Composer’s Corner: The Story of Leonard Bernstein
He was a pianist, composer, educator, humanitarian, and one of the first conductors to be featured on television. Leonard Bernstein was a man with a …
He was a pianist, composer, educator, humanitarian, and one of the first conductors to be featured on television. Leonard Bernstein was a man with a …
Meet Kassia of Constantinople: a poet, composer, abbess…and the earliest woman composer whose music still exists. In this series, we’re discovering the lives of the …
Olivier Messiaen was a French composer who wrote a hauntingly beautiful quartet…while he was imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp. In this series, we’re exploring …
He’s been called the “King of Ragtime”, and he’s the best-known composer in the history of the genre. But who was Scott Joplin, exactly? In …
Ludwig van Beethoven is a household name. He is, many believe, the greatest composer who ever lived. His Fur Elise and Moonlight Sonata are among …
What were the historical periods of music history? And how did they shape music as we know it today? In this series, we’re diving into …