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Johann Sebastian Bach 2: The Sons of Johann Sebastian Bach Mar 14, 2020

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Johann Sebastian Bach was married two times, and had a grand total of 20 children! All of Bach’s ancestors were musicians, and his sons were expected to follow in his […]

Johann Sebastian Bach 1: About Johann Sebastian Bach Mar 07, 2020

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Johann Sebastian Bach was born into a musical dynasty. The Bach family had over 300 years’ worth of professional composers and musicians, but Johann Sebastian was the most famous of […]

Gioachino Rossini 5: Famous Finales Feb 28, 2020

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A Finale is the end of a piece of music. Here’s a look at some famous finales.

Gioachino Rossini 4: Weather in Music Feb 22, 2020

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Depicting a thunderstorm in music was one of Rossini’s specialties. Here are some more examples of musical thunderstorms.

Gioachino Rossini 3: Overtures Feb 15, 2020

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Usually, an overture is a piece of music played at the beginning of a play, opera or ballet in order to set the mood. But there are also other kinds […]

Gioachino Rossini 2: The Story of William Tell Feb 08, 2020

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The William Tell Overture was written to open an opera by Gioachino Rossini. The opera is based on a legend about the Swiss hero William Tell. According to the legend, […]

Gioachino Rossini 1: About Gioachino Rossini Feb 01, 2020

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Italian composer Gioachino Rossini was born in 1792 and died in 1868, so you might think that he celebrated 76 birthdays. But Rossini was born in a leap year, on […]

Sergei Prokofiev 4: The Story of Lt. Kijé Jan 25, 2020

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Lt. Kijé is the story of an imaginary soldier, created when the Russian Tsar misread a smudged name on a list of his men. Everyone around the Tsar was too […]

Sergei Prokofiev 3: How Suite It Is Jan 18, 2020

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In music, a suite is a specific collection of pieces. Here are some examples of various kinds of musical suites.

Sergei Prokofiev 2: Musical Sleigh Rides Jan 11, 2020

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Prokofiev was not the only classical composer to paint a musical portrait of a sleigh ride on a snowy day. Listen as we take you through several other examples of […]

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