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Ethel Smyth ‘Trio for Piano, Violin & Cello’: Old and New
Ethel Smyth: Trio for Piano, Violin & Cello Context Dame Ethel Smyth is one of the most important British composers that bridged the gap between Read more…
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Peter Graham ‘Gaelforce’: Luck of the Irish
Peter Graham: Gaelforce Context Peter Graham was born in Scotland in 1958. He is most known for his works for brass and wind bands. He Read more…
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Arnold Bax ‘Hardanger’: A Norwegian Fantasy
Arnold Bax: Hardanger The Music Composed in 1927 during his ‘middle period’ of composition, Arnold Bax’s Hardanger for two pianos shows off the composers talents Read more…
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Danny Elfman ‘Introduction to Edward Scissorhands’: Gothic Themes
Danny Elfman: Introduction to Edward Scissorhands Context Danny Elfman and Tim Burton reunited for the fourth time when they created Edward Scissorhands in 1990. Elfman’s Read more…
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George Frideric Handel ‘Sinfony from Messiah’: Fantastic Fugues
George Frideric Handel: Sinfony to Messiah Messiah Part I Context George Frideric Handel’s Messiah has remained one of the composer’s most beloved works. Incredibly, Handel Read more…
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John Barry ‘Moviola’: A Homage to the Movies
John Barry: Moviola Context Born in 1933 as John Barry Prendergast, the budding young musician worked closely with film from a young age. His father Read more…
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Ethel Smyth ‘Serenade in D’: First Glimspe
Ethel Smyth: Serenade in D Context Dame Ethel Smyth is one of the most important British composers that bridged the gap between the 19th and Read more…
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Franz Liszt ‘Totentanz’: Dance of the Dead
Franz Liszt: Totentanz Context Completed in 1849, Totentanz (‘Dance of the Dead’) is a fiery work for solo piano and orchestra by Hungarian composer, Franz Read more…
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Ellen Taaffe Zwilich ‘Peanuts® Gallery’: Character Studies
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Peanuts® Gallery Context After becoming friends with the cartoonist and creator of the Peanuts comic, Charles M. Schultz, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich composed Read more…
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Francesca Caccini ‘Lasciatemi Qui Solo’: “Soften my Weeping”
Francesca Caccini: Lasciatemi Qui Solo Context Francesca Caccini was born in Florence in September 1587. Her parents were both musical, so she grew up in Read more…