Blogs
Charles Strouse ‘Annie Overture’: The Sun’ll Come Out Tomorrow!
Charles Strouse: Annie Overture Context Originally based on Harold Gray’s comic strip, Little Orphan Annie, the broadway musical Annie is one of the most popular Read more…
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Dorothy Howell ‘Lamia’: A Proms Favourite
Dorothy Howell: Lamia Context Fresh out of the Royal Academy of Music aged 21, Dorothy Howell achieved her biggest fame with the symphonic poem, Lamia. Read more…
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Ursula Mamlok ‘From My Garden’: For Solo Viola
Ursula Mamlok: From My Garden Context Born on February 1st, 1923, Ursula Mamlok was born in Berlin, Germany into a primarily Jewish family. Her biological Read more…
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George Frideric Handel ‘He That Dwelleth in Heaven’: Scene 6 Finale
George Frideric Handel: He That Dwelleth in Heaven Messiah Part II Context George Frideric Handel’s Messiah has remained one of the composer’s most beloved Read more…
Ballet
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ‘Swan Lake Suite’: Magical Ballet
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite Context Composed between 1875-76, Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s iconic ballet Swan Lake was not an immediate hit with audiences and Read more…
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Igor Stravinsky ‘Octet’: Unique Timbres
Igor Stravinsky: Octet Context Scored for the unusual set up of flute, clarinet, bassoons, trumpets, tenor trombone and bass trombone, Igor Stravinsky’s Octet was composed Read more…
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Rachel Portman ‘Theme from Emma’: Rich Strings
Rachel Portman: Theme from Emma Context Rachel Portman wrote the score for the 1996 film Emma and was released in July of the same year Read more…
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Joseph Haydn ‘Symphony No.18’: Mysterious Dates
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No.18 Context Often known as the ‘Father of the Symphony’, Joseph Haydn’s legacy as a symphonist stays strong today. Haydn composed 104 Read more…
Ballet
Sergei Prokofiev ‘Dance of the Knights’: A Plague on Both Your Houses
Sergei Prokofiev: Dance of the Knights Context Taken from his 1935 ballet Romeo and Juliet, Dance of the Knights, also known as Montagues and Capulets, Read more…
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Ursula Mamlok ‘Concerto for Oboe’: Perfect Musical Clarity
Ursula Mamlok: Concerto for Oboe Context Born on February 1st, 1923, Ursula Mamlok was born in Berlin, Germany into a primarily Jewish family. Her biological father, Read more…