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18 hours ago · Igor Stravinsky. Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky [a] (17 June [ O.S. 5 June] 1882 – 6 April 1971) was a Russian composer and conductor with French citizenship (from 1934) and American citizenship (from 1945). He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century and a pivotal figure in modernist music .
18 hours ago · The concert begins with Mozart’s lively Symphony No. 35, also known as the “Haffner Symphony.” This is followed by Bach’s Cello Concerto in A major, showcasing the cello in all its glory. The evening concludes with one of Mozart’s most famous symphonies, No. 40 in G minor, filled with intensity and emotional appeal, written in 1788 ...
18 hours ago · Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra in B-flat major, Op. 83 (1881) Johannes Brahms was known for big-hearted generosity and breathtaking sarcasm. When he finished the Piano Concerto No. 2 in July 1881, Brahms wrote to his friend Elisabet von Herzogenberg that he’d written “a tiny, tiny piano concerto with a tiny, tiny wisp of a scherzo ...
18 hours ago · His major works from this period are a Violin Concerto, Op. 36 (1934/36), and a Piano Concerto, Op. 42 (1942). Schoenberg also wrote tonal music in this period with the Suite for Strings in G major (1935) and the Chamber Symphony No. 2 in E ♭ minor, Op. 38 (begun in 1906, completed in 1939).
18 hours ago · Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg. Religion. Lutheran (1626–1654) Catholic (1654–1689) Signature. Christina ( Swedish: Kristina; 18 December [ O.S. 8 December] 1626 – 19 April 1689) was a member of the House of Vasa, and the Queen of Sweden in her own right from 1632 until her abdication in 1654.
18 hours ago · Biographical sources Main articles: Historiography of early Islam and Historicity of Muhammad Two folios of the Birmingham Quran manuscript, an early manuscript written in Hijazi script likely dated within Muhammad's lifetime between c. 568–645 Quran Main article: Muhammad in the Quran The Quran is the central religious text of Islam. Muslims believe it represents the words of God revealed ...
18 hours ago · C ( pronounced / ˈsiː / – like the letter c) [6] is a general-purpose programming language. It was created in the 1970s by Dennis Ritchie and remains very widely used and influential. By design, C's features cleanly reflect the capabilities of the targeted CPUs. It has found lasting use in operating systems, device drivers, and protocol ...
