Concertos got their start in 17th century Italy. The history of violin concertos follows the history of great violinists.
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Robert and Clara Schumann were a husband and wife musician/composer team. But theirs was not the only family in which musician were linked by marriage. Others include Dvorak/Suk, Wagner/Liszt, Mozart/Weber, […]
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There are many pieces of classical music — besides „The Flight of the Bumblebee“ — that are about bees, birds, and other winged creatures. Composers use various instruments to imitate […]
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St. Paul’s Girls‘ School in London has a sign that says: „Gustav Holst wrote The Planets and taught here.“ Holst composed his St. Paul’s Suite for the student orchestra at St. Paul’s Girls‘ School. Many other composers wrote music for students to perform.
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After Christopher Columbus made his first trip across the Atlantic Ocean, Spain and other European countries began to colonize the Americas. Spanish music had a big influence on Latin American […]
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¡Bienvenidos! Listen and explore the music of some of Spain’s most influential composers and players, from King Alfonso X (a.k.a. „Alfonso El Sabio“/Alfonso the Wise) to Francisco Tárrega, known as […]
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Ralph Vaughan Williams arrived on the scene just as a definite English classical music sound was being established. His three main teachers at the Royal Academy of Music were Arthur […]
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As soon as Handel got his first job of court composer to a German prince, he headed for England. Through a bizarre twist of royal succession, that prince ended up […]
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Aaron Copland was a 20th century American composer from Brooklyn, New York. Copland is known for writing very American music, but he actually studied in France. His teacher, Nadia Boulanger, […]
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The Country Band March has 12 recognizable popular and folk tunes in it. But Ives was not the only composer to put borrowed tunes in his music. Many classical composers […]
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