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Jacques Offenbach
…Second French Empire and Later Years Offenbach’s works often contained gentle satires of the empire of Napoleon III, leading to the composer becoming associated with the Second French Empire. He…
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John Williams – The Imperial March from Star Wars
John Williams conducts the Imperial March from The Empire Strikes Back at the LA Opening Gala 2014.
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Scheherazade, Op. 35 – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
…story of a marginalized woman who uses her wit to challenge her violent husband and change an empire. This arrangement, performed by Emre Sabuncuoglu, captures the timeless narrative of standing…
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Edward Elgar
…Hope and Glory”, became an unofficial second national anthem for the British Empire. Later Years and Legacy Despite achieving international recognition, Elgar felt himself to be an outsider, both musically…
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Gustav Mahler
…7, 1860, in Kaliště, a small village in Bohemia (part of the present-day Czech Republic), Gustav Mahler was part of a German-speaking Jewish family in the Austrian Empire. The second…
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Bedřich Smetana
…common among the middle classes in the Hapsburg empire. In 1856, Smetana moved to Gothenburg, Sweden, in search of work and success. Although his advanced compositions were not well-received in…
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Johann Pachelbel
…moved to Vienna, the cultural hub of the Habsburg empire, where he served as a deputy organist at Saint Stephen’s Cathedral. During his five-year stay in Vienna, he was exposed…
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Ludwig van Beethoven
…principality of the Holy Roman Empire. The ambiguity surrounding his exact birth date stems from the practice of baptizing children within 24 hours after birth, and records show Beethoven’s baptism…
