Collegium Musicum
... his works until his death from cancer at the age of 76. “As Torrents in Summer” is taken from the secular cantata Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf. It features beautiful harmonic writing using the chromaticism Elgar gleaned from influences such as Wagner and Saint-Saëns. This setting evokes a stron ...
... his works until his death from cancer at the age of 76. “As Torrents in Summer” is taken from the secular cantata Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf. It features beautiful harmonic writing using the chromaticism Elgar gleaned from influences such as Wagner and Saint-Saëns. This setting evokes a stron ...
Ukrainian Musicians. Mykola Lysenko
... He got his abilities of piano playing from his mother. From 1860 he studied in Kharkiv and Kyiv Universities. He graduated in 1865 with the degree in natural ...
... He got his abilities of piano playing from his mother. From 1860 he studied in Kharkiv and Kyiv Universities. He graduated in 1865 with the degree in natural ...
Russia, Other National Trends
... Borodin, and Rimsky-Korsakov) established themselves in opposition to Rubinstein as the bulwark of Russian nationalism in music. Balakirev formed the Free School of Music in 1862. Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) was a Russian composer and chemist (a notable one). Borodin was Georgian by birth, the ill ...
... Borodin, and Rimsky-Korsakov) established themselves in opposition to Rubinstein as the bulwark of Russian nationalism in music. Balakirev formed the Free School of Music in 1862. Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) was a Russian composer and chemist (a notable one). Borodin was Georgian by birth, the ill ...
British Composer Awards 2014
... are the same, as this reflects the changing weather and water at Loch Awe each day. Ed Hughes was the winner in the Liturgical category with Chaconne for Jonathan Harvey for solo organ. The work is in memory of Jonathan Harvey who Hughes assisted on his final choral composition in summer 2012, ‘Plai ...
... are the same, as this reflects the changing weather and water at Loch Awe each day. Ed Hughes was the winner in the Liturgical category with Chaconne for Jonathan Harvey for solo organ. The work is in memory of Jonathan Harvey who Hughes assisted on his final choral composition in summer 2012, ‘Plai ...
French Connection Program Notes
... doctorate from Yale and was offered the directorship of the Eastman School of Music, one of the country’s leading music schools, an honor which was politely declined. From England, he received his favorite cigars from Winston Churchill which were gratefully accepted, as well as accolades from criti ...
... doctorate from Yale and was offered the directorship of the Eastman School of Music, one of the country’s leading music schools, an honor which was politely declined. From England, he received his favorite cigars from Winston Churchill which were gratefully accepted, as well as accolades from criti ...
Program Notes
... his waltzes and polonaises, the mazurkas were not meant for actual dancing. The common pianistic style of infusing them all with multiple rubato passages would make any dancer stumble over his feet. Chopin was an innovator who stretched tonality and chromaticism to their limits for his time. In this ...
... his waltzes and polonaises, the mazurkas were not meant for actual dancing. The common pianistic style of infusing them all with multiple rubato passages would make any dancer stumble over his feet. Chopin was an innovator who stretched tonality and chromaticism to their limits for his time. In this ...
Music culture The Romantic Period (1820
... Piano Music Music for piano flourished throughout the Romantic period. Many forms of piano pieces evolved, including the miniature. Romantic miniatures such as the nocturne, impromptu, etude, and ballade become extremly popular, as they were short , easy to listen to, and they concentrated on one si ...
... Piano Music Music for piano flourished throughout the Romantic period. Many forms of piano pieces evolved, including the miniature. Romantic miniatures such as the nocturne, impromptu, etude, and ballade become extremly popular, as they were short , easy to listen to, and they concentrated on one si ...
Fairest Isle: Music of Henry Purcell
... remarkable musical and literary environment of England at the time, a culture in which the amateurs, both poets and musicians, were so skilled that they could compete for places in the great anthologies of music and verse such as Orpheus Britannicus, Harmonia Sacra and Amphion Anglicus, from which m ...
