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Works of classical repertoire often exhibit complexity in their use of orchestration, counterpoint, harmony, musical development, rhythm, phrasing, texture, and form. Whereas most popular styles are usually written in song form, classical music is noted for its development of highly sophisticated instrumental musical forms, like the concerto, symphony and sonata. Classical music is also noted for its use of sophisticated vocal/instrumental forms, such as opera. In opera, vocal soloists and choirs perform staged dramatic works with an orchestra providing accompaniment.
Longer instrumental works are often divided into self-contained pieces, called movements, often with contrasting characters or moods. For instance, symphonies written during the Classical period are usually divided into four movements:
( 1) An opening Allegro in sonata form, a slow movement,
a minuet or scherzo (in a triple metre, such as 3
4), and a final Allegro.
These movements can then be further broken down into a hierarchy of smaller units: first sections, then periods, and finally phrases.
Performers who have studied classical music extensively are said to be "classically trained". This training may come from private lessons from instrument or voice teachers or from completion of a formal program offered by a Conservatory, college or university, such as a Bachelor of Music or Master of Music degree (which includes individual lessons from professors). In classical music, "...extensive formal music education and training, often to postgraduate [Master's degree] level" is required.
Performance of classical music repertoire requires a proficiency in sight-reading and ensemble playing, harmonic principles, strong ear training (to correct and adjust pitches by ear), knowledge of performance practice (e.g., Baroque ornamentation), and a familiarity with the style/musical idiom expected for a given composer or musical work (e.g., a Brahms symphony or a Mozart concerto).
The key characteristic of European classical music that distinguishes it from popular music and folk music is that the repertoire tends to be written down in musical notation, creating a musical part or score. This score typically determines details of rhythm, pitch, and, where two or more musicians (whether singers or instrumentalists) are involved, how the various parts are coordinated. The written quality of the music has enabled a high level of complexity within them: fugues, for instance, achieve a remarkable marriage of boldly distinctive melodic lines weaving in counterpoint yet creating a coherent harmonic logic.
The use of written notation also preserves a record of the works and enables Classical musicians to perform music from many centuries ago.
Although Classical music in the 2000s has lost most of its tradition for musical improvisation, from the Baroque era to the Romantic era, there are examples of performers who could improvise in the style of their era. In the Baroque era, organ performers would improvise preludes, keyboard performers playing harpsichord would improvise chords from the figured bass symbols beneath the bass notes of the basso continuo part and both vocal and instrumental performers would improvise musical ornaments.
Johann Sebastian Bach was particularly noted for his complex improvisations. During the Classical era, the composer-performer Mozart was noted for his ability to improvise melodies in different styles. During the Classical era, some virtuoso soloists would improvise the cadenza sections of a concerto. During the Romantic era, Beethoven would improvise at the piano.
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- 131 - Jazz Love-Romantic
As jazz spread around the world, it drew on national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to different styles. New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910s, combining earlier brass band marches, French quadrilles, biguine, ragtime and blues with collective polyphonic improvisation. But jazz did not begin as a single musical tradition in New Orleans or elsewhere. In the 1930s, arranged dance-oriented swing big bands, Kansas City jazz (a hard-swinging, bluesy, improvisational style), and gypsy jazz (a style that emphasized musette waltzes) were the prominent styles. Bebop emerged in the 1940s, shifting jazz from danceable popular music toward a more challenging "musician's music" which was played at faster tempos and used more chord-based improvisation. Cool jazz developed near the end of the 1940s, introducing calmer, smoother sounds and long, linear melodic lines. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Fri, 14 Oct 2022 - 5min - 130 - I - Allegro Schubert String Quintet
Schubert String Quintet, D. 956
The String Quintet in C major, D. 956 - and often referred to as Op. posth. 163- was Franz Schubert's final chamber work. It is a cello quintet, in the sense that it is scored for a standard string quartet lineup plus an additional cello -with the viola being by far the most common choice. The work has been described as a chamber music masterpiece, and since its public performance in 1850 and its publication in 1853, it has gained status as one of Schubert's finest works. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 - 16min - 129 - Mozart Requiem in D minor,
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 - VI. Benedictus Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart started composing the Requiem Mass in D minor (K. 626) in Vienna in 1791, following an anonymous commision from Count Franz von Walsegg, who requested the piece to commemorate the anniversary of his wife's death. Mozart passed away on December of 1791, however, having finished and orchestrated only one movement. The Requiem is widely considered one of Mozart's greatest works, and its composition process is surrounded a shroud of mistery and myths, usually attributed to Mozart's wife Constanze, who had to keep secret the fact that Mozart hadn't completed the work in order to be able to collect the final payment from the commision. It is commonly accepted that Mozart finished the Introitus, and left detailed sketches of the Kyrie and Dies Irae all the way to the first eight bars of the Lacrimosa and parts of the Offertory. There are now several completions of the Requiem Mass, though the most common by far (considered the standard version of the piece) is the one by Franz Xaver Süssmayr. He not only completed the movements Mozart left (borrowing an unespecified amount from Joseph von Eybler's previous attemps at completing the work) but also added several movements of his own: Sanctus, Benedictus, and Agnus Dei. He then added a final section, Lux aeterna by adapting the opening two movements which Mozart had written to the different words which finish the Requiem Mass. The myth surrounding this work was increased by the fictional rivarly between Mozart and Antonio Salieri first expressed in 'Mozart and Salieri', a play by Alexander Pushkin, which in turn inspired an opera by Rismky Korsakov of the same name, the inmensely popular 1979 play 'Amadeus', by Peter Shaffer, and it's 1984 film adaptation by Miloš Forman. The Requiem is scored for 2 basset horns in F, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets in D, 3 trombones (alto, tenor & bass), timpani (2 drums), violins, viola, and basso continuo (cello, double bass, and organ). The vocal forces include soprano, contralto, tenor, bass soloists, and an SATB mixed choir. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Mon, 15 Aug 2022 - 6min - 128 - Bach - Fantasia and fugue in Gm, BWV 542
The Great Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542, is an organ prelude and fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach. It acquired that name to distinguish it from the earlier Little Fugue in G minor, which is shorter. This piece is not to be confused with the Prelude and Fugue in A minor, which is also for organ and also sometimes called the Great. It was transcribed for piano by Franz Liszt as S.463. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Mon, 01 Aug 2022 - 14min - 127 - Schubert- Piano Trio no. 1 in B flat major, D. 898 - Allegro moderato
Schubert Piano Trio no. 1 in B-flat major, D. 898
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Franz Schubert finished his Trio in B flat major, D. 898, in 1827. It was published in 1836 as Op. 99, eight years after the composer's death. It is a work for piano, violin, and cello, it spans four movements and an unusual total length of 40 minutes. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fri, 22 Jul 2022 - 10min - 126 - 1812 Overture
Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture, Op. 499
The Year 1812 (festival overture in E♭ major, Op. 49), also known as 1812 Overture, is an orchestral work by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky commemorating the unsuccessful French invasion into Russia, and the subsequent devastating withdrawal of Napoleon's Grande Armée, an event that marked 1812 as the major turning point of the Napoleonic Wars. The work is best known for the sequence of cannon fire, which is sometimes performed, especially at outside festivals, using live cannons. When performed indoors, orchestras may use computer generated cannon sounds or huge barrel drums. Although the composition has no historical connection with the America-Britain War of 1812, it is often performed in the US alongside other patriotic music. The overture debuted in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow on August 20, 1882. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Thu, 14 Jul 2022 - 13min - 125 - J.S Bach - La passion Selon Saint Matthieu - 2nd Partie - 5
Bach St. Matthew's Passion, BWV 244
Johann Sebastian BachChoir and OrchestraSt. Matthew's Passion, BWV 244
The St. Matthew's Passion (Matthäus-Passion), BWV 244 is a sacred oratorio by J.S. Bach, written in 1727 for solo voices, double choir and double orchestra, with libretto by picander. It sets chapters 26 and 27 of the Gospel of Matthew (in Luther's German translation) to music, with chorales and arias. One of the masterpieces of Western Music, its original latin title is Passio Domini Nostri J.C. Secundum Evangelistam Matthaeum. Bach revised the work in 1736 and included two organs, and revised it again on 1742 for a new performance, switching (probably due to practical motives) the second organ to harpsichord, adding a viola to the continuo group in Chorus II and inserting a ripieno soprano in both. There is evidence of a further revision in 1743–1746. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tue, 12 Jul 2022 - 26min - 124 - J.S Bach - La passion Selon Saint Matthieu - 1st Partie - 4 (1)
Bach St. Matthew's Passion, BWV 244
Johann Sebastian BachChoir and OrchestraSt. Matthew's Passion, BWV 244
The St. Matthew's Passion (Matthäus-Passion), BWV 244 is a sacred oratorio by J.S. Bach, written in 1727 for solo voices, double choir and double orchestra, with libretto by picander. It sets chapters 26 and 27 of the Gospel of Matthew (in Luther's German translation) to music, with chorales and arias. One of the masterpieces of Western Music, its original latin title is Passio Domini Nostri J.C. Secundum Evangelistam Matthaeum. Bach revised the work in 1736 and included two organs, and revised it again on 1742 for a new performance, switching (probably due to practical motives) the second organ to harpsichord, adding a viola to the continuo group in Chorus II and inserting a ripieno soprano in both. There is evidence of a further revision in 1743–1746. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tue, 12 Jul 2022 - 15min - 123 - Use A MUSICAL GIFT To Make Someone Fall In Love With You
Falling in love is one of the best things that you can feel in this lifetime. nothing can ever make you that happiest person unless you found your other half. It can be challenging or difficult on how to express your love to the other person. Sometimes, you can become too much in love to the point that you will end up being speechless when your loved one is around.
Do you want to be extra romantic to that special person?
Is there something that you wish your girl or guy to know right now? Do you want to express how grateful and happy you are because of their presence in your life? Did they do something recently that made you feel proud?
All you have to do is to choose or select the right song for every moment.
One of the best ways to make this happen is to dedicate your time and attention into creating a special playlist for that special person. Think of all the beautiful songs that they like listening to. Put them into one playlist and share it as soon as possible. Another way of making this suggestion is to select the songs that you want to dedicate to them. Nothing can ever make you that happiest person unless you found your other half. It can be challenging or difficult on how to express your love . Sometimes, you can become too much in love to the point that you will end up being speechless when that special person is around.
Do you want to be extra romantic to your loved one?
Is there something that you wish your them to know right now? Do you want to express how grateful and happy you are because of their presence in your life?
All you have to do is to choose or select the right song for every moment.
One of the best ways to make this happen is to dedicate your time and attention into creating a special playlist just for them. Think of all the beautiful songs that they like listening to. Put them into one playlist and share it with that special person as soon as possible.
