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  • Clementi – Gradus Ad Parnassum: Complete Piano Studies

    Clementi – Gradus Ad Parnassum: Complete Piano Studies

    Performed by Danielle Laval, Clementi’s “Gradus Ad Parnassum: Complete Piano Studies” includes various pieces in different keys. Some notable pieces are the four pieces in F major, the two pieces…

  • Vaughan Williams – Six Studies in English Folksong, Performed by Miriam K. Smith

    Vaughan Williams – Six Studies in English Folksong, Performed by Miriam K. Smith

    Miriam K. Smith performs Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Six Studies in English Folksong on the cello, accompanied by Ming-Li Liu on the piano….

  • William Bajzek Plays Three Sor Studies on Classical Guitar

    William Bajzek Plays Three Sor Studies on Classical Guitar

  • Fernando Sor – 12 Studies, Op. 6 – Performed by Patrik Kleemola

    Fernando Sor – 12 Studies, Op. 6 – Performed by Patrik Kleemola

    Patrik Kleemola performs Fernando Sor’s 12 Études on guitar….

  • Does Classical Music Really Make You Smarter?

    Does Classical Music Really Make You Smarter?

    …than 15 minutes, creating a debate around the mechanisms behind it. Controversial Studies and Findings While the initial study sparked interest in the idea that classical music could improve intelligence,…

  • Fernando Sor

    Fernando Sor

    …Twelve Studies – Op. 6, Twelve Studies – Op. 29, Progressive Lessons – Op. 31, and Very Easy Exercises – Op. 35. Sor’s Method for Guitar is another significant contribution,…

  • Muzio Clementi

    Muzio Clementi

    …dexterity, and dynamic control from performers. One of Clementi’s most famous compositions is his Gradus ad Parnassum, a collection of keyboard studies and exercises. Published in three volumes, these studies…

  • Béla Bartók

    Béla Bartók

    …attention of the renowned musician László Erkel, who then became Bartók’s teacher. Education and Early Musical Career (1899-1908) In 1899, Bartók began his professional studies at the Royal Hungarian Academy…

  • Jean Sibelius

    Jean Sibelius

    …under Martin Wegelius and Hermann Csillag. During his studies, he developed close friendships with several prominent figures in the Finnish music scene, including the composer and conductor Robert Kajanus and…

  • Leonard Bernstein

    Leonard Bernstein

    …musical score. Some of the music from this production was later incorporated into Bernstein’s own works. Further Studies and the Prelude to His Career After his graduation from Harvard in…

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    …influenced by the works of German composers such as Wagner and Brahms. Early Career After completing his studies, Vaughan Williams worked as a church organist and music teacher while also…

  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    …enrolled at the University of Leipzig to study law, and later continued his studies at the University of Frankfurt in 1735. Despite acquiring a law degree in 1738, he showed…