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…many happy evenings making music with his parents. “My father played the mandolin, mother played the guitar and I accompanied them on the piano. Those were happy evenings,” Anderson recalled….

…works are the symphonic poem “Tamara,” the overture “Russia,” and the Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor. Balakirev’s piano compositions, including the virtuosic “Islamey,” remain staples in the piano…

…landscape, and these elements are often reflected in his compositions. Early Life and Education Ralph Vaughan Williams was born on October 12, 1872, in Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, England, into a…

…audiences far and wide. His most celebrated compositions include the Radetzky March and the Täubernl-walzer, the first of many sets of Viennese waltzes named for the places where they were…

…composition, and counterpoint. Her father’s meticulous methods shaped her into a virtuoso pianist, who would later redefine the norms of the piano recital and the concert stage. Early Career and…

…the early works of Frederic Chopin and Robert Schumann. Hummel’s Musical Compositions Hummel’s musical compositions were versatile and extensive. He composed for nearly all musical forms, with one notable exception…

…led him to Sonderhausen, where he produced his Symphony No. 1 and Symphony No. 2 in F Minor. Despite the challenges of living in the shadow of other great composers…

…he survived by teaching piano to the family of a wealthy nobleman. His early compositions were small salon pieces and dances for piano, but his ambitions were far grander. Inspired…

…In 1948, Williams moved with his family to Los Angeles, California. There, he studied composition privately and briefly attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In 1951, he was…

…piano and composition. His teachers and peers quickly recognized his talent, though they often found his innovative approach to music puzzling and unconventional. Early Career and Influences In 1880, Debussy’s…

…to join the Paris Conservatory as a Professor of Composition. His successful tenure influenced an entire generation of French composers including Gustave Charpentier and Reynaldo Hahn. Meanwhile, his own compositions…