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May 9, 2024 · Irving Berlin (born May 11, 1888, Mogilyov, Russia [now in Belarus]—died Sept. 22, 1989, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was an American composer who played a leading role in the evolution of the popular song from the early ragtime and jazz eras through the golden age of musicals. His easy mastery of a wide range of song styles, for both stage and ...
5 days ago · Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical music, as the term "classical music" can also be applied to non-Western art musics. Classical music is often characterized by formality and ...
6 days ago · During the 9th century, several important developments took place. First, there was a major effort by the Church to unify the many chant traditions and suppress many of them in favor of the Gregorian liturgy. Second, the earliest polyphonic music was sung, a form of parallel singing known as organum.
2 days ago · Benjamin Britten. Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten OM CH (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976, aged 63) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces. His best-known works include the opera ...
May 3, 2024 · Instrumental: Maurizio Pollini - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 27–32: Alfred Brendel - Liszt: Piano Works: Peter Hurford – Bach: Organ Works Vol. 3: Krystian Zimerman – Brahms: Piano Sonatas 1 & 2: Operatic: Charles Mackerras conducting Vienna State Opera, Vienna Philharmonic - Janáček: Káťa Kabanová
May 17, 2024 · Franz Schubert (born January 31, 1797, Himmelpfortgrund, near Vienna [Austria]—died November 19, 1828, Vienna) was an Austrian composer who bridged the worlds of Classical and Romantic music, noted for the melody and harmony in his songs ( lieder) and chamber music. Among other works are Symphony No. 9 in C Major ( The Great; 1828), Symphony ...
3 days ago · Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky [n 1] ( / tʃaɪˈkɒfski / chy-KOF-skee; [2] 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) [n 2] was a Russian composer during the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music would make a lasting impression internationally. Tchaikovsky wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the current ...