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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 - 0min - 122 - Mozart- Don Giovanni, K. 527 - 11. Act II - Scene V - Dinningroom
Don Giovanni, K. 527 (Il dissoluto punito, ossia il Don Giovanni, literally The Rake Punished, or Don Giovanni) is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. A work based on the legends of Don Juan, fictional libertine and seducer, it was premiered in 1787. Although sometimes classified as comic, it blends comedy, melodrama and supernatural elements. A staple of the standard operatic repertoire, Don Giovanni is one of the most-performed operas worldwide. It has also proved a fruitful subject for writers and philosophers. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Fri, 24 Jun 2022 - 20min - 121 - Violin Partita no. 2, BWV 1004 - 5. Chaconne [Piano arrangement]
Johann Sebastian Bach wrote his Partita in D minor for solo violin, BWV 1004, from the year 1717 to 1723. It has been suggested that this partita, and especially its last movement, was conceived as a tombeau in memory of Bach's first wife Maria Barbara Bach (who died in 1720). The partita contains five movements, given in Italian as: Allemanda, Corrente, Sarabanda, Giga and Caccona. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Mon, 13 Jun 2022 - 15min - 120 - Favorites From The 50's
A Certain Smile - A Teenager's Romance
Among My Soveniers- Anytime Anywhere
April Love - At The Hop
Baby Talk - Bad Motorcycle
Bananna Boat Song - Be My Guest
Beep Beep - Beyond The Sea
Bill Naley and The Comets
Blue Suede Shoes - Blue Berry Hill
Bobby Darin - Bonie Maronie
Book Of Love - Born Too Late
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Thu, 09 Jun 2022 - 50min - 119 - The Classic String Ensemble - 1st Movement - Allegro vivace
A string orchestra is an orchestra consisting solely of a string section made up of the bowed strings used in Western Classical music. The instruments of such an orchestra are most often the following: the violin, which is divided into first and second violin players (each usually playing different parts), the viola, the cello, and usually, but not always, the double bass.
String orchestras can be of chamber orchestra size ranging from between 12 (4 first violins, 3 second violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos and 1 bass = 12) and 21 musicians (6 first violins, 5 second violins, 4 violas, 4 cellos and 2 double basses= 21) sometimes performing without a conductor. It could also consist of the entire string section of a large symphony orchestra which could have 60 musicians (16 first violins, 14 second violins, 12 violas, 10 cellos and 8 double basses = 6 Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sat, 04 Jun 2022 - 40min - 118 - Schubert Chamber Group String Quintet In Cmajor II - Adagio
Schubert String Quintet
The String Quintet in C major, D. 956 - and often referred to as Op. posth. 163- was Franz Schubert's final chamber work. It is a cello quintet, in the sense that it is scored for a standard string quartet lineup plus an additional cello -with the viola being by far the most common choice. The work has been described as a chamber music masterpiece, and since its public performance in 1850 and its publication in 1853, it has gained status as one of Schubert's finest works. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tue, 31 May 2022 - 15min - 117 - Giuseppe VerdiVoice(s) and Piano Attila
Verdi Attila
Sheet MusicGiuseppe VerdiVoice(s) and Piano Attila
Attila is an opera in a prologue and three acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Temistocle Solera, based on the 1809 play Attila, König der Hunnen (Attila, King of the Huns) by Zacharias Werner. The opera received its first performance at La Fenice in Venice on 17 March 1846.
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Sat, 28 May 2022 - 28min - 116 - Bunch a Banjos on Broadway= Phillip Frederick “Freddy Morgan” Morgenstern
American banjo musician, comedian, actor, songwriter and entertainer who gained fame as a featured member of the Spike Jones Band from 1947 to 1958. Born in New York City and raised in Cleveland Ohio, he went by "Freddy" since childhood. At age of 9, he began playing the ukulele after recovering from a serious accident. He studied banjo with Eddie Connors and at the age of 14, then teamed up with a school mate and fellow banjo enthusiast named Leo Livingston. The pair billed themselves as Morgan and Stone, and struck out for Broadway where they met with success. Morgan and Stone went on a 36-week nationwide tour, then traveled Europe and played the vaudeville circuit. Next, he teamed up with Australian banjoist Wally Hadley to form Morgan and Hadly from which a few recordings were produced in England.
At the outbreak of WWII, he was stranded in Europe, and helped found the European Theater Artists Group, a forerunner to the United Service Organization (USO) to entertain troops abroad. When the war ended, Morgan auditioned for Spike Jones by telephone, spending 35 minutes barking like a dog and imitating Edward G. Robinson during the effort. For 11 years, he performed as a featured banjo player for Spike Jones, bringing laughter to audiences with his bowl haircut, his goofy grin and his absolute comedic personality.
Morgan was always a first-rate player whose spirited performances contributed to a rise in banjo popularity over his lifetime. By the mid to late 1950's, he began branching out, first forming a banjo troup called the Sunnysiders which produced a hit record in 1955 called "Hey, Mr. Banjo", a nickname that stuck with him thereafter in show billings and musical references. A solo recording for Verve records came out in 1957 with his iconic mug gracing the cover. His final year with the City Slickers was in 1958.
He was perpetually busy entertaining in clubs, fairs and concerts to his very last day, a Christmas time performance for veterans at the Oak Knoll Veterans Hospital in Oakland, California, when a heart attack ended his life during his performance. He was 60 years old. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fri, 27 May 2022 - 13min - 115 - Carles Trepat - Spanish classical guitar
Carles Trepat is a Spanish classical guitarist. He has won several international prizes, including the "Premio Tárrega" in the "Certamen Internacional Francisco Tárrega de Benicàssim". In July 2014, he was awarded with the "Honorific Prize José Tomás" in Petrer Get bonus content on Patreon
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Thu, 26 May 2022 - 47min - 114 - Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff - 3
Verdi's last opera, Falstaff, was his first comic opera in over 50 years. Verdi and his librettist, Boito, kept the composition secret since Verdi was somewhat less comfortable with comic opera, and he wanted to have the option of canceling the production—even after the dress rehearsal. Boito's libretto has its basis in Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor with additional material from Henry VI, parts 1 and 2. The premiere at the Teatro alla Scala was a triumph, but, as always, Verdi continued to make adjustments to the score for both the Rome and Paris premieres; these changes were incorporated into the final version of the score. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Tue, 24 May 2022 - 22min - 113 - Bach- French Suite no. 6, BWV 817
The French Suites, BWV 812–817, are six suites which Johann Sebastian Bach wrote for keyboard between 1722-25. Although suites 1–4 are typically dated to 1722, it is possible that the first was written somewhat earlier. They were later given the name French. Likewise, the English Suites received a later appellation. The name was popularised by Bach's biographer Johann Nikolaus Forkel, who mentioned they were written in the French style. This, however, is inaccurate: like Bach's other suites, they follow a largely Italian convention. There is no surviving definitive manuscript of these suites, and ornamentation varies both in type and in degree across manuscripts. Some of the manuscripts that have come down to us are titled "Suites Pour Le Clavecin", which is what probably lead to the tradition of calling them "French" Suites. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Fri, 20 May 2022 - 14min - 112 - The Magic Harp, D. 644 - Overture. Rosamunde, Op. 26,
The Magic Harp (Die Zauberharfe), D.644, is the incidental music composed for the play of the same name by F. Schubert. Written in 1819, premiered in 1820 in Vienna, and first published in 1891, the overture to this work has been long asociated with the Rosamunde incidental music, probably because they were first published together. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Tue, 17 May 2022 - 58min - 111 - Chopin Fantasy, Op. 49
Frédéric Chopin wrote his Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49, in 1841 (when he was 31 years old), and dedicated it to Catherine de Souzzo. It is a single movement piece that evolves through a number of sections and reflects a number of different moods: Chopin allegedly used the title Fantaisie to convey a sense of freedom from rules and a romantic expression. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Fri, 13 May 2022 - 10min - 110 - Beethoven ~Trio in E Flat Major, Op. 38 - VI. Andante con moto.
The Trio in E flat, Op. 38 is a 1805 arrangement of the earlier Septet in E flat, Op. 20 by Ludwig van Beethoven. The original piece, completed in 1800, was scored for clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and double bass. This version was rewritten for clarinet (or violin), cello, and piano. The overall layout of the work resembles a serenade, closely mimicking Mozart's K. 563 trio, but enjoying substantial additions. Conductor Arturo Toscanini rearranged the string section of the Septet so that it could be played by the full string section of the orchestra, but he did not change the rest of the scoring. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Thu, 12 May 2022 - 8min - 109 - Beethoven-Symphony no. 5 in Cm, Op. 67 - II. Andante con moto
The Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, was finished and first performed in 1808. It achieved fame soon enough, going on to become one of the most popular compositions in classical music. Beethoven was in his mid-thirties: his personal life was troubled by increasing deafness. In the world at large, the period was marked by the Napoleonic Wars. The symphony soon acquired status as a central item in the repertoire: groundbreaking in terms of both technical and emotional impact, it had a large influence on composers and music critics, and inspired work by such composers as Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Bruckner, Mahler, and Berlioz. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Mon, 09 May 2022 - 12min - 108 - Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 36_ 1st Movement - Adagio Molto; Allegro Con BrioFri, 06 May 2022 - 12min
- 107 - Frédéric Chopin- Ballade no. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Frédéric Chopin wrote his Ballade no. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, in 1831. During those years he had taken residence in Vienna, and as the war between his native land and the Russian Empire grew longer so did his music become increasingly dramatic, a reflection of his feelings of loneliness and alienation. The Ballade no. 1 wasn't published until Chopin moved to Paris, where he dedicated it to Baron Nathaniel von Stockhausen. Chopin may be said to be the creator of the Ballade as a distinct genre, inspiring many musicians (such as Liszt and Brahms) to write their own Ballades. Though the pieces seem to be entirely different between them, analysts have shown that the Ballades share a number of traits, like a mirror reexposition (where the order of the first and second themes are inverted), and the so called ballade meter (a 6/8 or 6/4 meter). The Ballade no. 1 in G minor is one of the more popular Chopin pieces. being prominently featured in the 2002 Roman Polanski film The Pianist. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Wed, 27 Apr 2022 - 10min - 106 - US_Army_Blues Jazz Band Compilation
We're America's old as continuously operated jazz supper club almost a half a century old. Now you are engaged tonight in an historic moment I can look back here upon the orchestra and I can honestly say that you are seeing one of the swinging as bands in America today and I'm just once again humbled and proud to present the United States army blues under the musical direction of chief warrant Officer Charles Wal Hurst here to my right Let's give a big hand a big blues alley Welcome to the United States army blues Get bonus content on Patreon
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Mon, 25 Apr 2022 - 1h 14min - 105 - Gaelic Irish - Slainte-Fear-a-Bhata
Fear a' Bhàta is a Scots Gaelic song from the late 18th century, written by Sìne NicFhionnlaigh of Tong who was courting a young fisherman from Uig, Dòmhnall MacRath. The song captures the emotions that she endured during their courtship. The part of the story that is rarely told is that they were married not long after she composed the song. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Thu, 21 Apr 2022 - 5min - 104 - Handel-12-Concerti-Grossi-Op.-6
George Frideric Handel, German (until 1715) Georg Friedrich Händel, Händel also spelled Haendel, (born February 23, 1685, Halle, Brandenburg [Germany]—died April 14, 1759, London, England), German-born English composer of the late Baroque era, noted particularly for his operas, oratorios, and instrumental compositions. He wrote the most famous of all oratorios, Messiah (1741), and is also known for such occasional pieces as Water Music (1717) and Music for the Royal Fireworks (1749). Get bonus content on Patreon
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Tue, 19 Apr 2022 - 11min - 103 - Handel – Water music – Suite No.2 in D MajorFri, 15 Apr 2022 - 11min
- 102 - Piano Sonata no. 14 in C#m 'Moonlight', Op. 27 no. 2 - Complete Performance
The Moonlight Sonata no. 14, Op. 27, no. 2, was completed in 1801 and dedicated to 17-year-old Countess Guicciardi, with whom Beethoven was, or had been in love. The nickname Moonlight derives from an 1832 description of the first movement by poet Ludwig Rellstab, who compared it to moonlight shining upon Lake Lucerne. Beethoven included the phrase Quasi una fantasia in the title (as well as in the other sonata of Op. 27) partly because the work does not follow the traditional sonata pattern where the first movement is in regular sonata form, and where the three or four movements are arranged in a fast-slow-[fast]-fast sequence. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Thu, 14 Apr 2022 - 15min - 101 - Johann Sebastian Bach Organ Fantasia and fugue in G minor
Bach Fan OrganFantasia and fugue in G minor
The Great Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542, is an organ prelude and fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach. It acquired that name to distinguish it from the earlier Little Fugue in G minor, which is shorter. This piece is not to be confused with the Prelude and Fugue in A minor, which is also for organ and also sometimes called the Great. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 - 14min - 100 - Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet in D, Op. 21 - IV. Finale tres anime
Chausson Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet in D, Op. 21
Composed beetween 1889 and 1891, this composition has been described as defying categorization. While it does not employ the traditional orchestra vs. soloist setting, it nevertheless manages to avoid sounding like a traditional sextet work. The string quartet functions as an accompaniment, leaving the main roles to the solo violin and the piano. Chausson chose to avoid the Wagnerian sound, instead settling for a number of compositional devices that allowed his work to create its own atmosphere, full with effects that sometimes recreate a religious setting (like the use of parallelisms). Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 - 10min - 99 - Symphony no. 5 in Cm, Op. 67 - I. Allegro con brio
Beethoven Symphony no. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
The Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, was finished and first performed in 1808. It achieved fame soon enough, going on to become one of the most popular compositions in classical music. Beethoven was in his mid-thirties: his personal life was troubled by increasing deafness. In the world at large, the period was marked by the Napoleonic Wars. The symphony soon acquired status as a central item in the repertoire: groundbreaking in terms of both technical and emotional impact, it had a large influence on composers and music critics, and inspired work by such composers as Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Bruckner, Mahler, and Berlioz. The 1st mov. was featured on the Voyager Golden Record. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 - 7min - 98 - Beethoven -Paul Pitman - Moonlight Sonata Op. 27 No. 2 - III. Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven wrote his 32 mature piano sonatas between 1795 and 1822. Although originally not intended to be a meaningful whole, as a set they comprise one of the most important collections of works in the history of music. Hans von Bülow called them "The New Testament" of the piano literature. Beethoven's piano sonatas came to be seen as the first cycle of major piano pieces suited to concert hall performance. Being suitable for both private and public performance, Beethoven's sonatas form "a bridge between the worlds of the salon and the concert hall". The first person to play them all in a single concert cycle was Hans von Bülow, the first complete recording is Artur Schnabel's for the label His Master's Voice. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Sat, 26 Mar 2022 - 8min - 97 - Chinese Inspired Peritune-wuxia2-guzheng-pipa
Wuxia2_Guzheng_Pipa by PeriTun
Wuxia (武俠 [ù.ɕjǎ]), which literally means "martial heroes", is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although wuxia is traditionally a form of fantasy literature, its popularity has caused it to be adapted for such diverse art forms as Chinese opera, mànhuà, films, television series, and video games. It forms part of popular culture in many Chinese-speaking communities around the world.
