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Oswald Russell ‘Jamaican Dances’: Influencer
Oswald Russell: Jamaican Dances Context Oswald Russell (1933-2012) was a Jamaican composer who wrote a number of important pieces of music during the 20th and Read more…
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Leroy Anderson ‘Blue Tango’: A Caricature Piece
Leroy Anderson: Blue Tango Context Composed in 1951, Leroy Anderson’s’ Blue Tango is perhaps most well-known for being a popular song with original lyrics by Read more…
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Clara Wieck-Schumann ‘Scherzo No.2’: Technical Dominance
Clara Wieck-Schumann: Scherzo No.2 Context Clara Josephine Wieck was born on 13th September 1819 in Leipzig. Her mother was a famous singer in the city Read more…
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Ennio Morricone ‘Gabriel’s Oboe’: An Unforgettable Tune
Ennio Morricone: Gabriel’s Oboe Context Ennio Morricone’s work Gabriel’s Oboe is chiefly known for being the main theme of the 1986 film The Mission. The Read more…
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Joseph Haydn ‘Symphony No.12’: An Esterházy Special
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No.12 Context Often known as the ‘Father of the Symphony’, Joseph Haydn’s legacy as a symphonist stays strong today. Haydn composed 104 Read more…
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Leoš Janáček ‘Sinfonietta’: Unique Musical Expression
Leoš Janáček: Sinfonietta Context Born is 1854 in Hukvaldy, Moravia (a large area within the Czech Republic) Janáček was seen as a gifted child within Read more…
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Arnold Schoenberg ‘String Quartet No. 2’: A Journey into Atonality
Arnold Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 2 Context Born into a lower-middle class Jewish family in Vienna in 1874, Schoenberg was a mostly self-taught composer. He Read more…
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Joan Tower ‘Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No.1’: Musical Individualism
Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman Context Joan Tower was born in New Rochelle, New York in 1938. When Tower was nine, her family moved Read more…
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Antonín Dvořák ‘The Water Goblin’: Greedy Goblin!
Antonín Dvořák: The Water Goblin Context Antonín Dvořák composed his symphonic poem, The Water Goblin in 1896. He was inspired by Karel Jaromír Erben’s collection Read more…
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Ennio Morricone ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’: Main Titles
Ennio Morricone: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Context Ennio Morricone composed his highly popular soundtrack for the 1966 Western film, The Good, the Read more…