On this week’s Classics for Kids show, music for the harvest – and for fall.
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The United States Marine Band is this country’s oldest military band. Each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces has its own band, and song. Captain Don Schofield, associate conductor of […]
conductor of the United States Air Force Band of Flight, talks with Naomi Lewin about all
Johann Sebastian Bach was born into a musical dynasty. The Bach family had over 300 years‘ worth of professional composers and musicians, but Johann Sebastian was the most famous of […]
professional composers and musicians, but Johann Sebastian was the most famous of all
Through the centuries, there have been exceptional female performers – on the largest stages of the world, and in smaller, more intimate settings. They include Clara Wieck Schumann, Maria Theresia […]
What composer wrote music for an all-female choir and orchestra?
1685 was a very good year for German composers. Within the space of a month, two of the greatest were born: Johann Sebastian Bach, and George Frederick Handel. Handel spent […]
Handel liked most of all to write symphonies ballets operas dance suites
For some reason, Beethoven has been the butt of many musical jokes over the years. You can find Beethoven references everywhere from disco, to the Beatles, to the Broadway musical.
During World War II, British public radio started all news bulletins with the first
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a child prodigy. He wrote his first symphony when he was eight, but actually started composing at the age of five. In this show, hear about […]
Poetry Math Geology Astronomy All of the Above #3.
From a very early age, Scott Joplin supported himself as a performing pianist. Eventually, he earned a living selling his compositions, too. Thanks to Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag, the most […]
Thanks to Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag, the most famous of all piano rags, Joplin became
The polonaise is a dance that was fashionable in the Polish court. Since Polish nobility used to like to speak French, the name „polonaise“ is French. Eventually, the polonaise caught […]
Eventually, the polonaise caught on all over Europe, and even migrated to America
Johann Strauss, Jr. was the son of a very successful violinist and orchestra leader. Eventually, Johann, Jr. was in competition with his father, conducting an orchestra of his own. When […]
The Strauss orchestra traveled all over the world.
