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10 of the Craziest Musical Instruments Used in Classical Music
…Mozart and Beethoven loved. Others believed it could drive people insane because of its haunting tone. Watch this odd instrument here: Mozart’s Adagio for Glass Armonica, K. 356. 3. The…
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Mendelssohn – Songs without Words, Op. 19, No. 1
…during this era and the pieces appealed to pianists of various abilities. Despite their popularity, some critics underrate their musical value. Quoted from Larry Todd’s “Mendelssohn: A Life in Music”…
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Dmitri Shostakovich
…to a ban on avant-garde music in 1932. The musical climate in the Soviet Union was restrictive, and Shostakovich often found himself at odds with the authorities. His opera “Lady…
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America’s First Orchestra
…The first large wagon train to Oregon would be leaving in just a few months. A 33-year-old Abraham Lincoln had just married Mary Todd. And the New York Philharmonic was…
