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Sleepers, Awake by J.S. Bach, Played on Classical Guitar by Andrei Krylov
…ceremonies. Also available for acoustic guitar, Russian guitar, and Canadian guitar. Experience the richness of classical music in Ottawa, Montreal, Kingston, Toronto, Gatneau, Mexico (San Miguel de Allende), and beyond….
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America’s First Orchestra
At precisely 8 o’clock on a December evening in New York City, the iconic notes of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony kicked off the first performance of the first season of the…
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
…Dresden and subsequently Vienna. Revolutionizing Opera In the 1750s, Gluck began to grow dissatisfied with the constraints of traditional opera seria. Influenced by the Enlightenment ideals of clarity, simplicity, and…
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How Beethoven Created Incredible Music as a Deaf Composer
…backdrop of Beethoven’s formative years was Bonn, a city vibrant with musical and intellectual activity. Here, Beethoven received his initial musical education, which was marked by both conventional teachings and…
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Samuel Barber
…often the subject of public scrutiny due to his intimate relationship with Menotti. The two lived together for much of their adult lives, first in New York City, and later…
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Joseph Haydn
…Vienna, a city that would play a significant role in his musical journey. However, when his voice broke at the age of 16, Haydn found himself ousted from the choir…
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Georg Philipp Telemann
…time. The city of Leipzig witnessed his first major opera, Germanicus, along with several other compositions. Courtly Appointments and Personal Tragedies In 1705, Telemann was appointed as the Kapellmeister for…
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Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5, 2nd Movement
P. Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5, Movement 2 performed by the Moscow City Symphony “Russian Philharmonic” under conductor Dmitri Jurowski at Moscow International House of Music, Svetlanov Hall on March 10,…
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From Village to Concert Hall: The Journey of Folk Melodies
…conduit for passing down stories, wisdom, and values across generations. Characteristics of Folk Music Characterized by simplicity and directness, folk music often utilizes traditional instruments and is marked by melodies…
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
…of the Baroque style to the simplicity of the Classicism. He was the second surviving son of the legendary Johann Sebastian Bach and his first wife, Maria Barbara Bach. Early…
