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Schubert wasn't the only composer who passed from this earth with an incomplete symphony on his shelf. Elgar, Mahler, Bruckner, and other symphoni...
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At one time, the erhu was the muse of Central Asian nomads; this small, two-stringed fiddle could be played on horseback (imagine folk modifying an...
Bought by KBYI
- Added: Jul 05, 2017
- Length: 10:00
- Purchases: 1
About 2,500 years ago, the body of a Chinese nobleman was placed in a tomb with items he cherished most: furnishings, bronze vessels, weapons and s...
Bought by WXXI Rochester
- Added: Jul 05, 2017
- Length: 04:29
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The latest installment in our series of composer biographies presents the 19th century Austrian titan Anton Bruckner. We'll explore his work and hi...
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A one minute music history for each day of the year!
- Added: Jun 06, 2016
- Length: 06:08:46
With William Blake’s famous words as a stepping-off point, we’re traversing the pastoral musical landscapes of the British Isles. Episode 1 of 5.
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With William Blake’s famous words as a stepping-off point, we’re traversing the pastoral musical landscapes of the British Isles. Episode 5 of 5.
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With William Blake’s famous words as a stepping-off point, we’re traversing the pastoral musical landscapes of the British Isles. Episode 2 of 5.
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With William Blake’s famous words as a stepping-off point, we’re traversing the pastoral musical landscapes of the British Isles. Episode 4 of 5.
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A week-long look at the life and music of Danish composer Carl Nielsen, who rose from humble beginnings to become Denmark's greatest composer. We w...
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It’s a lot more than just pianos. We’ll follow the story of the musical keyboard, from the ancient Greeks all the way to synthesizers, examining mu...
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"The greatest genius that ever lived," proclaimed WH Auden, while Rossini said that Wagner had "beautiful moments but awful quarters of an hour." L...
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We've borrowed our title from the 1941 jazz standard, but what is a rhapsody? In music, Grove defines a rhapsody is "an episodic instrumental compo...
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Continuing our massive series in examining the symphony, widely considered one of the most important forms of classical music. Our exploration this...
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We’ll sample from the wealth of music inspired by the Bard’s verse, including a suite from Mendelssohn’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and excerpts f...
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We’ll sample from the wealth of music inspired by the Bard’s verse, including a suite from Mendelssohn’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and excerpts f...
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With communications and travel offering cultural exchange like never before, today’s composer draws from an enormous palette, giving voice to the a...
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With communications and travel offering cultural exchange like never before, today’s composer draws from an enormous palette, giving voice to the a...
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With communications and travel offering cultural exchange like never before, today’s composer draws from an enormous palette, giving voice to the a...
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With communications and travel offering cultural exchange like never before, today’s composer draws from an enormous palette, giving voice to the a...
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This week we will explore the sections of the modern orchestra, instruments that are hit, plucked, blown through, fingered, and bowed. Bill will po...
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This week's focus is musical buffoonery! Music is a language, and like all others it has its jokes, witticisms, and puns. For composers, clowning ...
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This week's focus is musical buffoonery! Music is a language, and like all others it has its jokes, witticisms, and puns. For composers, clowning ...
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This week's focus is musical buffoonery! Music is a language, and like all others it has its jokes, witticisms, and puns. For composers, clowning ...
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Slipped Through the Cracks is the eleventh episode in our ongoing series of symphonic voyages. In over a decade of exploring the symphonic form we'...
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