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Leonard Bernstein 2: Bernstein and Musical Theater Nov 13, 2021

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When he was growing up, Leonard Bernstein loved to put on operas and other musical shows with his friends. That interest in musical theater continued all through his life, and […]

Leonard Bernstein 1: About Leonard Bernstein Nov 06, 2021

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American-born Leonard Bernstein became famous all over the world as a composer, a conductor, and a pianist. In addition to writing classical music, composed classic Broadway musicals, including West Side […]

Edvard Grieg 5: Halloween Music Oct 30, 2021

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Appropriately spooky classical music for Halloween.

Edvard Grieg 4: Incidental Music Oct 23, 2021

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Incidental music creates a mood, or illustrates the action for what is going on in a play, movie or television show.

Edvard Grieg 3: Other Scandinavian Composers Oct 16, 2021

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Music by composers from the three official Scandinavian countries — Norway, Denmark and Sweden — and a couple of unofficial ones — Finland and Iceland!

Edvard Grieg 2: The Story of Peer Gynt Oct 09, 2021

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“In The Hall of the Mountain King” is part of the incidental music Edvard Grieg wrote for Henrik Ibsen’s play Peer Gynt. Hear the story of the play as you […]

Edvard Grieg 1: About Edvard Grieg Oct 02, 2021

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Edvard Grieg was from a music-loving Norwegian family. In addition to becoming the leading Scandinavian composer of his day, Grieg became a big supporter of Norwegian arts and culture.

Spanish and Latin American Composers 5: Music based on Hispanic Dance Forms Sep 30, 2021

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Dance is very important in Spain, and Spanish dance forms have made their way all over the world. They’ve even turned into music that was never meant for dancing. Listen […]

Spanish and Latin American Composers 5 Espanol: Music based on Hispanic Dance Forms Sep 30, 2021

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La danza es muy importante en España, y las formas de danza españolas se han hecho camino en todo el mundo. Incluso se han convertido en música que nunca fue […]

Spanish and Latin American Composers 4: Latin American Composers Sep 25, 2021

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After Christopher Columbus made his first trip across the Atlantic Ocean, Spain and other European countries began to colonize the Americas. Spanish music had a big influence on Latin American […]

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