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Classical Music From Medieval To Present

Classical music, as we know it now, has gone through many changes since the middle of the 11th century. From a one line chant to the lovely “Brahm’s Lullaby,” was a journey of many centuries. In the mid 11th century, the Medieval period, with its one-line Gregorian chants, and following later in the 13th century, [...]

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – A Musical Genius

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, otherwise just referred to as Mozart, is one of the most famous musician / composers of all time. Mozart was a composer in the Classical Era which took place in the late 1700′s and early 1800′s. He composed over 600 works of music in his lifetime which included operas and religious pieces [...]

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When musicians in the orchestra are wrong

Musicians, like all other human beings, make mistakes. A mistake in a smaller band may be more noticeable than a person in a big band or an orchestra hitting a missed note or getting the rhythm wrong. The other members who are more often than not, playing the note correctly. Sometimes a musician playing the [...]

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What makes Beethoven a unique composer?

Beethoven was born on December 16, 1770. He had a difficult childhood. This was largely due to his father, Johann van Beethoven. His mother was Magdalena Keverich. His father wanted Ludwig Mozart to succeed. In that time Mozart was already a famous composer. Beethoven was thus forced to start playing the piano. Even when his [...]

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