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Classical Clips Top 10: Classical Music for Kids
…their unique sounds. This video by the New Jersey Symphony is both educational and entertaining! William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini The animated finale of this overture is famously known…
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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
Early Life and Education Christoph Willibald Gluck was born on July 2, 1714, in Erasbach, Bavaria (now Germany), to Alexander Gluck and Maria Walburga. His family moved frequently due to…
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Hector Berlioz
Early Life and Education Louis-Hector Berlioz was born on December 11, 1803, in La Côte-Saint-André, a small town in southeastern France. He was the eldest of six children (only three…
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Leopold Mozart
…Early Life and Education Leopold was born into a family of craftsmen and bookbinders. His early education took place at a local Jesuit institution in Augsburg, where he sang in…
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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
…innkeeper and owner of a small farm. Despite the limited resources available in their tiny village, Verdi’s parents ensured their son received the best possible education. At the age of…
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Franz Liszt
…teaching him piano. By the age of nine, Liszt was already performing in concert halls, captivating audiences with his extraordinary talent. Liszt’s Musical Education To nurture his son’s exceptional abilities,…
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Camille Saint-Saëns
…works, a clear sign of the extraordinary musical genius he was to become. Early Education and Professional Debut Saint-Saëns’ musical education was formally initiated when he joined the prestigious Paris…
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
…suit. Rimsky-Korsakov’s early education had a significant impact on his later life. At the tender age of six, he started piano lessons, showing an uncanny aural skill. However, he didn’t…
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Samuel Barber
…middle-class family in West Chester, Pennsylvania. His parents, Marguerite McLeod Beatty and physician Samuel Leroy Barber, nurtured a household that valued education and culture. While Barber’s father was a doctor,…
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Manuel Ponce
…his birth. His childhood was steeped in music as his mother, a music lover, encouraged all her children to learn the piano. Ponce’s early education was under the guidance of…
