Classical Composers
Contributing Articles in Classical Composers
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Classical Music Quiz
A chance to try out one's knowledge of classical composers trivia and/or real facts about the world's great musicians. Top score is ten, genius level.
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Don Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa
Don Carlo Gesualdo was an Italian nobleman, lutenist and composer. His madrigals rank as the most harmonically expressive compositions of the Renaissance.
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Hindemith Violin Concerto
Paul Hindemith, though a violist by trade, was able to play every instrument of the symphony orchestra at least passably.
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Marc Blitzstein and Leonard Bernstein
While music has celebrated the friendship between Leonard Bernstein and the 'Dean' of American composers, Aaron Copland, it has overlooked a tie of equal importance.
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The Life of Johann Christian Bach
J.C. Bach, the youngest son of J.S. Bach, achieved success as a composer of chamber music, orchestral works, symphonies and operas.
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Composer James Barnes
James Barnes, one of America's most performed and celebrated composers of music for band, turns 60 today.
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Polish Nationalism in Chopin's Music
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
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The Rags of William Bolcom
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.
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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.
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Lesser-Known Works of Fryderyk Chopin
Fryderyk Chopin's compositions are well-known and frequently played by professional pianists, but a number of his pieces are hardly ever mentioned, let alone performed.
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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.
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