The word "wǔxiá" is a compound composed of the elements wǔ (武, literally "martial", "military", or "armed") and xiá (俠, literally "chivalrous", "vigilante" or "hero"). A martial artist who follows the code of xia is often referred to as a xiákè (俠客, literally "follower of xia") or yóuxiá (遊俠, literally "wandering xia"). In some translations, the martial artist is referred to as a "swordsman" or "swordswoman" even though they may not necessarily wield a sword.
The heroes in wuxia fiction typically do not serve a lord, wield military power, or belong to the aristocratic class. They often originate from the lower social classes of ancient Chinese society. A code of chivalry usually requires wuxia heroes to right and redress wrongs, fight for righteousness, remove oppressors, and bring retribution for past misdeeds. Chinese xia traditions can be compared to martial codes from other cultures, such as the Japanese samurai bushidō.
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Wed, 16 Mar 2022 - 2min - 96 - Mozart Chamber group Piano Trio in B-flat major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Chamber grou pPiano Trio in B-flat major, K. 502
The Piano Trio in Bb, K. 502 was written by Mozart in 1786. It has three sections and calls for violin, cello, and piano. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 - 8min - 95 - Chopin - Piano Concerto no. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 - I. Maestoso
Frédéric Chopin wrote his first piano concerto ever in 1830. It was premiered that same year, and published after his next concerto, hence it came to be known as the Piano Concerto no. 2, in F minor, even though it was the first to be composed. Written before Chopin finished his formal education, the piece betrays a certain sophistication in terms of formal development. It features an extremely dominant piano part, with the orchestra leaving all responsibility for musical development to the soloist, thus ignoring the interplay that is the mainstay of an instrumental concerto. The instrumentation of the concert has even been considered to be poor (Berlioz criticised Chopin's treatment of the orchestra). The piece bears the unmistakable influence of italian opera -a common denominator for pianists of Chopin's time- as well as the Polish mazurka. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Thu, 03 Mar 2022 - 13min - 94 - Kevin MacLeod-George-Street-Shuffle Classic Jazz
Kevin MacLeod is an American composer and musician. MacLeod has composed over 2,000 pieces of royalty-free library music and made them available under a Creative Commons copyright license. His licensing options allow anyone to use his music for free as long as he receives attribution, which has led to his music being used in thousands of films.Wikipedia
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Wed, 23 Feb 2022 - 4min - 92 - Gluck-Gluck-Ballet-Suite-no.-1
Gluck Gluck Ballet Suite no. 1
The Ballet Suite No. 1 includes selections from three of Gluck's greatest stage works. It begins with an Air Gai and Lento from Iphigenia in Aulis. Familiar music, taken from Gluck’s most frequently performed and famous opera Orfeo ed Euridice, follows the initial movement. This well-known music is arranged in a three-part form in which the graceful Dance of the Blessed Spirits, coupled with the eternally beautiful interlude for solo flute, one of the most poignant and memorable of all of Gluck’s melodies, becomes the centerpiece of the suite. The suite concludes with two excerpts from the opera Armide, a Musette and a Sicilienne. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sun, 20 Feb 2022 - 8min - 91 - Mozart - Bastien und Bastienne K.50 - Aria No.11 to Aria No.16 Finale
Mozart Bastien and Bastienne, K. 50/46b
Sheet MusicWolfgang Amadeus MozartVoice(s) and OrchestraBastien and Bastienne
Bastien und Bastienne (Bastien and Bastienne), K. 50/46b is a one-act singspiel by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. One of Mozart's earliest operas, it was written in 1768, when he was only twelve years old. It was allegedly commissioned by Viennese physician Dr. Franz Mesmer (who himself would later be parodied in Così fan tutte) as a satire of the 'pastoral' genre then prevalent. The German libretto is by F. Weiskern, J.H. Müller and J.A. Schachtner, based on Les Amours de Bastien et Bastienne by Favart and de Guerville (fr). After its supposed premiere in Mesmer's garden theater (that is only corroborated by an unverified account of Nissen), it was not revived again until 1890. Although he was very young, Mozart already had excellent vocal writing skills and a knack for parody and whimsy which would reach full flower in his later works. Bastien und Bastienne is possibly the easiest to perform of Mozart's juvenile works.
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Fri, 18 Feb 2022 - 23min - 90 - Hansel Und Gretel - c. Act I, Conclusion
Humperdinck Hänsel und Gretel
Sheet MusicEngelbert HumperdinckVoice(s) and OrchestraHänsel und Gretel
Hansel and Gretel is an opera by Engelbert Humperdinck, who described it as a Märchenoper (fairy tale opera). The libretto was written by Humperdinck's sister, Adelheid Wette, based on the Grimm brothers' fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel". It is much admired for its folk music-inspired themes, one of the most famous being the Abendsegen (Evening Benediction) from act 2. Humperdinck composed Hansel and Gretel in Frankfurt in 1891 and 1892. The opera was first performed in Hoftheater in Weimar on 23 December 1893, conducted by Richard Strauss. It has been associated with Christmas since its earliest performances and today it is still most often performed at Christmas time. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 - 23min - 89 - The Top 5 Issues Facing Black Americans
What are the five biggest problems facing black Americans? Where do things like racism and police brutality rank? What about the absence of black fathers? Taleeb Starkes, author of Amazon #1 bestseller "Black Lies Matter," lists the five. They may surprise you. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Mon, 14 Feb 2022 - 5min - 88 - Piano Sonata no. 11, K. 331 - I. Andante grazioso (1)
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331 (300i), is a piano sonata in three movements. It is uncertain where and when Mozart composed the sonata; however, Vienna or Salzburg around 1783 is currently thought to be most likely. A typical performance of this entire sonata takes about 20 minutes. The last movement of Sonata K. 331 by W.A. Mozart, alla turca, popularly known as the Turkish March, is often heard on its own and is one of Mozart's best known piano pieces: Mozart himself titled the movement Alla Turca. It imitates the sound of Turkish Janissary bands, the music of which was much in vogue at that time. Various other works of the time imitate this Turkish style, including Mozart's own opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail. In Mozart's time, the last movement was sometimes performed on pianos built with a "Turkish stop", allowing it to be embellished with extra percussion effects.
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Thu, 03 Feb 2022 - 13min - 87 - Antonio Vivaldi Violin Concerto in F minor, RV 297 'Winter'
Antonio Vivaldi composed The Four Seasons ('Le quattro stagioni' in its original Italian) in 1723. It is a set of 4 violin concertos that propose an early form of descriptive music: for example, Winter makes prominent use of pizzicato notes in high registers, whereas Summer evokes a storm in its final movement. The work was first presented as part of Op. 8, being later catalogued as RV 269, 315, 293 & 297. The Four Seasons remain very popular to this day, some of its concertos spawning a great number of derivative works, whereas thousands of recordings of the original pieces have been made. It is still debated if Vivaldi wrote this concertos to accompany four sonnets that may have been written by himself. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Sun, 30 Jan 2022 - 9min - 86 - Schubert Piano Quintet in A major 'The Trout', D. 667 - IV. Andantino – Allegretto
Schubert Piano Quintet in A major 'The Trout', D. 667
Franz Schubert wrote his Piano Quintet in A major, D. 677, popularly known as The Trout, in 1819, when he was only 22 years old. Like a good fraction of his works, however, it was published after his death, in 1829. Schubert didn't employ the traditional quintet lineup (piano + string quartet), opting instead for replacing one violin with a double bass. The composer Johann Nepomuk Hummel had rearranged his own Septet for the same instrumentation, and the Trout was actually written for a group of musicians coming together to play Hummel's work.
The nickname of the piece stems from the fourth movement, which is a set of variations on a lied by Schubert himself, named Die Forelle (the trout). Apparently the patron who commissioned the piece suggested that Schubert includ said set of variations. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 - 7min - 85 - Antonio Rossini ~The Barber of Seville - Act I (First Part)
Gioachino Antonio Rossini was Born 29 February 1792, Died 13 November 1868, was an Italian composer who gained fame for his 39 operas. He also wrote many songs, some chamber music , piano pieces, and some sacred music. He set new standards for both comic and serious opera before retiring from large-scale composition while still in his thirties, at the height of his popularity.
