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…drafted into the U.S. Air Force, where he arranged band music and began conducting. Musical Studies After three years of military service, Williams returned to New York City, where he…

…Early Years Born on April 1, 1873, in the village of Semyonovo, near Staraya Russa, Russia, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff hailed from a lineage with both military and musical roots. His…

…from a family with a long history of military service. Tchaikovsky’s musical journey began at the age of five when he started taking piano lessons. Despite demonstrating an early passion…

…Military Service and After Massenet’s flourishing career took a brief pause when he served as a soldier in the Franco-Prussian War. Nevertheless, he returned to his art with renewed vigor…

…extramarital affair, Fibich continued to compose prolifically. His symphonic work “At Twilight” and his opera Sarka, a story about a Czech female military leader, were met with immense success. Fibich’s…