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Antonin Dvořák 3: Music Nationalism circa 1848 Mar 20, 2021

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All across Europe in the 19th century, there was a wave of nationalism as people fought for political independence. Composers started wanting musical independence, too. When they started putting folk […]

Antonin Dvořák 2: Composers Who Visited America Mar 13, 2021

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In 1892, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s trip to the New World, a wealthy New Yorker invited Antonin Dvorak to visit America. Tchaikovsky, Albeniz, and Delius were […]

Antonin Dvořák 1: About Antonin Dvorák Mar 06, 2021

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At the time when Czech composer Antonin Dvorak was born, the Czech people had no country of their own. The regions where they lived — Bohemia and Moravia — were […]

Johannes Brahms 4: Classical Music Featuring Dances from European Countries Feb 27, 2021

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Many composers used European dance forms in their work. Dvorak, Haydn, Chopin and Beethoven are just a few of the composers featured here.

Johannes Brahms 3: Hungarian Dancing Feb 20, 2021

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The Hungarian Dances by Johannes Brahms were never really intended for dancing. But that doesn’t mean that people in Hungary don't dance! Richard Graber, the director of a Hungarian dance […]

Johannes Brahms 2: The Brahms Hungarian Dances Feb 13, 2021

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When he was a young pianist, Johannes Brahms accompanied a Hungarian violinist, and fell in love with Hungarian music. His own Hungarian-flavored dances were written to entertain his friends at […]

Johannes Brahms 1: About Johannes Brahms Feb 06, 2021

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Brahms, Bach, and Beethoven are known as the “Three B’s” of classical music. Brahms always knew that he wanted to be a composer — by the time he was six, […]

Franz Schubert 5: Marches Not Written for Bands and Parades Jan 30, 2021

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Even though Schubert’s Marche Militaire has the word “march” in the title, it was never actually meant for anyone to march to. Several other composers wrote march music without bands […]

Franz Schubert 4: Music for Piano Four Hands Jan 23, 2021

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Franz Schubert wrote his Marche Militaire for piano four hands — two people playing the same instrument. Here are some more pieces for piano four hands.

Franz Schubert 3: Take Me to Your Lieder Jan 16, 2021

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Songs in classical music are usually called “art songs.” In German, art songs are called Lieder. Franz Schubert was a master of writing Lieder. Each of his songs combines poetry […]

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