Benjamin Britten was asked to compose music for a film that explained the instruments of the orchestra to children. Britten borrowed a tune by one of his favorite composers, Henry […]
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In celebration of the Christmas season, some classical compositions that have Christmas carols in them.
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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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Opera singer Denyce Graves talks with Naomi Lewin about what it’s like to be an international opera star.
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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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¡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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In the 16th century, „conquistadores“ – soldiers from Spain – sailed to Mexico, and took over the country from the Indigenous people who lived there. The Spanish brought their language, […]
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Jonathan Larson, the composer of the musical „Rent,“ used the same plot for this musical as Puccini did for La Bohème. Other composers also used classical music when they wrote […]
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‚Cuando los compositores usan las canciones, danzas y ritmos folclóricos de su paÃs para pintar cuadros musicales de lugares y leyendas locales, se llama nacionalismo musical. Escucha cómo compositores como […]
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How women in world history – Cleopatra, Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Elizabeth II, Aphra Behn, Joan of Arc, Emmeline Pankhurst, Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Sojourner Truth, Rosa […]
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