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Steel Drum Performance of Bach’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor
Obe Quarless arranged Bach’s Piano Concerto No.1 in d minor for a live performance on steel drums at the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Solo & Ensemble Contest in 2005. The…
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Leonard Bernstein
…Jerome Robbins resulted in three major ballets: Fancy Free (1944), Facsimile (1946), and Dybbuk (1975). He also composed the score for the award-winning movie On the Waterfront (1954) and incidental…
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Jacques Offenbach
…Helene (1864), La Vie parisienne (1866), La Grande-Duchesse de Gerolstein (1867), and La Perichole (1868). These works, filled with risque humor and satirical barbs, became internationally renowned. Association with the…
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Cinderella – Full Ballet by Sergei Prokofiev
Prokofiev’s Cinderella Ballet, performed by Instituto Nacional De Las Bellas Artes….
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Johann Strauss I
…extraordinary influence on the musical landscape of his time. He left behind an exceptional legacy that was carried forward by his sons, notably Johann Strauss II, earning the family the…
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Is Classical Music Dying?
…music continues to thrive and enrich our cultural landscape. “This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.” Leonard Bernstein…
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Ave Maria by Schubert
Check out this live performance of AVE MARIA by Micheal Castaldo in New York City. Subscribe for more and let us know what you think in the comments! Follow Micheal…
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Henry Purcell
…have made him an enduring figure in music history. While Purcell’s reputation has fluctuated over the years, his influence on the composers of the English musical renaissance of the early…
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Johann Strauss II
…Emile Waldteufel. Strauss’s waltzes, which include masterpieces like “The Blue Danube,” were particularly celebrated. His ability to create symphonic coherence and nostalgic allure within the waltz form elevated this simple…
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Jules Massenet
…continues to resonate in the world of classical music. Early Life and Education Born as Jules-Émile-Frédéric Massenet on May 12, 1842, in Montaud, France, he was the progeny of an…
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Fernando Sor
…instruments were guitars made by Pierre Rene Lacote, who was known for his adherence to reasoning and flexibility. Some of Lacote’s guitars bear Sor’s signature, reflecting his approval. Sor also…
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How Beethoven Created Incredible Music as a Deaf Composer
…Compositions Despite his profound deafness, some of Beethoven’s most significant works were composed during this period of his life. These include the Große Fuge, Op. 133, a piece that exemplifies his…