Born in Pesaro to parents who were both musicians. His father was a trumpeter and his mother a singer. Rossini began to compose by the age of 12 and was educated at music school in Bologna.
His first opera was performed in Venice in 1810 when he was 18 years old. In 1815 he was engaged to write operas and manage theatres in Naples. In the period 1810–1823 he wrote 34 operas for the Italian stage that were performed in Venice, Milan, Ferrara, Naples and elsewhere. His productivity necessitated an almost formulaic approach for some components , such as overtures and a certain amount of self-borrowing.
During this period he produced his most popular works, including the comic operas L'italiana in Algeri, Il barbiere di Siviglia (known in English as The Barber of Seville) and La Cenerentola. His works of this period brought to a peak the opera buffa tradition he inherited from masters such as Domenico Cimarosa and Giovanni Paisiello.
He also composed opera seria works such as Otello, Tancredi and Semiramide. All of these attracted admiration for their innovation in melody, harmonic and instrumental colour, and dramatic form.
In 1824 he was contracted by the Opéra in Paris, for which he produced an opera to celebrate the coronation of Charles X, Il viaggio a Reims , later cannibalised for his first opera in French, Le comte Ory. Revisions of two of his Italian operas, Le siège de Corinthe and Moïse, and in 1829 his last opera, Guillaume Tell.
Rossini's withdrawal from opera for the last 40 years of his life has never been fully explained. Contributary factors may have been ill-health, the wealth his success had brought him, and the rise of spectacular grand opera under composers such as Giacomo Meyerbeer. .
In the early 1830s to 1855, when he left Paris and was based in Bologna, Rossini wrote relatively little.
On his return to Paris in 1855 he became renowned for his musical salons on Saturdays. Regularly attended by musicians and the artistic and fashionable circles of Paris. for which he wrote the entertaining pieces Péchés de vieillesse.
Guests included Franz Liszt, Anton Rubinstein, Giuseppe Verdi, Meyerbeer and Joseph Joachim. Rossini's last major composition was his Petite messe solennelle (1863). He died in Paris in 1868. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 - 26min - 84 - Alexander Borodin's opera Prince Igor (1890) The Polovtsian Dances
Borodin Prince Igor
The Polovtsian Dances are perhaps the best known selections from Alexander Borodin's opera Prince Igor (1890). They are often played as a stand-alone concert piece. Borodin was the original composer, but the opera was left unfinished at his death and was subsequently completed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Alexander Glazunov. In the opera the dances are performed with chorus, but concert performances often omit the choral parts. The dances do not include the "Polovtsian March," which opens Act III (No. 18), but the overture, dances, and march from the opera have been performed together to form a suite from Prince Igor. In the opera, the dances occur in Act II (in the original edition). A typical performance lasts between 11 and 14 minutes. The overture, never written out by Borodin, was reconstructed by Glazunov from his memory of the composer playing it at the piano and a few sketches. The overture file is scanned from the separate offprints for the Overture, Dances, and March. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sun, 02 Jan 2022 - 15min - 83 - Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2, S. 244_2, orch. arr.
Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2, S.
Franz Liszt wrote his Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2, catalogued as S. 244/2, in 1847, and it quickly became the most famous of his rhapsodies. Besides its clear nationalistic influences, it was a piece that offered pianists the chance to reveal their skills while providing the listener with an immediate musical appeal. Its inmediate succes led to the creation of orchestral and duet piano versions. By the late 19th century, the technical challenges of the piano solo version led to its unofficial acceptance as a standard by which every notable pianist could demonstrate his level. It had become an expected staple of virtually every performance of the greatest pianists. Most unusual is the composer's explicit invitation for the performer to improvise an original cadenza, an invitation most performers chose to decline. Marc-Andre Hamelin, Rachmaninoff and Horowitz have written notable cadenzas. This composition has enjoyed widespread use in animated cartoons, and its themes have served as the basis of several popular songs. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 - 9min - 82 - Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Op. 35
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Op. 35
Scheherezade (Op. 35) is a symphonic suite written by Rimsky-Korsakov in 1888. Based on One Thousand and One Nights, this work combinates two features typical of both Russian music and Rimksy-Korsakov: a colorful, powerful orchestration and an interest in eastern themes. It is considered to be his most popular work, and it was later used as the basis of a ballet by Michel Fokine.
Though the composer intended to name the movements as Prelude, Ballade, Adagio and Finale he ended setting for programatic titles, albeit vague ones, so that no connection could be made to specific tales. In later aditions he did away with the titles, though they remain in common use.
The work is scored for 2 flutes, picollo, two oboes (2nd doubling cor anglais), 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in A and B-flat, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, bass drum, snare drum, cymbals, triangle, tambourine, tam-tam, harp and strings. The reasons for its popularity are clear: it is a score replete with beguiling orchestral colors, fresh and piquant melodies, with a mild oriental flavor, a rhythmic vitality largely absent from many major orchestral works of the later 19th century, and a directness of expression unhampered by quasi-symphonic complexities of texture and structure. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sun, 26 Dec 2021 - 12min - 81 - Four Fragments from the Canterbury Tales - I. Prologue
Four Fragments from the Canterbury Tales - I. Prologue The Canterbury Tales is a collection of 24 stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387 and 1400. It is near-unanimously seen as Chaucer's magnum opus. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Sun, 26 Dec 2021 - 5min - 80 - A Thousand and One Nights - Strauss Jr Indigo and the Forty Thieves
Strauss Jr Indigo and the Forty Thieves
Sheet MusicJohann Strauss JrVoice(s) and OrchestraIndigo and the Forty Thieves
Indigo und die vierzig Räuber (Indigo and the Forty Thieves) is the name of an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libreto by Maximilian Steiner. The text was based on "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves", one of the most popular tales from the Book of One Thousand and One Nights. The operetta was premired in 1871 in Vienna and the general reception was mixed. It was re-staged several times in the following years and, after Strauss' death, it was completely reworked by Max Steiner. The new version, premiered in 1906, was called One Thousand and One Nights (previous titles included ' Queen Indigo' and 'A Night on the Bosphorus'). The title 'One Thousand and One Nights' was also used by Strauss in a waltz (Op. 346) that drew melodies from the original stage work. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 - 20min - 79 - Piano Sonata no. 11, K. 331 - I. Andante graziosoTue, 21 Dec 2021 - 13min
- 78 - The Cat and the Mouse (Scherzo Humoristique) (1923)
Aaron Copland, American composer, was born in 1900 in New York. He was taught to play the piano by his elder sister, and when he was 15 years old he decided he wanted to be a composer. In 1921 he went to Paris to study with the famous teacher Nadia Boulanger, and during his 3 years in Paris he was at the forefront of the mucical avant-garde. After his return to the United States he produced his first major work, the Symphony for Organ and Orchestra which was first performed at Carnegie Hall in 1925.
Copland, like Bach, assimilated all the important musical trends of his lifetime. Jazz, Stravinsky's neoclassicism, American folklore, and finally Schoenberg's 12-tone system, all made their imprint on his music, and yet his style remained unique, personal, and instantly recognizeable. He stopped composing in 1970, but continued conducting and lecturing for more than 10 years, as well as promoting modern American works and establishing the composition department at Tanglewood. He died in 1990 in the Phelps Memorial Hospital in Tarrytown (New York).
Copland is rightly considered the most important American composer of the mid 20th century. He produced masterpieces in most musical genres. His most enduringly popular works are those of his 'Americana' period : Rodeo, Billy the Kid, Appalachian Spring, Danzon Cubano, El Salon Mexico, the film scores Our Town and The Red Pony, and the incidental music for Irwin Shaw's play Quiet City. The 'Fanfare for the Common Man' from his imposing Third Symphony has become an icon of American music, played at countless celebratory occasions. His concerti include a Piano Concerto and a Clarinet Concerto written for Benny Goodman. He also left a sizable body of chamber music, songs, and piano music.
His piano works span the better part of his career. Between the early frolic of The Cat and the Mouse (1920) to the serial 10-tone Piano Fantasy (1957), we find these major landmark works : Passacaglia (1922), Piano Variations (1930), Sonata (1941), and the ever popular Four Piano Blues (1948), all of which are among the most important American piano works of the time. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 - 4min - 77 - Anon - Medieval Dance Tunes
Girbiat Medieval Dance Tunes Sequence
Sheet MusicMaria GirbiatChamber groupMedieval Dance Tunes Sequence
Paul Arden-Taylor (shawm, bombarde, recorder, rauschpfeife) Elizabeth Wright & Malcolm Peake (strings/percussion). A medley consisting of: (1) 0:00 - 1:19, a salterello, often modernly called "La Regina", from mss London, British Library, Additional 29987, pages 62v & 63r, . Late 14th or early 15th century Italy. (2) 1:19 - 2:15, "La Quinte Estampie Real" from the manuscript called "Chansonnier du Roi" (mss Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, fronds français 844, page 104r.) Second half of 13th century. (3) 2:15 - 3:31, an excerpt (the first part) from "Tre Fontane", an istampitta from mss London, British Library, Additional 29987, pages 57r & 58v. Late 14th or early 15th century Italy. (4) 3:31 - 4:00, "Schiarazula Marazula" by Giorgio Maineri, mid 16th century. (5) 4:00 - 5:21, "La Quarte Estampie Royal", from the manuscript called "Chansonnier du Roi" (mss Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, fronds français 844, page 104r.) Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 - 8min - 76 - Franz Schubert The String Quintet in C major
The String Quintet in C major, D. 956 - and often referred to as Op. posth. 163- was Franz Schubert's final chamber work. It is a cello quintet, in the sense that it is scored for a standard string quartet lineup plus an additional cello -with the viola being by far the most common choice. The work has been described as a chamber music masterpiece, and since its public performance in 1850 and its publication in 1853, it has gained status as one of Schubert's finest works. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Fri, 17 Dec 2021 - 16min - 75 - Piano Quartet no. 2, Op. 45 - I. Allegro molto moderato
Fauré Piano Quartet no. 2, Op. 45
Sheet MusicGabriel FauréChamber groupPiano Quartet no. 2, Op. 45
The Piano Quartet, Op. 45, in the key of G minor, was written in 1886 and first published the following year. Dedicated to Pyotr Tchaikovsky, it features a regular piano quartet ensamble (piano, violin, viola, cello). It evokes classical structures through a late romatic, maybe pre-impressionist language. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 - 10min - 74 - Sonata in A Minor, D. 845 - I. Moderato
Schubert Piano Sonata no. 16 in A minor, D. 845
Sheet MusicFranz SchubertPianoPiano Sonata no. 16 in A minor, D. 845
The Piano sonata in A minor D. 845, Op. 42 by Franz Schubert is a work for solo piano, composed in May 1825 and dedicated to Erzherzog Rudolf von Österreich. The first movement is in sonata form though with ambiguity over the material in the development and the beginning of the recapitulation. The second movement is in variation form.
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Sun, 05 Dec 2021 - 11min - 73 - Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto Grosso Op.3 No.11 En Re mineur
Vivaldi is known mainly for composing instrumental concertos, especially for the violin, as well as sacred choral works and over 40 operas. His best known work is a series of violin concertos known as The Four Seasons. Many of his compositions were written for the female music ensemble of the Ospedale della Pietà, a home for abandoned children where Vivaldi worked from 1703 to 1715 and from 1723 to 1740. Vivaldi also had some success with stagings of his operas in Venice, Mantua and Vienna. After meeting the Emperor Charles VI, Vivaldi moved to Vienna hoping for preferment. The Emperor died soon after Vivaldi's arrival, and the composer died a pauper, without a steady source of income.
