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Maurice Ravel Music Reviews

By Randall Radic
March 23, 2021
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Maurice Ravel, the gifted composer, pianist, and trendsetter, was sui generis: a remarkable genius of refined sensibilities. Music teacher and writer Roger Nichols, the author of a wonderful new biography of Ravel, employs the French word pudeur to describe the composer. Pudeur is a noun...

10 Things You Might Not Know About Charlie Parker

Charlie Parker Music

By Brandon Gonzales
March 12, 2021
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1. The young Charlie Parker practiced his saxophone so much that a neighbor once asked his mother to move away so they could get some peace. In an interview, he confessed he practiced over 11 hours a day during those years. 2. He earned the...

10 Things You Might Not Know About Johann Sebastian Bach

J.S. Bach Music

By Editor
March 6, 2021
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1. At the age of eight, Johann Sebastian Bach attended the same Latin Grammar School as the Christian theologian and reformer Martin Luther, who taught reading, writing, and Latin grammar there. While, at school, the choir of St. Georgenkirche was formed, and Bach was given an opportunity...

Rite of Passage: John Heiss on Igor Stravinsky’s Life and Legacy

Igor Stravinsky Music Video

By Editor
February 23, 2021
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The Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) was one of the most influential composers of the twentieth century. His career spanned from the early twentieth century when he composed ballets inspired by Russian myth and the era’s revived interest in distinctly Russian culture, to the experimentation in compositional...

Maestros of Suspense: Jack Sullivan Talks about Music in Alfred Hitchcock’s Films

Alfred Hitchcock Film Music Podcast

By Roger Nelson
January 28, 2021
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Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980) was an iconic film director and producer of over 50 movies, including Dial M for Murder, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho, and The Birds. The techniques he pioneered inspired a new generation of filmmakers and revolutionized the “thriller” genre. Jack Sullivan is a literary scholar and professor of English...

10 Things You Might Not Know About Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Music Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

By Liza Lentini
December 25, 2020
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1. Born in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was actually christened Johann Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. Until 1769, he signed his name Gottleib (the German version of Theophilus). From there on out he used “Amadeo” (or, Amadeus). Incidentally, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is an anagram for “A...

Immortal Beloved: Beethoven’s Music is Still Bringing Joy

Blog Ludwig van Beethoven Music

By Editor
December 16, 2020
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It is said that before composing, Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) had a habit of dipping his head in cold water. We can’t be sure whether this tidbit is true or merely an invention of the 18th-century rumor mill. But this much we do know: regardless of...

Another Aspect of the Mozart Effect

Blog Music Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

By Editor
November 26, 2020
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When you hear the name Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791), you probably think about some of the most beautiful music ever written—and rightly so. Lately, however, the great composer has been a focus of a scientific study, which has nothing to do with music per se....

From Sweet Sounds to Sainthood: John Coltrane’s Legacy

Blog John Coltrane Music

By Editor
November 22, 2020
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When John Coltrane was born in 1926, the Jazz Age was in its heyday. At 17, when his mother gifted him his first saxophone, the teenager’s musical talent was already budding. And by the time of his untimely death in 1967, Coltrane, whose 91st birthday...

Not Just Street Talk: Miles Davis is Honored in New York

Blog Miles Davis Music

By Editor
November 18, 2020
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Even though he was born in Illinois and died in California, New York City played—no pun intended—a major role in Miles Davis’ life and career. He had lived in the Big Apple for 25 years, constantly setting new trends in jazz music. The budding musician...

Ravel

10 Things You Might Not Know About Charlie Parker

10 Things You Might Not Know About Johann Sebastian Bach

Rite of Passage: John Heiss on Igor Stravinsky’s Life and Legacy

Maestros of Suspense: Jack Sullivan Talks about Music in Alfred Hitchcock’s Films

10 Things You Might Not Know About Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Immortal Beloved: Beethoven’s Music is Still Bringing Joy

Another Aspect of the Mozart Effect

From Sweet Sounds to Sainthood: John Coltrane’s Legacy

Not Just Street Talk: Miles Davis is Honored in New York

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