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Philip Sparke ‘A Yorkshire Overture’: Happy Yorkshire Day!
Philip Sparke: A Yorkshire Overture Context Born in 1951 in London, Philip Sparked studied composition, trumpet performance and piano performance at the Royal College of Read more…
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Ralph Vaughan Williams ‘The Lark Ascending’: A Dreamy Songbird
Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending Context Known now as one of the most beloved 20th Century British composers, Ralph Vaughan Williams’ was focused on Read more…
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John Rutter ‘Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind’: Challenging Weather
John Rutter: Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind Context John Rutter’s choral work Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind is a setting of a song from the Read more…
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ‘Sinfonia Concertante in Eb Major’: Double Trouble
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in Eb Major Context Following on from the popular Baroque Concerto Grosso form, the Classical period’s successor came in the Read more…
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Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre ‘Sonata No.2 for Violin and Continuo’: “A Marvel of our Century”
Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre: Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Continuo Context Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre was born in Paris, 1665. She was Read more…
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Arvo Pärt ‘Spiegel im Spiegel’: Peaceful Meditation
Arvo Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel Context Arvo Pärt was born in Paide, Estonia in 1935. Surrounded by music from a young age, it wasn’t until Read more…
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Julia Gomelskaya ‘Memento Vitae’: A Spiritual Encounter
Julia Gomelskaya: Memento Vitae Context Julia Gomelskaya was born on March 11, 1964 in Ukraine. She studied composition at the Simpheropol Tchaikovsky Musical College in 1983. Also Read more…
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Morton Feldman ‘For Aaron Copland for Solo Violin’: A Persisting Character
Morton Feldman: For Aaron Copland Context Morton Feldman was born in 1926 into a Russian-Jewish family. From a young age he began to learn piano Read more…
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Paul Lovatt-Cooper ‘Where Eagles Sing’: Freedom in the Homelands
Paul Lovatt-Cooper: Where Eagles Sing Context Paul Lovatt-Cooper was born in Alderney, 1976. His parents were both Officers in the Salvation Army, so Lovatt-Cooper was Read more…
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Harry Gregson-Williams ‘To Aslan’s Camp’: A Heroic Journey
Harry Gregson-Williams: To Aslan’s Camp The Music Although with a short running time of around 3 minutes, ‘To Aslan’s Camp’ is bold, heroic and highly Read more…