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Sat, 04 Dec 2021 - 11min - 72 - Copyright Facts Every Musician Should Know
Copyright law gives to the creator/ author of a work, which may be literary, musical, artistic, cinematography film, sound recording or broadcasts exclusive right to control the exploitation of the work.
Any aspiring musician needs to know the basics of music copyright law. Musicians who work hard at their art risk loss of credit to music thieves unless they learn how to protect themselves and their creations.
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Wed, 01 Dec 2021 - 3min - 71 - Scott Joplin- "King of Ragtime"
Scott Joplin Born 1868 Died April 1, 1917) was African-American composer and pianist. Joplin is also known as the "King of Ragtime" because of the fame achieved for his ragtime compositions, music that was born out of the African-American community.
During his brief career, he wrote over 100 original ragtime pieces, one ragtime ballet, and two operas. One of his first and most popular pieces, the "Maple Leaf Rag", became ragtime's first and most influential hit, and has been recognized as the archetypal rag. Joplin grew up in a musical family of railway laborers in Texarkana, Arkansas, and developed his own musical knowledge with the help of local teachers.
While in Texarkana, Texas, he formed a vocal quartet and taught mandolin and guitar. During the late 1880s, he left his job as a railroad laborer and traveled the American South as an itinerant musician. He went to Chicago for the World's Fair of 1893, which played a major part in making ragtime a national craze by 1897. Joplin moved to Sedalia, Missouri, in 1894 and earned a living as a piano teacher. There he taught future ragtime composers Arthur Marshall, Scott Hayden and Brun Campbell. He began publishing music in 1895, and publication of his "Maple Leaf Rag" in 1899 brought him fame. This piece had a profound influence on writers of ragtime. It also brought Joplin a steady income for life, though he did not reach this level of success again and frequently had financial problems.
In 1901, Joplin moved to St. Louis, where he continued to compose and publish and regularly performed in the community. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, 29 Nov 2021 - 11min - 70 - Bach Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 - Aria, Variations 16 - 30
The Goldberg Variations, BWV. 988, are a set of 30 variations for harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach. First published in 1741 as the fourth in a series Bach called Clavier-Übung, "keyboard practice", the work is considered to be one of the most important examples of variation form. It is named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, who may have been the first performer. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Fri, 26 Nov 2021 - 27min - 69 - J.S Bach - Christmas Oratorio - Part I-5
Bach Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Sheet MusicJohann Sebastian BachChoir and OrchestraChristmas Oratorio, BWV 248
The Christmas Oratorio (Weihnachts-Oratorium) BWV 248, is a piece by J.S. Bach intended for performance in church during the Christmas season. It was written for the Christmas season of 1734 incorporating music from earlier compositions, including three secular cantatas written during 1733 and 1734 and a now lost church cantata, BWV 248a. The date is confirmed in Bach's autograph manuscript. The next performance was not until 17 December 1857 by the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin under Eduard Grell. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Thu, 25 Nov 2021 - 21min - 68 - Guillaume de Machaut - Mass - Notre Dame - I. Kyrie eleison
The Messe of Nostre Dame (Mass of Our Lady) is a polyphonic mass composed before 1365 by the French poet, composer and cleric Guillaume de Machaut (circa 1300-1377). One of the great masterpieces of medieval music and of all religious music, it is the earliest complete setting of the Ordinary of the Mass attributable to a single composer. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Mon, 22 Nov 2021 - 8min - 67 - Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 - I. Allegro vivace e con brio
The colossal Fifth and reposed Sixth Symphonies of 1808 showed two approaches to the heroic of the genre, and with the near-simultaneous work on the Seventh and Eighth Symphonies, Beethoven seems to continue to be inspired by characteristics that generate two sides of a coin in reshaping the dramatic possibilities of the symphonic genre, this time by “wield[ing] the rapier [Eighth] as well as the hammer [Seventh].” (Lockwood, Beethoven’s Symphonies, 172). It is the rapier of wit, drawing on the idea of scherzo, that best characterizes Beethoven’s reconsideration of the genre in the last symphony of his so-called Heroic period.
One of the most significant developments Beethoven brought to the symphony he had inherited from Haydn and Mozart was to transform the Minuet and Trio movements that typified late eighteenth-century symphonies into Scherzos, which became central to the symphonies of Beethoven and many of his successors. Haydn himself prefigured this evolution in his string quartets, and he would say near the end of his life, “I wish someone would write a really new minuet.” As Elaine Sisman points out, “Although Haydn did not mention them, Beethoven’s scherzos are usually considered to be the consummation of Haydn’s wish.” (Sisman, “The Spirit of Mozart from Haydn’s Hands,” 49.) Scherzos are, by definition, humorous. They thwart conventions—traditionally those of tempo, meter, and phrase length—and in so doing aim to delight, but also bring special attention to the conventions by denying them. This is particularly exemplified in the third movements of Beethoven’s First, Second, and Fourth Symphonies, which tend towards a beautiful aesthetic, while the Third, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Symphonies expand and intensify the scherzo even further, with moments suggesting the sublime, essentially consigning the gallantry of the minuet to a faded memory. While the scherzos of these latter symphonies suggest some sublime moments, as a rule they are not designed to overpower through an incomprehensible experience, but rather use the very fact that listeners can understand them by understanding what is unconventional about them, and through such novelty the audience experiences delight. In the Eighth Symphony, Beethoven expanded the scherzo character to encompass the entire symphony. Through unexpected structural twists, surprising rhythms and key relationships, and transparent orchestral textures, this symphony indeed recaptures some of the animating spirit of Beethoven’s First Symphony, “a salute to the symphonic ideal of a previous age” (“Beethoven,” Grove Music Online), while at the same time innovates using witty and subtle twists that thwart some of the basic expectations of the symphonic genre, and thereby call them into question for reconsideration, much as had earlier occurred with the scherzo begging reconsideration of the context of the minuet. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sun, 21 Nov 2021 - 10min - 66 - Dvořák Symphony no. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World' Op. 95
Antonín Dvořák wrote his Symphony no. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 From the New World in 1893, while he acted as director of the National Conservatory of Music of America. The piece is popularly known as the New World Symphony, and it is usually referred to as Dvořák's ninth symphony, though in older literature it can be found listed as his fifth symphony (it is very rarely referred to by its Burghauser catalogue number, B. 178). This is by far his most popular work, and one of the most popular romantic pieces ever. Dvořák claimed he was inspired by the peculiarities of the Native American music, and drew attention to its similarities with the African and Scottish music. The sound of the symphony is predominantly pentatonic, so musicologists tend to agree that Dvorak was referring to this characteristic. The theme of the second movement was adapted into a spiritual called Goin' home by Dvořák's pupil William Arms Fisher, who wrote the lyrics in 1922. The popularity of this version has caused the erroneous impression that Goin' Home was the original version. However, it is possible that Dvořák drew inspiration from existing spiritual melodies. The symphony also draws heavily from European tradition: the opening of the third movement bears a strong resemblance to the opening of the third movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Mon, 08 Nov 2021 - 11min - 65 - Polovtsian Dances Alexander Borodin's opera Prince Igor (1890)
The Polovtsian Dances are perhaps the best known selections from ). They are often played as a stand-alone concert piece. Borodin was the original composer, but the opera was left unfinished at his death and was subsequently completed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Alexander Glazunov. In the opera the dances are performed with chorus, but concert performances often omit the choral parts. The dances do not include the "Polovtsian March," which opens Act III (No. 18), but the overture, dances, and march from the opera have been performed together to form a suite from Prince Igor. In the opera, the dances occur in Act II (in the original edition). A typical performance lasts between 11 and 14 minutes. The overture, never written out by Borodin, was reconstructed by Glazunov from his memory of the composer playing it at the piano and a few sketches. The overture file is scanned from the separate offprints for the Overture, Dances, and March. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Fri, 29 Oct 2021 - 15min - 64 - Fantaisie - Impromptu, Op. 66
The Polonaise Fantasie in A flat major, Op. 61, is a piece for solo piano written by Frédéric Chopin. It was published in 1846 with dedication to Madame A. Veyret. Its complex form, the fact that it displays characteristics of both a fantasie and a polonaise, its advanced harmonic development and technical level, made it a piece that was slow in gaining favour from pianists. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Tue, 26 Oct 2021 - 5min - 63 - Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 - Complete Performance
he Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068, was composed by Johann Sebastian Bach at some point between the years 1717 and 1723, for his patron Prince Leopold of Anhalt. From this work comes the famous Air on the G string, titled after violinist August Wilhelmj's late 19th century arrangement of the air movement for violin and piano. By transposing the key of the piece from its original D major to C major and transposing the melody down an octave, Wilhelm was able to play the piece on only one string of his violin, the G string. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Mon, 18 Oct 2021 - 20min - 62 - Dvorak's Symphony no. 9 in Em, 'New World' - I. Adagio, Allegro molto
Antonín Dvořák wrote his Symphony no. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 From the New World in 1893, while he acted as director of the National Conservatory of Music of America. The piece is popularly known as the New World Symphony, and it is usually referred to as Dvořák's ninth symphony, though in older literature it can be found listed as his fifth symphony (it is very rarely referred to by its Burghauser catalogue number, B. 178). This is by far his most popular work, and one of the most popular romantic pieces ever. Dvořák claimed he was inspired by the peculiarities of the Native American music, and drew attention to its similarities with the African and Scottish music. The sound of the symphony is predominantly pentatonic, so musicologists tend to agree that Dvorak was referring to this characteristic. The theme of the second movement was adapted into a spiritual called Goin' home by Dvořák's pupil William Arms Fisher, who wrote the lyrics in 1922. The popularity of this version has caused the erroneous impression that Goin' Home was the original version. However, it is possible that Dvořák drew inspiration from existing spiritual melodies. The symphony also draws heavily from European tradition: the opening of the third movement bears a strong resemblance to the opening of the third movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Wed, 13 Oct 2021 - 11min - 61 - "NOSTALGIA" - Miami Beach High School Class of 55 Album#1
THE ORIGIN OF THIS MUSIC:
Created by Gibbs Williams
It is hard to believe it has been decades since I graduated from Miami Beach Senior High School. It is even harder to believe that I received an invitation to attend the 65th reunion. Unfortunately, with the covid pandemic still in the air, although vaccinated, I thought it prudent better to pass up this event hoping conditions fare more salutary for the 70th. Although disappointed I would miss the reunion I was struck by a wave of pleasurable nostalgia.
Recalling those the best of those glorious days I remember the feelings of the cool Miami Beach breezes enveloping us on our weekly Friday night dances in the patio of our high school. All who attended seemed hypnotized with feelings of a pervasive feeling of at-one-ment in which we collectively bathed in what was then and even now experienced as our own unique mixture of heroin- like- atmosphere. This natural high was experienced by many of us as nothing short of pure unadulterated nostalgia. Nostalgia then and now was like our living in a collective commune protecting us from what probably would have been experienced as overwhelming normal adolescent pain if we had been open to feeling it.
I was especially nostalgic remembering my self and four other guys daring to form a small combo good enough to play at all of the school dances. We even played well enough that every New Years Eve a Miami Beach Hotel hired us to perform. Our Small combo consisted of Drums (Marvin Guccion), Bass (John Schaffer), Trombone (Peter Weill), Trumpet (Kenny Kupper) and Piano (Gibbs Williams). Unknowingly we had no knowledge that we were on the cutting edge of what would soon be an explosion of worldwide bands.