... remarkable musical and literary environment of England at the time, a culture in which the amateurs, both poets and musicians, were so skilled that they could compete for places in the great anthologies of music and verse such as Orpheus Britannicus, Harmonia Sacra and Amphion Anglicus, from which m ...
Composer - HamsMusic
... Boulez explored and incorporated many ethnic materials into this composition. The piece is said to encompass the sounds of modern jazz, as well as the incorporation of the Balinese gamelan and traditional African and Japanese music. There is also an apparent exploration through instruments. The jump ...
... Boulez explored and incorporated many ethnic materials into this composition. The piece is said to encompass the sounds of modern jazz, as well as the incorporation of the Balinese gamelan and traditional African and Japanese music. There is also an apparent exploration through instruments. The jump ...
Johann Sebastian Bach
... music into scales, chords, and keys….so, they invented the language of modern music. Almost all musicians after Bach learned by studying his music. ...
... music into scales, chords, and keys….so, they invented the language of modern music. Almost all musicians after Bach learned by studying his music. ...
Johann Sebastian Bach
... Baroque composers were the first to arrange music into scales, chords, and keys….so, they invented the language of modern music. Almost all musicians after Bach learned by studying his music. Mozart learned by studying Bach’s music. Beethoven learned by studying Bach’s music. A funky sounding German ...
... Baroque composers were the first to arrange music into scales, chords, and keys….so, they invented the language of modern music. Almost all musicians after Bach learned by studying his music. Mozart learned by studying Bach’s music. Beethoven learned by studying Bach’s music. A funky sounding German ...
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Germany Bach was a Baroque
... Baroque composers were the first to arrange music into scales, chords, and keys….so, they invented the language of modern music. Almost all musicians after Bach learned by studying his music. Mozart learned by studying Bach’s music. Beethoven learned by studying Bach’s music. A funky sounding German ...
... Baroque composers were the first to arrange music into scales, chords, and keys….so, they invented the language of modern music. Almost all musicians after Bach learned by studying his music. Mozart learned by studying Bach’s music. Beethoven learned by studying Bach’s music. A funky sounding German ...
Pocket Gamelan program
... his works, vocalists and actors are trained to mimic sampled collages of sound effects, pop songs, and musical ephemera, blurring the line between recording and live performance. His work Tone Test rece ...
... his works, vocalists and actors are trained to mimic sampled collages of sound effects, pop songs, and musical ephemera, blurring the line between recording and live performance. His work Tone Test rece ...
Boston Symphony Orchestra concert programs, Season
... The list of William Schuman's work in Bruce Savior's article about the composer for The New Grove Dictionary of American Music includes five string quartets and ten symphonies. These abstract musical genres are the heart of his output, his most fundamental response to the creative impulse. But Schum ...
... The list of William Schuman's work in Bruce Savior's article about the composer for The New Grove Dictionary of American Music includes five string quartets and ten symphonies. These abstract musical genres are the heart of his output, his most fundamental response to the creative impulse. But Schum ...
Carl Stalling - Megan`s e-Portfolio Megan`s e
... His arrangements are complicated and technically demanding. He made extensive use of many of the works of Raymond Scott He often used musical quotation and punning. ...
... His arrangements are complicated and technically demanding. He made extensive use of many of the works of Raymond Scott He often used musical quotation and punning. ...
SOCAN Pleased With New Tariff For Satellite Radio April 13, 2009
... The following members received a SOCAN Award for their involvement in the song that achieved the highest international earnings in 2010. “Haven’t Met You Yet" (performed by Michael Bublé) ...
... The following members received a SOCAN Award for their involvement in the song that achieved the highest international earnings in 2010. “Haven’t Met You Yet" (performed by Michael Bublé) ...
English version
... is an ambitious, thirty minute long work, written both for the Australian ensemble, Elision, and for the Nieuw Ensemble of Amsterdam, but by Rijnvos's own admission it 'paid the price for my internal wrestling... it feels a bit like a stepchild... halfway through, the old idiom is replaced by the ne ...
