Classical Composers
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Purcell, Handel, Haydn and Mendelssohn
With Purcell, Handel, Haydn and Mendelssohn all having birthdays or celebrating milestone anniversaries, classical music has a lot to celebrate in 2009. more...
Influential African American Composers
African American composers have contributed to a number of classical music styles, influencing avant garde percussion music, 1920s dance music, chorale music and more. more...
French Composer Olivier Messiaen Turns 100
Though Elliot Carter may be getting all the hype, the modern composer Messiaen also turned 100 this year. His music is both intellectually rigorous and mystically dreamy. more...
British Sound Artist Janek Schaefer
Janek Schaefer records unusual sounds and blends them with art, architecture and good dose of postmodern whimsy. more...
British Composer Awards 2008 Shortlist
The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters has narrowed this year's nominations for British Composer Awards down to 33 works by a variety of British composers. more...
Canada said good-bye to one of its most distinctive fiddlers and composers when Oliver Schroer died on Thursday. more...
Fung Lam may be less than 30 years old, but he is already busy composing, performing cello, and working with the next generation of young musicians in classical music. more...
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Polish Nationalism in Chopin's Music
By: Cheryl Metzger
Although the name Chopin is undeniably French, the composer considered himself Polish, as Poland was his country of birth. This nationalism is reflected in Chopin's comp more...
The Legendary Margaret Bonds and her Music
By: Jacqueline Banks
Margaret Bonds was the premier African-American woman composer from the 30's to the 70's. She helped pave the way for many composers of color today. more...
Carrie Jacobs Bond Composer of I Love You Truly
By: Anya Laurence
The only claim to music fame that Carrie Jacobs Bond had was the fact that she was a distant cousin to John Howard Payne, who wrote the words to the song Home, Sweet Home more...
Musicians Sir Hubert Parry and Joseph Parry
By: Anya Laurence
If you have ever sung the sacred song Jerusalem, you have experienced Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry at his finest. But he and Joseph wrote much more than songs. more...
Song of Pain and Beauty - Story of Two Musicians
By: Anya Laurence
The story of two brilliant and multi-talented musicians and writers whose lives were intertwined professionally and personally, brought to life by author Pamela Blevins. more...
By: Cheryl Metzger
Ragtime had a brief 25 year stint of popularity. In the late twentieth century, several composers, among them William Bolcom, picked up from where early ragtime left off. more...
Composer and Pianist Louis Moreau-Gottschalk
By: Cheryl Metzger
Louis Moreau-Gottschalk is not a widely touted name in music circles. However, this Louisiana native made great contributions to classical music that we today recognize more...
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