In is in this memorable context that I wish to share an album of some of those unforgettable songs which best seem to celebrate the richness not only of those glorious days from the 9th to the 12th grade, but all the years that have too quickly passed - as well as the years that are yet to come. It is unfortunate that we never recorded our iconic sounds. The best I can offer with the goal in mind of capturing the sounds we made are my original arrangements made on my Yamaha synthesizer. The songs we played were standards from the forties and fifties. I have titled this compilation Nostalgia.
"NOSTALGIA" - 65 th REUNION - MIAMI BEACH HIGH SCHOOL - CLASS of 55
Moon Over Miami , Ebb Tide, Star Dust, It Might As Well Be Spring, Teguilla, The Hucklebuck, Five Foot Two, Somewhere Along the Way, Im In The Mood For Love, Again, Blue Moon, Miami Beach Rhumba, Because of You, Rock Around the Clock, Down By The Riverside, Tammy's In Love, Where Is Your Heart, Don't Blame Me, If I Loved You, I'll Take Manhattan, The Man I Love, A Secret Love, Autumn Leaves, Summer Time, Mona LIsa, Take the A Train,
Perfidia, It's No Sin, It Had To Be You, For Me And My Gal, Thrill Me, You're Just In Love, Yellow Bird, Canadian Sunset, A Taste Of Honey, Too Young, Saint Louis Blues, My Foolish Heart, You Belong To Me, Sleepy Time Gal, Body and Soul, The Nearness Of You, Misty, Sweet Georgia Brown, Blue Skies, Tenderly, Some Enchanted Evening, Bali High, Bewitched, Once Upon A Time, As Time Time Goes By, Aways, Fight Song Of The Miami Beach Hight Marching Band A and B.
I know all was not perfect then as we were all struggling to survive adolescence so those days were hardly always serene. Yet, there was, and still is for me and I imagine for many of my class mates, a certain undeniable 'specialness' about our class which for many of us still acts like a permanent magnet pulling us back again and again to re-unite.
As for me, if we had been recognized as ground-breaking I am certain our lives at least vocationally would have taken a much different route. However, I can honestly say that I am happy to being a still practicing psychoanalyst in New York City - a happily married husband and father having started our own dynasty of four grandchildren. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sun, 10 Oct 2021 - 57min - 60 - "NOSTALGIA" - Miami Beach High School Class of 55 Album#2
THE ORIGIN OF THIS MUSIC:
Created by Gibbs Williams
It is hard to believe it has been decades since I graduated from Miami Beach Senior High School. It is even harder to believe that I received an invitation to attend the 65th reunion. Unfortunately, with the covid pandemic still in the air, although vaccinated, I thought it prudent better to pass up this event hoping conditions fare more salutary for the 70th. Although disappointed I would miss the reunion I was struck by a wave of pleasurable nostalgia.
Recalling those the best of those glorious days I remember the feelings of the cool Miami Beach breezes enveloping us on our weekly Friday night dances in the patio of our high school. All who attended seemed hypnotized with feelings of a pervasive feeling of at-one-ment in which we collectively bathed in what was then and even now experienced as our own unique mixture of heroin- like- atmosphere. This natural high was experienced by many of us as nothing short of pure unadulterated nostalgia. Nostalgia then and now was like our living in a collective commune protecting us from what probably would have been experienced as overwhelming normal adolescent pain if we had been open to feeling it.
I was especially nostalgic remembering my self and four other guys daring to form a small combo good enough to play at all of the school dances. We even played well enough that every New Years Eve a Miami Beach Hotel hired us to perform. Our Small combo consisted of Drums (Marvin Guccion), Bass (John Schaffer), Trombone (Peter Weill), Trumpet (Kenny Kupper) and Piano (Gibbs Williams). Unknowingly we had no knowledge that we were on the cutting edge of what would soon be an explosion of worldwide bands.
In is in this memorable context that I wish to share an album of some of those unforgettable songs which best seem to celebrate the richness not only of those glorious days from the 9th to the 12th grade, but all the years that have too quickly passed - as well as the years that are yet to come. It is unfortunate that we never recorded our iconic sounds. The best I can offer with the goal in mind of capturing the sounds we made are my original arrangements made on my Yamaha synthesizer. The songs we played were standards from the forties and fifties. I have titled this compilation Nostalgia.
"NOSTALGIA" - 65 th REUNION - MIAMI BEACH HIGH SCHOOL - CLASS of 55
Album1
Moon Over Miami , Ebb Tide, Star Dust, It Might As Well Be Spring, Teguilla, The Hucklebuck, Five Foot Two, Somewhere Along the Way, Im In The Mood For Love, Again, Blue Moon, Miami Beach Rhumba, Because of You, Rock Around the Clock, Down By The Riverside, Tammy's In Love, Where Is Your Heart, Don't Blame Me, If I Loved You, I'll Take Manhattan, The Man I Love, A Secret Love, Autumn Leaves, Summer Time, Mona LIsa, Take the A Train,
Album 2
Perfidia, It's No Sin, It Had To Be You, For Me And My Gal, Thrill Me, You're Just In Love, Yellow Bird, Canadian Sunset, A Taste Of Honey, Too Young, Saint Louis Blues, My Foolish Heart, You Belong To Me, Sleepy Time Gal, Body and Soul, The Nearness Of You, Misty, Sweet Georgia Brown, Blue Skies, Tenderly, Some Enchanted Evening, Bali High, Bewitched, Once Upon A Time, As Time Time Goes By, Aways, Fight Song Of The Miami Beach Hight Marching Band A and B.
I know all was not perfect then as we were all struggling to survive adolescence so those days were hardly always serene. Yet, there was, and still is for me and I imagine for many of my class mates, a certain undeniable 'specialness' about our class which for many of us still acts like a permanent magnet pulling us back again and again to re-unite.
As for me, if we had been recognized as ground-breaking I am certain our lives at least vocationally would have taken a much different route. However, I can honestly say that I am happy to being a still practicing psychoanalyst in New York City - a happily married husband and father having started our own dynasty of four grandchildren. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sun, 10 Oct 2021 - 57min - 59 - Ambient Modern Classical Music Elskavon
Elskavon is the ambient / neo-classical project of Minneapolis composer Chris Bartels. 'Release' is the winter version of a double album, the follow-up to the 2012 debut 'Movements In Season.'
Ambient music has always been able to create opportunities for listeners to interpret emotions in a variety of ways, and any one song can mean something so different from one set of ears to the next. For Chris, inspiration for these songs arrives in a similar fashion. It comes from all sorts of angles - love and friendship, hope and doubt, life and death.
Residents of Minnesota know the drastic difference of the four calendar seasons all too well. Summer in the “land of 10,000 lakes” is overwhelmingly beautiful, while winter is, to say the least, frigid. While certainly bound to be diverse in interpretation, 'Release' was originally inspired by the many Minnesota winters Chris has experienced. It is the first of a double album. A spring version will follow, after a predictably chilled few months.
Whatever the interpretation, whatever the emotions evoked, whatever the meaning perceived, listeners are encouraged to allow Elskavon's Release to become a soundtrack to the freedom of letting go and the beauty of holding on. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 - 37min - 58 - Baroque Music from Bach and Vivaldi
Difference between Bach's music and Vivaldi's music?
If you were to distinguish between the two of them, how would you do it? From what I hear in Vivaldi's music, especially his sacred music abound with fifth progressions, there is an underlying 'need' or yearning, yet there is an overwhelming recognition of our place in this world. Vivaldi, unlike Bach, realizes that we are lesser beings of God and nothing can change this, despite an 'insatiable need to'. Bach, however, tries to elevate us onto the same standing as God through his music with the assumption that a route to the divine is possible. There is no route to the divine in Vivaldi's music and his music is quite parodistic, assuming there is, when there isn't.
So although I appreciate the intellectual and spiritual magnificence of Bach's music, his music tells me he aspired to sit on the throne of the Divine, alongside God in heaven, which no human being can do, nor has the right to do because we are God's puppets and he our puppeteer. The difference is, Vivaldi's recognizes this whereas Bach does not. In other words, Vivaldi knocks on the gates of heaven, awaiting an answer from God but never receives one. Bach, however, arrogantly strides through the gates, thinking he is God's equal and therefore, takes the leap of faith Vivaldi could never take.
Vivaldi is like the crying child in the corner whom you feel sorry for. Bach is the fatherly figure who comforts this child. And I think Bach was so heavily influenced by Vivaldi for this reason. He found his long lost crying child. Vivaldi was apart of Bach he knew he had inside of himself because listening to the opening of his Easter Oratorio, I know for sure Bach had a strong dormant sense of opera but, for reasons which I am sure you will explain, didn't elaborate on it as Vivaldi was able to in his music.
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Wed, 04 Aug 2021 - 26min - 57 - Classical Piano Trio no. 1, Op. 8
Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers, with one performer to a part. However, by convention, it usually does not include solo instrument performances. Because of its intimate nature, chamber music has been described as "the music of friends". For more than 100 years, chamber music was played primarily by amateur musicians in their homes, and even today, when chamber music performance has migrated from the home to the concert hall, many musicians, amateur and professional, still play chamber music for their own pleasure. Playing chamber music requires special skills, both musical and social, that differ from the skills required for playing solo or symphonic works. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe described chamber music as "four rational people conversing".Wikipedia Get bonus content on Patreon
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Sat, 24 Jul 2021 - 34min - 56 - Brahms - Symphony No 1 in C minor
Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped with Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven as one of the "Three Bs" of music, a comment originally made by the nineteenth-century conductor Hans von Bülow Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Thu, 22 Jul 2021 - 44min - 55 - Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047_ I. (No Tempo Indicated)
The Brandenburg Concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach are a collection of six instrumental works presented by Bach to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, in 1721. They are widely regarded as some of the best orchestral compositions of the Baroque era. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Fri, 16 Jul 2021 - 5min - 54 - J. S. Bach - Brandenburg Concertos
The Brandenburg Concerto No. 1, BWV 1046.2 is the only one in the collection with four movements. The concerto also exists in an alternative version, Sinfonia BWV 1046.1 (formerly BWV 1046a), which appears to have been composed during Bach's years at Weimar. The Sinfonia, which lacks the third movement entirely, and the Polacca (or Poloinesse, polonaise) from the final movement, appears to have been intended as the opening of the cantata Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208. This implies a date of composition possibly as early as the 1713 premiere of the cantata, although it could have been used for a subsequent revival.
The first movement can also be found as the sinfonia of a later cantata Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht, BWV 52, but in a version without the piccolo violin that is closer to Sinfonia BWV 1046a. The third movement was used as the opening chorus of the cantata Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten, BWV 207, where the horns are replaced by trumpets. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 - 1h 32min - 53 - Classical Music For Studying (Vol) #3
6 Great Reasons to Study Music
Submitted by: https://mountainheightsacademy.org/
Many students and their parents think that you should only study music if you seem to have an innate gift for it, but the truth is, anyone and everyone can study music. In fact, studying music, regardless of your musical skill level, has a number of mental and psychological benefits to offer. Here are six reasons why everyone should study music.
IT SHARPENS YOUR MEMORY.
Many young students gain their first experiences with memorization by practicing and performing musical pieces. Students hone their memorization skills and strengthen their muscle memory through musical practice.
IT OFFERS A CREATIVE OUTLET.
