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Fred J Allen ‘When the Stars Began to Fall’: A Touching Tribute
Fred J Allen: When the Stars Began to Fall Context Subtitled My Lord, What a Mornin’, Fred J. Allen’s arrangement of this anonymous spiritual song Read more…
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Bohuslav Martinů ‘String Sextet’: Deep Harmonies
Bohuslav Martinů: String Sextet Context Bohuslav Martinů composed his String Sextet in under a week in May 1932. The sextet was popular and won awards, Read more…
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Dora Pejačević ‘Two Piano Sketches’: To Thee!
Dora Pejačević: Two Piano Sketches Context Dora Pejačević was born in Budapest on 10th September 1885, and her family descended from the old Croatian noble Pejačević family. Read more…
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William Grant Still ‘Wood Notes’: A Pastoral Scene
William Grant Still: Wood Notes Context Inspired by William Grant Still’s love of nature and K. Mitchell Pilcher’s poetry, Wood Notes is a four-movement orchestral Read more…
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Howard Goodall ‘The Lord is my Shepherd’: For You Are With Me
Howard Goodall: The Lord is my Shepherd Context Known for his choral music and his music for television, English composer Howard Goodall CBE is a Read more…
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Takashi Yoshimatsu ‘Saxophone Concerto’: Cyber Bird
Takashi Yoshimatsu: Saxophone Concerto ‘Cyber Bird’ Context Composed in 1994 for virtuoso saxophonist, Nobuya Sugawa, Takashi Yoshimatu’s Saxophone Concerto remains one of his most devilishly Read more…
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Jean Sibelius ‘Karelia Suite’: Exploring Folk Culture
Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite Context Jean Sibelius’ Karelia Suite is a small collection of pieces that were in the much longer Karelia Music. The original Read more…
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Alphonse Hasselmans ‘La Source’: The Well Spring
Alphonse Hasselmans: La Source Context Translated into ‘The Well Spring’, Alphonse Hasselmans’ (1845-1912) La Source is one of the many works he composed for pedal Read more…
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Luigi Boccherini ‘String Quintet in E Major’: Sweet Strings
Luigi Boccherini: String Quintet in E Major Context Luigi Boccherini composed his famous E major String Quintet in 1771, although it wasn’t officially published until Read more…
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Robert Schumann ‘Piano Concerto in A Minor’: The One and Only
Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor Context Over the course of his lifetime Robert Schumann only composed one piano concerto. It was completed in Read more…