Meet Charles Ives – The Man and His Music
https://youtu.be/7MVHDE3TQ4Y?si=E97xjR02XoyHSjOJ Charles Edward Ives (1874–1954) was an American composer whose bold, forward‑looking musical imagination set him far ahead of his time. Raised in Danbury, Connecticut, he absorbed an adventurous approach to sound from...
Meet Max Bruch – His Life and Music
https://youtu.be/QzBEnfAlSnA?si=DjLpBgJV9QoZjUXz Max Bruch was a German Romantic composer best known for his richly melodic works—especially the Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, one of the most beloved violin concertos ever written. His career spanned conducting...
Meet Guillaume de Machaut – His Life and Music
https://youtu.be/pOlDmTTPWeo?si=l7tRe_zKeOkaq-t7 Guillaume de Machaut (c. 1300–1377) was a leading French composer and poet of the 14th century and the founder and central figure of the Ars Nova movement. Born near Reims, he served as secretary to John of Luxembourg,...
Meet Ferruccio Busoni – His Life and Music
https://youtu.be/WF9M-pEqudk Ferruccio Busoni's compositions have the power to astonish listeners. His monumental Piano Concerto in C major, for example, is comprised of five movements, played without pause, that last nearly 75 minutes. In the final movement, a men's...
Meet Leonard Berstein – The Man and His Music
https://youtu.be/2kn07OwIvJo?si=jUzu28jPhJ9myy7A Bradley Cooper's movie "Maestro," released earlier this year, prompted many people to discover or rediscover the remarkable contributions that Leonard Bernstein brought to the world of music. We should remember Leonard...
Meet Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – His Life and Music
I knew of and admired the daring Joseph Haydn, whose youthful works hinted at the Classical symphony’s future, and I exchanged ideas — directly and indirectly — with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who later said of me, “He is the father, we are the children.”
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