Those who study singing or playing an instrument often use their practice as a wholesome creative outlet for their emotions. The impact that music can have on our emotions is remarkable and might even play a role in relieving stress and anxiety.
IT TEACHES DISCIPLINE.
If you want to instill a strong sense of discipline in your child, providing your child a musical instrument is a great place to start. Learning to play a musical instrument is one of the most tangible ways you can learn the importance of discipline, as your musical skills will only progress if you are willing to practice.
IT STRENGTHENS THE MIND OVERALL.
If you’re looking to improve your overall performance in school, music study can help you get there. Studies have shown that those who study music perform better in a variety of subjects, including math, science, reading, and language. Students in music appreciation courses also tend to perform better on the SAT, earning an average of 63 points higher on the verbal section and 44 points higher on the math section.
IT FOSTERS TEAMWORK.
Often students are taught music in a group environment, such as a choir, band, or orchestra, where they must work together to perform larger, more complex pieces of music. This is a great way for students to learn how to contribute their own talents while depending on other students to create something great.
IT IS AVAILABLE TO NOVICES OR EXPERTS.
The study of music is much more than learning how to sing or play an instrument. In our middle school Music Connections course, for example, students explore how music affects culture, develop analytical and evaluative skills in music listening, and investigate the various purposes of music. In our high school Music Theory course students learn how to read music and hone their listening skills by learning how to recognize intervals and tonality. Beginners and advanced students can find a music course to fit their needs.
As you can see, studying music can have a significant impact on students and their ability to memorize, to increase creativity, to improve discipline, mental capacity, and their opportunity for collaboration. Music classes are available for students of all talent levels, too. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 - 49min - 52 - Classical Music For Studying (Vol) # 2
6 Great Reasons to Study Music
Submitted by: https://mountainheightsacademy.org/
Many students and their parents think that you should only study music if you seem to have an innate gift for it, but the truth is, anyone and everyone can study music. In fact, studying music, regardless of your musical skill level, has a number of mental and psychological benefits to offer. Here are six reasons why everyone should study music.
IT SHARPENS YOUR MEMORY.
Many young students gain their first experiences with memorization by practicing and performing musical pieces. Students hone their memorization skills and strengthen their muscle memory through musical practice.
IT OFFERS A CREATIVE OUTLET.
Those who study singing or playing an instrument often use their practice as a wholesome creative outlet for their emotions. The impact that music can have on our emotions is remarkable and might even play a role in relieving stress and anxiety.
IT TEACHES DISCIPLINE.
If you want to instill a strong sense of discipline in your child, providing your child a musical instrument is a great place to start. Learning to play a musical instrument is one of the most tangible ways you can learn the importance of discipline, as your musical skills will only progress if you are willing to practice.
IT STRENGTHENS THE MIND OVERALL.
If you’re looking to improve your overall performance in school, music study can help you get there. Studies have shown that those who study music perform better in a variety of subjects, including math, science, reading, and language. Students in music appreciation courses also tend to perform better on the SAT, earning an average of 63 points higher on the verbal section and 44 points higher on the math section.
IT FOSTERS TEAMWORK.
Often students are taught music in a group environment, such as a choir, band, or orchestra, where they must work together to perform larger, more complex pieces of music. This is a great way for students to learn how to contribute their own talents while depending on other students to create something great.
IT IS AVAILABLE TO NOVICES OR EXPERTS.
The study of music is much more than learning how to sing or play an instrument. In our middle school Music Connections course, for example, students explore how music affects culture, develop analytical and evaluative skills in music listening, and investigate the various purposes of music. In our high school Music Theory course students learn how to read music and hone their listening skills by learning how to recognize intervals and tonality. Beginners and advanced students can find a music course to fit their needs.
As you can see, studying music can have a significant impact on students and their ability to memorize, to increase creativity, to improve discipline, mental capacity, and their opportunity for collaboration. Music classes are available for students of all talent levels, too. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 - 1h 12min - 51 - Classical Music For Studying (Vol)#1
6 Great Reasons to Study Music
Submitted by: https://mountainheightsacademy.org/
Many students and their parents think that you should only study music if you seem to have an innate gift for it, but the truth is, anyone and everyone can study music. In fact, studying music, regardless of your musical skill level, has a number of mental and psychological benefits to offer. Here are six reasons why everyone should study music.
IT SHARPENS YOUR MEMORY.
Many young students gain their first experiences with memorization by practicing and performing musical pieces. Students hone their memorization skills and strengthen their muscle memory through musical practice.
IT OFFERS A CREATIVE OUTLET.
Those who study singing or playing an instrument often use their practice as a wholesome creative outlet for their emotions. The impact that music can have on our emotions is remarkable and might even play a role in relieving stress and anxiety.
IT TEACHES DISCIPLINE.
If you want to instill a strong sense of discipline in your child, providing your child a musical instrument is a great place to start. Learning to play a musical instrument is one of the most tangible ways you can learn the importance of discipline, as your musical skills will only progress if you are willing to practice.
IT STRENGTHENS THE MIND OVERALL.
If you’re looking to improve your overall performance in school, music study can help you get there. Studies have shown that those who study music perform better in a variety of subjects, including math, science, reading, and language. Students in music appreciation courses also tend to perform better on the SAT, earning an average of 63 points higher on the verbal section and 44 points higher on the math section.
IT FOSTERS TEAMWORK.
Often students are taught music in a group environment, such as a choir, band, or orchestra, where they must work together to perform larger, more complex pieces of music. This is a great way for students to learn how to contribute their own talents while depending on other students to create something great.
IT IS AVAILABLE TO NOVICES OR EXPERTS.
The study of music is much more than learning how to sing or play an instrument. In our middle school Music Connections course, for example, students explore how music affects culture, develop analytical and evaluative skills in music listening, and investigate the various purposes of music. In our high school Music Theory course students learn how to read music and hone their listening skills by learning how to recognize intervals and tonality. Beginners and advanced students can find a music course to fit their needs.
As you can see, studying music can have a significant impact on students and their ability to memorize, to increase creativity, to improve discipline, mental capacity, and their opportunity for collaboration. Music classes are available for students of all talent levels, too. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 - 1h 13min - 50 - Wagner - Some of His Classics
Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas. Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his stage works. Initially establishing his reputation as a composer of works in the romantic vein of Carl Maria von Weber and Giacomo Meyerbeer, Wagner revolutionised opera through his concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk, by which he sought to synthesise the poetic, visual, musical and dramatic arts, with music subsidiary to drama. He described this vision in a series of essays published between 1849 and 1852.
Wagner realised these ideas most fully in the first half of the four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen. His compositions, particularly those of his later period, are notable for their complex textures, rich harmonies and orchestration, and the elaborate use of leitmotifs—musical phrases associated with individual characters, places, ideas, or plot elements Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fri, 09 Jul 2021 - 2h 32min - 49 - Brahms - Piano Sonata
Johannes Brahms was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped with Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven as one of the "Three Bs" of music, a comment originally made by the nineteenth-century conductor Hans von Bülow. Brahms composed for symphony orchestra, chamber ensembles, piano, organ, voice, and chorus. A virtuoso pianist, he premiered many of his own works. He worked with leading performers of his time, including the pianist Clara Schumann and the violinist Joseph Joachim. Many of his works have become staples of the modern concert repertoire. Brahms has been considered both a traditionalist and an innovator, by his contemporaries and by later writers. His music is rooted in the structures and compositional techniques of the Classical masters. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Thu, 08 Jul 2021 - 1h 56min - 48 - Classical Music To Chill A Barking and Nervous Dog (+2 hours)
Does your dog get scared during thunderstorms or fireworks? Do they suffer from separation anxiety? Does hearing noises outside make them nervous? Turning on some music or some form of "white noise" for your dog can help relieve their stress.
Recent studies have shown that playing music reduces stress in dogs at animal shelters, with less barking, lower respiratory rates and lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol. This shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise, as the effect music has on human emotions has been a subject of study for quite some time. Music therapy is used as a natural anti-anxiety remedy and to help with sleep disorders, and it’s easy to use the same technique for your puppy or adult dog.
Your dog can benefit from music in a variety of situations, including:
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During the adjustment period after you first bring home a new puppy or dog.
Whenever you leave your dog home alone.*
When your dog spends time in their crate, puppy zone, or in their safe space.
During thunderstorms or fireworks.
Helping a restless puppy or dog fall asleep.
At the veterinary clinic during exams.
While riding in the car to help ease travel anxiety.
Using Music to Help Prevent Barking
If your dog barks at any noise they hear outside, you can play music (or turn on a fan or white noise machine) to help mask the sounds. It’s normal for dogs to alert bark when they hear something outside, and noise masking can be a great management tool. This can lessen the amount of barking your dog does while alone or at nighttime — something you (and your neighbors) will appreciate. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 - 2h 37min - 47 - Mozart - Classical Music to Calm Sleeping Babies
The Mozart Effect refers to a popular scientific theory that listening to Mozart’s compositions (and other classical music) will increase spatial intelligence. Most studies focus on children and their reactions when listening.
In 1993, psychologist Francis Rauscher created an experiment to test the relevance of listening to music and test-taking. He sat 36 college students in a room and played them 10 minutes of a Mozart Piano Sonata. After doing so, they were told to take a test of spatial reasoning (mentally manipulating objects and imagining them in different locations and positions).
Rauscher then took a group of students and played 10 minutes of silence and 10 minutes of a monotone voice. A spatial reasoning test was given after both recordings to each of the groups.
The results showed that the students scored significantly higher on the tests after listening to Mozart’s Sonata -- opening the floor to hundreds of new experiments.
After the news got out about Rauscher’s experiment, the theory was quickly distorted by the media.
"Generalizing these results to children is one of the first things that went wrong. Somehow or another the myth started exploding that children that listen to classical music from a young age will do better on the SAT, they'll score better on intelligence tests in general, and so forth.” -- Francis Rauscher
A common misconception is that the original experiment proves the effect of classical music on general intelligence, but Rauscher only tested for spatial.
Although Rauscher did not intend her results to apply to early childhood development theories, that did not stop other researches from connecting the dots.
According to the New York Times, playing Mozart does not result in a big gap between children’s spatial testing, but music involvement does.
Dr. Hetland, a cognitive psychologist, conducted 15 studies with 700 preschool and elementary age children that showed this to be true. The children received 15 minute periods of active musical instruction weekly. The control group of children either received arithmetic instruction or no instruction.
The analysis showed a large gap in spatial reasoning scores between the control group and those who had musical instruction, larger than that of the Mozart Effect’s results. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 - 3h 01min - 46 - Beethoven-Some of His Best-Symphonies #3
Ludwig van Beethoven, (baptized December 17, 1770, Bonn, archbishopric of Cologne [Germany]—died March 26, 1827, Vienna, Austria), German composer, the predominant musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras.
