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Gustav Holst ‘St. Paul’s Suite’: A Homage to English Folk Song
Gustav Holst: St. Paul’s Suite Context In the earlier days of his career, Gustav Holst (1874-1934) struggled to earn a living as a full-time composer. Read more…
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Johann Sebastian Bach ‘Zion hört die Wächter singen’: An Iconic Statement
Johann Sebastian Bach: Zion hört die Wächter singen Context J. S. Bach’s church cantata Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (‘Awake, calls the voice to Read more…
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Lili Boulanger ‘D’un Matin de Printemps’: A Frivolous Adventure!
Lili Boulanger: D’un Matin de Printemps Context Born on 21st August 1893 in Paris, Lili Boulanger was considered at a young age as a musical Read more…
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov ‘Scheherazade’: A Cultural Fantasy
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Context When he was a boy, Rimsky-Korsakov’s imagination was hungry for travel. He was confined in his small Russian town until he Read more…
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William Walton ‘Crown Imperial’: Celebrating 200 Blogs!
William Walton: Crown Imperial Context Composed between 1936-37 for the coronation of King Edward VIII on 12th May 1937, the Royal event did not turn Read more…
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Carl Orff ‘In Trutina’: To Love or Not to Love
Carl Orff: In Trutina Context Composed between 1935-36, Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana was described by the composer as a “scenic cantata.” Based on 24 poems Read more…
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Eric Whitacre ‘When David Heard’: Choral Catharsis
Eric Whitacre: When David Heard Context Eric Whitacre was born in Nevada in1970, and from a young age he studied the piano. He later got Read more…
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Gioachino Rossini ‘Duetto buffo di due gatti’: Meow!
Gioachino Rossini: Duetto buffo di due gatti Context & Music Also famously known as the ‘Cat Duet’, Rossini’s Duetto buffo di due gatti (‘Humorous duet Read more…
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Alma Mahler ‘Five Songs for Voice and Piano’: Light Lieder
Alma Mahler: Five Songs for Voice and Piano Context Composed between 1899-1910 and published around the year 1911, Alma Mahler’s Five Songs for Voice and Read more…
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Richard Strauss ‘Serenade for Winds’: Sonorous Winds
Richard Strauss: Serenade for Winds Context Richard Strauss composed his Serenade for Winds in Munich in 1882 at age 17. The world premiere of the Read more…