by Barry Lenson | Feb 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
By Barry Lenson The Italian composer Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) is most admired for his incredibly skillful, masterfully orchestrated tone poems The Birds, The Pines of Rome, and The Fountains of Rome. These charming works have become a part of popular orchestral...
by Barry Lenson | Feb 25, 2025 | Carlo Gesualdo
Composer Profile: Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613), Madrigalist and Murderer By Barry Lenson Many well-regarded composers did much more than just write music. Alexander Borodin (1833-1877) was also a physician and a scientist. Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges...
by Barry Lenson | Feb 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976): A Musical Biography By Barry Lenson The British composer Benjamin Britten wrote a remarkably large and varied body of music. His compositions range from the simply delightful Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra to the ravishingly...
by Barry Lenson | Feb 25, 2025 | Georg Philipp Telemann, German Baroque Music
by Barry Lenson We would like to start today’s composer profile with a short quiz. Ready? Please put on your thinking cap. Question One: Which composer wrote the Water Music? Question Two: Which composer wrote the Saint Matthew Passion? Question Three: Which composer...
by Barry Lenson | Feb 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Brazilian-Born Master Composer Whose Music Knows No Boundaries by Barry Lenson Have you noticed that many members of the classical music world are prejudiced against the music of Spain and Latin America? When that music comes under discussion, they...
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