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Exploring Classical Music by Century: A Selection of Five Works from Each Era
…pushing the boundaries of storytelling and expression. 2. Adès’ The Tempest The Tempest, an opera by Thomas Adès, is a modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic play, blending contemporary music with…
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Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 17, Op. 31 – 3rd Movement
…comes from a claim by his associate Anton Schindler that the sonata was inspired by Shakespeare’s play. However, this claim is disputed by classical music scholars. The third movement, in…
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Felix Mendelssohn – Royal Wedding March for Organ
Felix Mendelssohn’s Royal Wedding March, composed for William Shakespeare’s Play – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, played on an electronic keyboard with a synthesized church organ sound by Miss Denise Erica…
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Felix Mendelssohn – Wedding March in C Major, Op. 61
Felix Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March” is a well-known piece from his suite of incidental music to Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Written in 1842, it is frequently played at weddings…
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Romeo & Juliet Fantasy-Overture – Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky’s Romeo & Juliet Fantasy-Overture is a symphonic poem based on Shakespeare’s tragic romance. It introduced me to Tchaikovsky and got me hooked on classical music two years ago. While…
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
…“Sir John in Love” (1929), based on Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” and “The Pilgrim’s Progress” (1951), based on John Bunyan’s allegorical novel. Vaughan Williams was also a prolific…
