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Category: Music History

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Composer’s Corner: The Story of Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre

Composer’s Corner: The Story of Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre

January 30, 2021 January 30, 2021

Introducing…the child prodigy you’ve probably never heard of. In this series, we’re discovering the stories of the best composers in Western music history and why …

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Composer’s Corner: The Story of Leonard Bernstein

Composer’s Corner: The Story of Leonard Bernstein

January 22, 2021 January 22, 2021

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 …

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Composer’s Corner: The Story of Kassia of Constantinople

Composer’s Corner: The Story of Kassia of Constantinople

January 15, 2021 January 15, 2021

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 …

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Composer’s Corner: The Story of Olivier Messiaen

Composer’s Corner: The Story of Olivier Messiaen

November 20, 2020 November 20, 2020

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 …

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Composer’s Corner: The Story of Scott Joplin

Composer’s Corner: The Story of Scott Joplin

July 16, 2020 July 16, 2020

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 …

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Composer’s Corner: The Story of Ludwig van Beethoven

Composer’s Corner: The Story of Ludwig van Beethoven

May 27, 2020 May 27, 2020

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 …

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