Gioachino Rossini
…a significant role in shaping his musical career. At the tender age of six, the young Rossini was already showcasing his musical talent, playing the triangle in his father’s musical…
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
…his remarkable descriptive orchestrations, painted vivid moods and places with his musical notes. The Advent of a Musical Voyage Rimsky-Korsakov was born on March 18, 1844. His parents, Andrei Petrovich…
