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Who Were the Classical Musicians on the Titanic?
You’re probably familiar with the poignant story of the musicians on the Titanic, who spent their final hours playing music to calm the passengers as the lifeboats were loaded and…
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Johann Nepomuk Hummel
…was playing the violin fluently. At six, he was already mastering the piano. At eight, his musical prowess caught the attention of the legendary composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart was…
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
…moved to Leipzig, he attended the Thomasschule as a day student. His father was his sole music tutor, imparting him with invaluable lessons in composition and keyboard-playing. In 1731, he…
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How Beethoven Created Incredible Music as a Deaf Composer
…emotional turmoil. His situation was poignantly illustrated during a country walk with fellow composer Ferdinand Ries, when Beethoven observed Ries’s reaction to a shepherd playing a pipe, realizing he could…
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Fernando Sor
…unique playing style, and his insightful methodology. Early Life and Introduction to Music In the late 18th century, on February 14, 1778, a child named Joseph Fernando Macari Sors was…
