Tag: arts
group name: classicalsmallc
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October 18, 2007 04:01 AM EDT --
Prolific, Creative, Symbolic, Cultural, Impressionistic, all refer to one of the most dramatic Composers of the 20th Century, Claude Debussy. Debussy wrote from not only the mind of a creative genius, . . . more
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June 26, 2008 02:59 PM EDT --
Fireworks, hot dogs, Old Glory and... classical music. Yep, classical music is indeed essential to the annual American birthday celebration on July 4. Early next month, Americans are sure to hear John . . . more
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October 22, 2007 01:56 PM EDT --
Although not truly recognized for his works during his time, had a deep impact on Classical music even if not acknowledged. Mostly noted as a masterful Director, Gustav had also writen many impressive . . . more
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October 17, 2007 04:33 AM EDT --
Dvorak, who never left is homelands, even though most of his professional time was spent in America, captured much of the Bohemian folk music in his compositions. He had transferred many of the folk music . . . more
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November 13, 2007 03:03 PM EST --
Giovanni Battista Bononcini came from a long line of string musicians and composers, practicing during the Baroque period of Classical Music. Among his many accomplishments, was the first Italian Composer . . . more
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October 19, 2007 11:20 PM EDT --
Relatively rarely heard, and only slightly known in but a few proud groups of people wanting him to be remembered. You would not think of the person referred to as one if not the greatest Composer from . . . more
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April 04, 2007 01:29 PM EDT --
By Brian McCreath, Host of WGBH 89.7's Classical Weekend
WGBH 89.7 is celebrating our rich history of live classical music and our move to new broadcast studios. Go to wgbh.org/classical and listen . . . more
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August 24, 2008 08:16 PM EDT --
Felix Mendelssohn, grandson of the distinguished Jewish thinker Moses Mendelssohn, the additional surname Bartholdy adopted on his conversion to Christianity, was born in Hamburg, the son of . . . more
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January 23, 2008 09:31 AM EST --
Is it the Golden Age, or is the sky falling? In the seemingly inexhaustible debate about the state of classical music, here's a list that votes emphatically for the former. Listen to a couple of orchestra/conductor . . . more
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February 16, 2007 01:21 PM EST --
Interview with Grammy Winner Osvaldo Golijov
On Sunday, Argentinean composer Osvaldo Golijov won two 2007 Grammy awards---Best Opera Recording and Best Contemporary Classical Composition---for . . . more
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October 16, 2007 03:39 AM EDT --
This is one Composer that found the way to give vision in his music, without words. Even though Rimsky-Korsakov is known for being a Opera composer, he did many pieces that were not to be sung, althogh . . . more
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November 16, 2007 03:46 PM EST --
Berlioz liv ed to be almost 63, December 11, 1803 - March 8, 1869, and had established himself as a writer, critic, and Composer. Much to the dismay of his parents who had sent him to school to be a . . . more
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January 30, 2007 03:40 PM EST --
If you like your Mozart Clarinet Trio with a side of Chopin piano pieces—hold the medieval choral music—and make that “to go”, Alan McLellan is someone you should know. As a producer . . . more
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April 04, 2007 02:20 PM EDT --
"I have the best conducting job in the world," says Paul Gambill, music director of the Nashville Chamber Orchestra . "It's way too much fun!" A typical evening Gambill . . . more
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June 19, 2008 07:12 AM EDT --
Mark O'Connor has been thinking about what America sounds like almost since he first picked up guitar and fiddle as a child growing up in Seattle. When he went back to his hometown lthis summer, it . . . more
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