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Alla Pavlova ‘Elegy for Piano and String Orchestra’: Russian Inspiration

Alla Pavlova: Elegy for Piano and String Orchestra Context Ukrainian composer Alla Pavlova has studied at the Ippolitov-Ivanov Music Institute and the Gnesin Academy of Music in Moscow. Pavlova has resided in Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria, and now the USA. She has composed a number of large-scale works for the orchestra Read more…

By Alex Burns, 3 years3 years ago
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Amy Beach ‘Gaelic Symphony’: Exploring European Traditions

Amy Beach: Gaelic Symphony Context In 1896, Amy Beach premiered her First Symphony – Gaelic Symphony. This was a massive milestone in women’s music as Beach became the first American woman to compose and then further publish a symphony. In 1900 Beach was the soloist for the premiere of her Read more…

By Alex Burns, 3 years3 years ago
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Vítĕzslava Kaprálová ‘Elegy’: A Forgotten Brno Gem

Vítĕzslava Kaprálová: Elegy Context Vítĕzslava Kaprálová (1915-1940) was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, to musical parents. By age 9, Kaprálová was composing her own music after learning with her parents at home. In 1930, Kaprálová was offered a place to study at Brno Conservatory, where she studied composition, choral and orchestral Read more…

By Alex Burns, 3 years3 years ago
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Joan Tower ‘Copperwave’: Latin Brass

Joan Tower: Copperwave Context Joan Tower was born in New Rochelle, New York in 1938. When Tower was nine, her family moved to Bolivia, which she describes as an integral part of her compositional style. Upon her father’s insistence, she learnt the piano and had consistent musical training. Her father Read more…

By Alex Burns, 3 years3 years ago
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Judith Weir ‘The Welcome Arrival of Rain’: Monsoon Season

Judith Weir: The Welcome Arrival of Rain Context Judith Weir was born in 1954 in Cambridge, and at a young age she began learning the oboe. Weir in her youth performed regularly with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. She studied composition whilst at school with none other than Read more…

By Alex Burns, 3 years3 years ago
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Ann Southam ‘Noisy River’: Heading Downstream

Ann Southam: Noisy River Context After years of writing electronic music, Canadian composer Ann Southam abandoned the tapes and tracks and focused on more classically-inclined pieces. Noisy River is a piece for solo piano that features on the album Pond Life. Much like her style throughout the years, Southam’s approach Read more…

By Alex Burns, 3 years ago
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Ursula Mamlok ‘Constellations’: Explore the Orchestra

Ursula Mamlok: Constellations Context Born on February 1st, 1923, Ursula Mamlok was born in Berlin, Germany into a primarily Jewish family. Her biological father, Hans Meyer, died when she was a baby, but her mother remarried fairly soon after. Mamlok composed and performed as a child in Berlin, however, due Read more…

By Alex Burns, 3 years ago
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Ursula Mamlok ‘Breezes’: Short Chamber

Ursula Mamlok: Breezes Context Born on February 1st, 1923, Ursula Mamlok was born in Berlin, Germany into a primarily Jewish family. Her biological father, Hans Meyer, died when she was a baby, but her mother remarried fairly soon after. Mamlok composed and performed as a child in Berlin, however, due Read more…

By Alex Burns, 3 years ago
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Amanda Maier ‘Violin Sonata in B Minor’: Swedish Fiddle

Amanda Maier: Violin Sonata in B Minor Context Born in the Swedish town of Landskrona in 1853, Amanda Maier began her musical studies from a young age. Her father was a violinist and pianist, and so Maier learned from him in the first instance. Maier went on to study at Read more…

By Alex Burns, 3 years3 years ago
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Ursula Mamlok ‘Molto Vivo’: The American Impression

Ursula Mamlok: Molto Vivo Context Born on February 1st, 1923, Ursula Mamlok was born in Berlin, Germany into a primarily Jewish family. Her biological father, Hans Meyer, died when she was a baby, but her mother remarried fairly soon after. Mamlok composed and performed as a child in Berlin, however, Read more…

By Alex Burns, 3 years ago

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