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Any New Year’s Resolutions?
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Eight Best Violin Concertos Openings of All Time
When it comes to classical music generally and violin concertos specifically, some pieces take their time to grab your attention. Others, however, seize you instantly. Today, we’re looking at examples of the latter: works that offer something especially fresh or
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Sounds of a Warming World
Classical Music Confronting Climate Change
Climate change is the defining crisis of the 21st century. It has reshaped how we understand the world around us and our place within it. While the sciences describe the mechanisms of warming and the economics examine mitigation strategies, the
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Tango, Myth, and the City
María de Buenos Aires
Composed in 1968 by Astor Piazzolla to a libretto by Horacio Ferrer, María de Buenos Aires occupies a singular place in twentieth-century music theatre. Neither opera nor musical, it fuses tango nuevo with surrealist poetry to create a ritual of
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Arnold Schoenberg’s New Year’s Resolution?
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Seven Times Teenaged Composers Wrote Classical Music Masterpieces
When we think of classical composers, we often think of stiff middle-aged men wearing white wigs. But a surprising number of masterpieces were actually written by teenagers. Whether fueled by youthful sincerity, driving ambition, the desire to show off their
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Classical Music in Movies: Famous Film Soundtracks Quiz
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The 8 Most-Viewed Mozart Symphonies on YouTube
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the greatest composers to have ever lived. He wrote 41 symphonies between the ages of eight and 32. They showcase his remarkable creative journey from prodigy to master musician. Today, Mozart’s symphonies remain some
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