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Music Quiz: Everything About Arcangelo Corelli
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Classical Music and Nature Sounds: Where Music and Mother Earth Meet
When nature sounds are combined with human-made classical music, the results can be captivating. From the delightful chirping of birds in a cellist’s English garden to the use of percussion and piano and wind machines to imitate the roar of
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5 Magnificent Choruses
Bach’s Christmas Oratorio
Countless scholars, performers, and conductors have asked the almost impossible question of how Bach’s music sounded when it was performed for the first time. This question really caused a great stir some decades ago with Joshua Rifkin suggesting that what
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Why Is a Broken Drum the Best Christmas Gift?
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75 Quotes About Classical Music
From the cantatas of Bach to the sonatas of Mozart to the passion of Tchaikovsky to the extroversion of Bernstein, the centuries-old classical music tradition has gripped audiences for generations. In this collection of 75 quotes, we’re traveling across the
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Peace on Earth
In Terra Pax
In the gospel of Luke, a group of shepherds are tending their flocks in the countryside near Bethlehem when they are spotted by a group of angels. The shepherds are rather worried and terrified by such extraterrestrial apparitions, but the
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30 Pieces of Classical Music about Winter
Need some classical music about winter to add to your playlist? Today’s your lucky day! Grab your scarf and your hot cocoa: we’re about to comb the last three hundred years of music history, looking for the best classical music
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Five Most Popular Leonard Bernstein Performances
Composer, conductor, pianist, teacher, and all-around American musical legend Leonard Bernstein gave thousands of performances over the course of his career, many of which were broadcast and archived for future generations to enjoy. Bernstein – a boyishly handsome, gregarious force
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