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Felix Mendelssohn 5: Women Composers May 29, 2021

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Fanny Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn’s older sister, was a talented pianist and composer. So was Clara Schumann, wife of composer Robert Schumann. Also featured: music of Elizabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre, […]

Felix Mendelssohn 4: Child Prodigy Composers May 22, 2021

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A child prodigy, Felix Mendelssohn began composing when he was 10. This week on Classics for Kids hear about other composers who started just as early — or even earlier.

Felix Mendelssohn 3: Music Based on Shakespeare May 15, 2021

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Probably no playwright has had more music based on his work than William Shakespeare. Felix Mendelssohn, Henry Purcell, Hector Berlioz, Giuseppe Verdi are just a few of the composers who’ve […]

Felix Mendelssohn 2: A Midsummer Night’s Dream May 08, 2021

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When Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn put on Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream to entertain their family, the two of them played all the characters! Mendelssohn's music for A Midsummer […]

Felix Mendelssohn 1: About Felix Mendelssohn May 01, 2021

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By the time he was a teenager, Felix Mendelssohn was already an excellent pianist and composer. And Mendelssohn was very talented in other areas. In addition to German (his native […]

William Grant Still 4: Historic Black Composers Apr 24, 2021

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William Grant Still was a 20th century African-American composer. But hundreds of years before he lived, there were other black composers. ‘The Music of Freedom The songs that helped the […]

William Grant Still 3: Paul Laurence Dunbar’s Poetry Apr 17, 2021

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After William Grant Still wrote his Afro-American Symphony, he found bits of poetry that he thought went with each movement. The poetry was written by Paul Laurence Dunbar, the first […]

William Grant Still 2: The Afro-American Symphony Apr 10, 2021

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William Grant Still wanted to put the sound of the blues into a symphony. His Afro-American Symphony is centered on a bluesy theme. Still took that theme and did something […]

William Grant Still 1: About William Grant Still Apr 03, 2021

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William Grant Still has been called the Dean of Afro-American composers. William grew up listening to his grandmother tell stories about her life as a slave on a plantation in […]

Antonin Dvořák 4: Other Musical Nationalism Mar 27, 2021

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Antonin Dvorak and his fellow Czech composers were among the first music nationalists. Here’s a look at many others, including composers from America.

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