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Exploring Classical Music by Century- Five Works from Each Era
…musical elements, as well as elaborate ballet sequences and dramatic vocal performances. 3. Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas Dido and Aeneas is an opera composed by Henry Purcell. The opera, which…
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Sergei Prokofiev
…Prokofiev’s talent was undeniable, and he won the prestigious Rubinstein Prize in piano for his performance of his first large-scale work, the Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-flat Major. Ballet…
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Classical Clips Top 10: Christmas Edition
…Chorus.” 2. The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky Taking in a performance of The Nutcracker is a Christmas tradition for many families. The ballet, first performed in 1892, is set on Christmas…
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How Beethoven Created Incredible Music as a Deaf Composer
…and raw instinct to keep composing. Some of what he came up with was wildly inventive- and not just in how he wrote music, but in the music itself. Let’s…
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
…prolific composition. During this time, Tchaikovsky crafted some of his most celebrated works, including his ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker. The Ballet Maestro Tchaikovsky’s ballets cemented…
