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How Beethoven Created Incredible Music as a Deaf Composer
…broader repertoire and provided him with a comprehensive foundation in music theory, composition, and performance. Beethoven’s early compositions, which he began crafting under Neefe’s guidance, displayed a remarkable depth and…
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Giacomo Puccini
…Opera The turning point in Puccini’s life came in 1876, when he and his brother walked nearly 20 miles to Pisa to watch a performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera, Aida….
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Exploring Classical Music by Century: A Selection of Five Works from Each Era
…Peri’s Euridice Peri’s opera Euridice is one of the earliest surviving examples of opera. The opera is known for its use of recitative, a style of singing that allows for…
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Giuseppe Verdi
…was the intellectual and operatic hub of Italy, Verdi absorbed much about literature, politics, counterpoint, and the elements of opera. His success with his opera Nabucco later led to his…
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
…the Italian opera tradition. Career Beginnings in Italy Gluck’s first opera, Artaserse (1741), premiered in Milan and was well-received. Over the next decade, he composed numerous operas in the Italian…
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Jean-Philippe Rameau
…His Gavotte et Six Doubles is a dazzling set of variations that requires technical brilliance. Opera Career Begins Despite his success in music theory and harpsichord compositions, Rameau longed to…
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Jules Massenet
Jules Massenet, a name synonymous with French opera, was the most celebrated operatic composer of his time. His remarkable musical journey, marked by a distinctive melodic style and theatrical aptness,…
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Gaetano Donizetti
…of operas, written in both Italian and French, and his work is widely recognized as a bridge between the styles of Gioachino Rossini and Giuseppe Verdi. Donizetti’s operas are renowned…
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Samuel Barber
…ten, Barber embarked on the ambitious project of composing an opera, titled The Rose Tree. Though the opera remained incomplete, it stands as a testament to his precocious talent. By…
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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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Leroy Anderson – The Typewriter
Leroy Anderson’s “The Typewriter” was arranged by a friend and played on an original working typewriter. It’s a fun piece to play and showcases the typewriter as a solo instrument….
