Birds were always one of the inspirations of music. Whether it’s someone trying to whistle like a bird or trying to make music out of bird song, composers looked to the skies for some of their most inspired compositions. 1.
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Amidst all the great works for piano – the concertos and sonatas, themes and variations and suites – the miniature, a small work just a few minutes long, is often overlooked. Yet the genre includes some of the best and
Can You Name These 16th Century Italian Composers From the Details? In Europe, Italy was the powerhouse of the 16th century. All the power was there in the Catholic Church and all the art, both representational and musical, was there
D major is unquestionably one of the “bright” keys – perhaps the brightest, and, allegedly, for Mozart the “happiest” key (he wrote three piano concertos in D major and four piano sonatas, including the sonata for two pianos KV 448).
It’s still cool here in the UK, but when the sun is out I can already feel its warmth on my face, beckoning summer. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic may mean that summer holidays are limited but that doesn’t stop us