... is an ambitious, thirty minute long work, written both for the Australian ensemble, Elision, and for the Nieuw Ensemble of Amsterdam, but by Rijnvos's own admission it 'paid the price for my internal wrestling... it feels a bit like a stepchild... halfway through, the old idiom is replaced by the ne ...
program notes - Des Moines Symphony
... everyday life. Even Wagner, as mean and self-serving as any musician who ever lived, could not resist the guileless simplicity and utter sincerity of this extraordinary man. Bruckner’s early works were mostly service music, plainly intended to praise God. When he turned to orchestral music later in ...
... everyday life. Even Wagner, as mean and self-serving as any musician who ever lived, could not resist the guileless simplicity and utter sincerity of this extraordinary man. Bruckner’s early works were mostly service music, plainly intended to praise God. When he turned to orchestral music later in ...
Symphony Street Teacher`s Guide
... Gershwin was an American composer born Jacob Gershowitz in Brooklyn, NY. He wrote most of his vocal and theatrical works in collaboration with his elder brother, lyricist Ira Gershwin. Gershwin was influenced very much by French composers of the early twentieth century. Maurice Ravel was quite impre ...
... Gershwin was an American composer born Jacob Gershowitz in Brooklyn, NY. He wrote most of his vocal and theatrical works in collaboration with his elder brother, lyricist Ira Gershwin. Gershwin was influenced very much by French composers of the early twentieth century. Maurice Ravel was quite impre ...
PARNASSUS ANTHONY KORF, conductor
... MILTON BABBITT (b. 1916, Philadelphia) was educated in the public schools of Jackson, Mississippi, and at New York and Princeton Universities. His primary teacher of musical composition was Roger Sessions, with whom he studied privately for three years. He is William Shubael Conant Professor of Musi ...
... MILTON BABBITT (b. 1916, Philadelphia) was educated in the public schools of Jackson, Mississippi, and at New York and Princeton Universities. His primary teacher of musical composition was Roger Sessions, with whom he studied privately for three years. He is William Shubael Conant Professor of Musi ...
Czech classical music
... was known as a soloist and an ensemble player, including his occasional performances with Eugène Ysaÿe.Ševčík was born in Horažďovice, Austro-Hungary. He received his first lessons from his father. He studied under Antonín Bennewitz at the Prague Conservatory and began his career in 1870 as concertm ...
... was known as a soloist and an ensemble player, including his occasional performances with Eugène Ysaÿe.Ševčík was born in Horažďovice, Austro-Hungary. He received his first lessons from his father. He studied under Antonín Bennewitz at the Prague Conservatory and began his career in 1870 as concertm ...
KAUSHIKI CHAKRABARTY Kaushiki was blessed with
... Kaushiki to his mentor and guide, Guru Jnan Prakash Ghosh,who accepted her as a “ Ganda Bandh Shagird” (Formal Disciple). Kaushiki’s exceptional talent was ably groomed under the magical tutelage of Guru Jnan Prakash Ghosh. It was the influence of Guru Jnan Prakash Ghosh which instilled in little Ka ...
... Kaushiki to his mentor and guide, Guru Jnan Prakash Ghosh,who accepted her as a “ Ganda Bandh Shagird” (Formal Disciple). Kaushiki’s exceptional talent was ably groomed under the magical tutelage of Guru Jnan Prakash Ghosh. It was the influence of Guru Jnan Prakash Ghosh which instilled in little Ka ...
Fionnuala Sherry, also known as the Irish half of the duo Secret
... throughout the pavilion. Secret Garden has performed twice at the exhibition, with China’s renowned The Zhe Jiang Symphony Orchestra. Their performances were broadcast to a worldwide audience. Over her years with Secret Garden, Fionnuala developed a passion for the preservation of musical tradi ...
... throughout the pavilion. Secret Garden has performed twice at the exhibition, with China’s renowned The Zhe Jiang Symphony Orchestra. Their performances were broadcast to a worldwide audience. Over her years with Secret Garden, Fionnuala developed a passion for the preservation of musical tradi ...