Paul Dukas: L’apprenti sorcier (‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’) Context Paul Dukas was born in Paris, 1865. Unlike many other composers, Dukas didn’t show much incredible music talent when he started learning piano at age 5. It wasn’t until Read more…
Sheila Silver: Nocturne Context Sheila Silver is an American-born composer who grew up in Seattle. She began receiving piano lessons from the age of 5 and her love and passion for music grew and grew until Read more…
Franz Liszt: Liebestraum No.3 Franz Liszt was born in 1811 in Hungary, into an already well-established musical family. His father, Adam Liszt, had been in service for Prince Nikolaus II Esterházy. This meant he was in Read more…
Good afternoon readers! Here we are already on day 5 of my Female Fortnight Challenge and what a treat I have to share with you all today. A composer who composes deeply moving music on Read more…
Greetings dearest readers! Today’s blog is going to be a very exciting one on John Williams’ incredibly famous work from ‘Star Wars’: The Imperial March. The inspiration for this blog has come from the fact Read more…
It’s that time again classical music fans! I’m very excited to share with you a piece that is incredibly simple, yet speaks volumes for me. This work is by the fantastic American composer, Morton Feldman. Read more…
Good day, readers! Today’s blog is on a composer who I admire very much – Alban Berg. Recently, I have been to a wealth of concerts in and around Sheffield which have inspired me to Read more…
Happy Thursday, readers! We’ve come to day R in the August Alphabet Challenge, and I must admit I have found it very tricky to pick only one composer out of many I have on my Read more…
Happy Wednesday readers – here we are at day Q in my August Alphabet Challenge! After conducting some research I am certain that Q was the most difficult to find a composer for. I am Read more…
Hello readers! Many thanks for coming and reading my day P blog, I cannot believe how quickly this challenge is going! Today’s instalment of classical music comes from a composer who I admittedly do not Read more…