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Classical Clips Top 10: Classical Music for Kids
…little younger, The Story Orchestra (also sponsored) books are fun, interactive and educational! Happy listening, and thanks for joining us on the journey to share great music with our kids!…
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Richard Strauss
Early Life and Education Richard Georg Strauss was born on June 11, 1864, in Munich, Germany, into a musical family. His father, Franz Strauss, was a renowned horn player in…
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
…where he received a strong classical education. By the age of 18, Gluck left home to pursue a career in music, eventually studying in Prague, where he supported himself by…
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Alexander Glazunov
…Glazunov showed early promise as a musician, receiving his initial music education from his musically inclined mother before entering the St. Petersburg Conservatory at the age of 14. There, he…
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Giuseppe Verdi
…four, Verdi began receiving lessons, and by the age of nine, he was filling in for his music teacher as the organist at the local church. His passion for music…
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Gaetano Donizetti
…enrollment into the Lezioni Caritatevoli school, which he had established in Bergamo. Here, Donizetti received an extensive musical education. Career Trajectory Donizetti’s first operatic success came with the production of…
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Variations on a Theme by Mozart – Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
…violinist who supported his children’s musical education from an early age. The archbishop of the Salzburg court also encouraged Mozart’s talents. At just five years old, he began composing music….
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Study No. 14 – Fernando Sor, Op. 6, No. 12
Estudio 14 – Fernando Sor Opus 6 No.12 in A. Segovia’s Estudio 14, the first classical piece I loved and learned….
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Luther Enloe Plays Study No. 5 by Fernando Sor
…guitar, wrote over four hundred pieces and had a style similar to Haydn and Mozart. Estudio 5 is one of his popular studies, often used as background music in commercials….
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Fernando Sor – Study, Op. 35, No. 22
“Listen to Sor’s Op.35 No.22 with obligato added by John.W.Duarte in the duet “Point Counter (Sor)Point” from his book Six Friendships.” (20 words)…
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Fernando Sor’s Etude Op. 6, No. 11 – Study No. 17
Check out Fernando Sor’s Etude Op 6 No 11, played by Samantha Muir. Enjoy beautiful almond blossom photos by Josie Elias. CD available on Samantha’s website and more info on…