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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Marc Blitzstein and Leonard Bernstein
By: Paul-John Ramos
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. more...
The Life of Johann Christian Bach
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Samantha Markham
J.C. Bach, the youngest son of J.S. Bach, achieved success as a composer of chamber music, orchestral works, symphonies and operas. more...
By: Alex Hoffman
James Barnes, one of America's most performed and celebrated composers of music for band, turns 60 today. more...
By:
Samantha Markham
A gifted female violinist and composer, Grazyna Bacewicz was one of Poland's foremost musical figures. more...
Haydn's Creation Schwarzenberg Palace, Vienna
By: Rosemary Gemmell
At the Schwarzenberg Palace in Vienna on 30th April 1798, there was an unusual silence as an innovative oratorio celebrating creation began its opening recitative. more...
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...
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