Widely regarded as the greatest composer who ever lived, Ludwig van Beethoven dominates a period of musical history as no one else before or since. Rooted in the Classical traditions of Joseph Haydn and Mozart, his art reaches out to encompass the new spirit of humanism and incipient nationalism expressed in the works of Goethe and Friedrich von Schiller, his elder contemporaries in the world of literature; the stringently redefined moral imperatives of Kant; and the ideals of the French Revolution, with its passionate concern for the freedom and dignity of the individual. He revealed more vividly than any of his predecessors the power of music to convey a philosophy of life without the aid of a spoken text; and in certain of his compositions is to be found the strongest assertion of the human will in all music, if not in all art. Though not himself a Romantic, he became the fountainhead of much that characterized the work of the Romantics who followed him, especially in his ideal of program or illustrative music, which he defined in connection with his Sixth (Pastoral) Symphony as “more an expression of emotion than painting.” In musical form he was a considerable innovator, widening the scope of sonata, symphony, concerto, and quartet, while in the Ninth Symphony he combined the worlds of vocal and instrumental music in a manner never before attempted. His personal life was marked by a heroic struggle against encroaching deafness, and some of his most important works were composed during the last 10 years of his life when he was quite unable to hear. In an age that saw the decline of court and church patronage, he not only maintained himself from the sale and publication of his works but also was the first musician to receive a salary with no duties other than to compose how and when he felt inclined. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sun, 04 Jul 2021 - 1h 51min - 45 - Pachelbel's Canon In D
Pachelbel's Canon
Pachelbel's Canon is an accompanied canon by the German Baroque composer Johann Pachelbel in his Canon and Gigue for 3 violins and basso continuo. It is sometimes called Canon and Gigue in D or Canon in D. Neither the date nor the circumstances of its composition are known, and the oldest surviving manuscript copy of the piece dates from the 19th century. Like his other works, Pachelbel's Canon went out of style, and remained in obscurity for centuries. A 1968 arrangement and recording of it by the Jean-François Paillard chamber orchestra gained popularity over the next decade, and in the 1970s the piece began to be recorded by many ensembles; by the early 1980s its presence as background music was deemed inescapable. From the 1970s onward, elements of the piece, especially its chord progression, were used in a variety of pop songs. Since the 1980s, it has also been used frequently in weddings and funeral ceremonies in the Western world. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 - 1h 02min - 44 - Handel - Messiah - London Philharmonic (Full Concerto)
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel baptised Georg Friederich Händel,; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759 was a German-born Baroque composer becoming well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training in Halle and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712, where he spent the bulk of his career and became a naturalised British subject in 1727. He was strongly influenced both by the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition and by composers of the Italian Baroque.
Handel started three commercial opera companies to supply the English nobility with Italian opera. In 1737 he had a physical breakdown, changed direction creatively, and addressed the middle class and made a transition to English choral works. After his success with Messiah (1742), he never composed an Italian opera again. His orchestral Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks remain steadfastly popular.[6] Almost blind, he died in 1759, a respected and rich man, and was given a state funeral at Westminster Abbey.
Handel composed more than forty opera serias over a period of more than thirty years. Since the late 1960s, interest in Handel's music has grown. The musicologist Winton Dean wrote that "Handel was not only a great composer; he was a dramatic genius of the first order." His music exerted a strong influence on Classical-era composers, including Mozart and Beethoven. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Thu, 01 Jul 2021 - 2h 23min - 43 - Gabriel Fauré's Impromptu for Harp Op.86 -
Gabriel Fauré
Gabriel Urbain Fauré was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers. Among his best-known works are his Pavane, Requiem, Sicilienne, nocturnes for piano and the songs "Après un rêve" and "Clair de lune". Although his best-known and most accessible compositions are generally his earlier ones, Fauré composed many of his most highly regarded works in his later years, in a more harmonically and melodically complex style. Fauré was born into a cultured but not especially musical family. His talent became clear when he was a small boy. At the age of nine, he was sent to the Ecole Niedermeyer music college in Paris, where he was trained to be a church organist and choirmaster. Among his teachers was Camille Saint-Saëns, who became a lifelong friend. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 - 8min - 42 - Debussy Inspirations
Claude #Debussy was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born to a family of modest means and little cultural involvement, Debussy showed enough musical talent to be admitted at the age of ten to France's leading music college, the Conservatoire de Paris. He originally studied the piano, but found his vocation in innovative composition, despite the disapproval of the Conservatoire's conservative professors. He took many years to develop his mature style, and was nearly 40 when he achieved international fame in 1902 with the only opera he completed, Pelléas et Mélisande. Debussy's orchestral works include Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, Nocturnes and Images. His music was to a considerable extent a reaction against Wagner and the German musical tradition. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Sun, 27 Jun 2021 - 1h 47min - 41 - Classical Music and Hip-Hop - Strange Bed Fellows
HIP HOP
Hip hop or hip-hop is a culture and art movement that was created by African Americans, Latino Americans and Caribbean Americans in the Bronx, New York City. The origin of the name is often disputed. It is also argued as to whether hip hop started in the South or West Bronx
CLASSICAL MUSIC
Classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western culture, generally considered to have begun in Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the late 5th century CE and continuing to present day Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sat, 26 Jun 2021 - 47min - 40 - Classical Music for 2021
In today’s world, it is increasingly essential to take a moment to relax, unwind and invest significant energy for yourself. This exceptional collection of delightful and serene adagio music will help you do just that. It is great for relieving bad stress, to soothe the soul and calm the mind. It will take you on slow waves of soothing melodies to a world of pure sound and tranquillity.
Adagio music meaning
Adagio is a tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly and stately (literally, “at ease”) (55–65 BPM). The passage having this mark is often the second movement of sonatas and symphonies in classical music, but it can be a stand-alone music piece. Here, A generous selection of the best adagios in the world, Some melodies are instantly recognizable ones, because they was used in many tv series, movies and songs Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 - 2h 59min - 39 - Celtic Forest Music – Adrian von Ziegler - The Force Of Nature
Celtic music is a broad grouping of music genres that evolved out of the folk music traditions of the Celtic people of Western Europe. It refers to both orally-transmitted traditional music and recorded music and the styles vary considerably to include everything from "trad" music to a wide range of hybrids. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Thu, 17 Jun 2021 - 1h 15min - 38 - Mozart - Alla Turca _Turkish March
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, baptised as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Born in Salzburg, in the Holy Roman Empire, Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty, embarking on a grand tour. At 17, Mozart was engaged as a musician at the Salzburg court but grew restless and travelled in search of a better position. While visiting Vienna in 1781, he was dismissed from his Salzburg position. He chose to stay in Vienna, where he achieved fame but little financial security. During his final years in Vienna, he composed many of his best-known symphonies, concertos, and operas, and portions of the Requiem, which was largely unfinished at the time of his early death at the age of 35. The circumstances of his death are largely uncertain, and have thus been much mythologized. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Tue, 15 Jun 2021 - 1h 05min - 37 - Mozart Classical Music for Babies-Lullabies for Sleeping
Many parents wonder whether playing music for their babies will make them smarter. And there's no doubt that music is good for babies — it can lift their spirits, calm them down and maybe even lull them to sleep. But the benefits of music on baby’s growth go much deeper: Music may actually change the way your child's brain develops. What's more, babies and toddlers love music — squirming, swaying or dancing to songs they like, smiling when a favorite tune is playing in the background, and banging on toys (or pots and pans) to make their own music, baby-style.
DOES LISTENING TO MUSIC WHEN YOU'RE PREGNANT AFFECT BABY IN THE WOMB?
Parents obviously want the best for their little ones, and providing an enriched prenatal environment is a good way to get started. But experts don’t agree on whether playing music while you’re pregnant has any positive impact on baby’s cognitive development. We do know that a fetus' hearing develops by the end of the second trimester, so in fact, celebrating your obsession with Mozart too often could theoretically disrupt your little one's sleep. Not to mention that getting too hung up on playing classical music while your baby is still in the womb could be the earliest form of overcontrolling parenting.
Thus far, we have no reason to believe that playing music for your baby-to-be is going to get him straight As or membership to Mensa — but that doesn’t mean it’s not worthwhile. Singing him lullabies in utero or stroking your tummy while listening to Bach is a great way to bond with your baby before he's even born. Plus it fosters an early love for all things music. Just try not to overdo it.
WHAT EFFECTS DOES MUSIC HAVE ON YOUR BABY’S BRAIN?
While there’s no definitive stance on the benefits of playing music while you're pregnant, once your little one enters babyhood, the evidence suggests that music starts to prime the brain from a very young age. By 7 months, babies can detect an underlying beat in music, and by 9 months, they can notice slight differences in timing. Research suggests that music may enhance a baby’s mood, reduce stress and help him fall asleep. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sun, 06 Jun 2021 - 3h 00min - 36 - Händel - Water Music - Akademie für alte Musik Berlin
Water Music
The Water Music is a collection of orchestral movements, often published as three suites, composed by George Frideric Handel. It premiered on 17 July 1717, in response to King George I's request for a concert on the River Thames.
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Sat, 05 Jun 2021 - 54min - 35 - Vivaldi Concerto in F major for 3 violins, strings and harpsichord
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (Venice, March 4, 1678 - Vienna, July 28, 1741) was an Italian composer and violinist linked to the environment of the late Venetian Baroque.
His father was Giovanni Battista Vivaldi (1655-1736), the son of a tailor from Brescia who had moved to Venice in 1666, where he began his career as a barber and then as a violinist; his mother was called Camilla Calicchio, daughter of a tailor from Pomarico in the province of Matera. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wed, 02 Jun 2021 - 4min - 34 - Maurice Ravel
Joseph-Maurice Ravel (March 7, 1875 – December 28, 1937) was a French composer of Impressionist music known especially for his melodies, orchestral and instrumental textures and effects. Much of his piano music, chamber music, vocal music and orchestral music has entered the standard concert repertoire.
Ravel's piano compositions, such as Jeux d'eau, Miroirs, Le tombeau de Couperin and Gaspard de la nuit, demand considerable virtuosity from the performer, and his orchestral music, including Daphnis et Chloé and his arrangement of Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, uses a variety of sound and instrumentation.
Ravel is perhaps known best for his orchestral work Boléro (1928), which he considered trivial and once described as "a piece for orchestra without music." Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sun, 30 May 2021 - 8min - 33 - Ana Vidović - Classical Guitar
Ana Vidović is a popular Croatian classical guitarist who was born on 8 November 1980. Considering her date of birth, Ana’s age is 40 years old as of 2020. Known for being one of the world’s youngest virtuoso guitarists, she has earned numerous prizes all over the world. She is the receiver of the Albert Augustine International Competition, the Francisco Tárrega competition, the Fernando Sor competition, the Eurovision Competition for Young Artists, the Printemps de la Guitare, the Young Concert Artists International Auditions, the Mauro Giuliani competition and many more.
Vidović was born in 1980 and her place of birth is in Karlovac near Zagreb, Croatia. Born to Croatian parents, she started playing guitar from the young age of five. First, she was inspired by her brother named Viktor Vidović (born 1973) who is also a famous classical guitarist. Her sister Silvije Vidovic is also in the musical field known for being a concert pianist. Ana’s father used to be an electric guitar player.
At the age of 8, Ana started performing and by the time she was 11, she was an international performer. She attended the prestigious Academy of Music in Zagreb as the youngest student where Ana learned with Professor Istvan Romer at the age of 13. She earned the invitation from the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, the United States to study. She completed her graduation from there in May 2005. Since then, she has been residing there where Ana is working as a private tutor as well. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fri, 28 May 2021 - 1h 01min - 32 - Symphony no. 5 in Cm, Op. 67 - II. Andante con moto
The Symphony No. 5 in C minor of Ludwig van Beethoven, Op. 67, was written between 1804 and 1808. It is one of the best-known compositions in classical music and one of the most frequently played symphonies, and it is widely considered one of the cornerstones of western music. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Fri, 28 May 2021 - 11min - 31 - Best of Russian AdagiosWed, 26 May 2021 - 1h 12min
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