My favorite classical works. Arias, ballets, concertos, marches, masses, motets, requiems, string quartets, suites, symphonic poems, symphonies, and other forms of classical music.
Friday, November 29, 2013
Lully's operas
Lully is known for his operas. Some of them are Alceste, Armide, and Persée.
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The Four Seasons by Vivaldi
Vivaldi is known for The Four Seasons. From 1723, they are some of the most known violin concertos in classical music.
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Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue is from 1924. By George Gershwin, it is one of the most famous American classical works.
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Carmen by Bizet
Bizet is known for his opera Carmen. From 1875, it is one of the most popular and performed operas in the world today.
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The Stars and Stripes Forever by Sousa
"The Stars and Stripes Forever" by Sousa is from 1897. It is the national march of the United States.
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Sousa's marches
Sousa is known for his marches. Some of them are "The Thunderer", "The Liberty Bell", "Semper Fidelis", and "The Stars and Stripes Forever".
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Rossini's operas
Rossini is known for his operas. Some of them are The Barber of Seville and La Cenerentola.
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Thursday, November 28, 2013
Popular 20th century composers
Some of the most popular 20th century composers are Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Britten, Strauss, and Saint Saëns.
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Popular Romantic composers
Some of the most popular Romantic period composers are Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Dvořák, Wagner, Mendelssohn, Verdi, and Chopin.
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Popular Classical composers
Some of the most popular Classical period composers are Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Handel, Rameau, and Hayden.
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Popular Baroque composers
Some of the most popular Baroque period composers are Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau, and Lully.
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Most known 20th century composer
Shostakovich is one of the most known composers from the 20th century.
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Most known Romantic composer
Beethoven is one of the most known composers from the Romantic period.
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Most known Classical composer
Mozart is one of the most known composers from the Classical period.
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Most known Baroque composer
Bach is one of the most known composers from the Baroque period.
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The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker ballet from 1892 by Tchaikovsky, has some of the most famous music ever from a ballet. The ballet and the music are very popular around Christmas.
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String Quartet No. 8 by Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110 by Shostakovich is from 1960. It is known for its dark and intense second movement.
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Toccata and Fugue by Bach
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 by Bach is one of the most famous works for organ. The music sounds stormy and dark at times. It is one of Bach's best works.
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Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" is one of the best works ever written in classical music. From 1824, Beethoven was almost completely deaf when he composed it.
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013
No operas by Bach
Bach composed a lot of music during the Baroque period, including oratorios, concertos, and masses, but no operas.
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The Italian Mozart
Rossini's nickname was "The Italian Mozart", because of his song-like melodies.
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Debussy's only completed opera
Pelléas et Mélisande is the only opera Debussy completed. Pelléas et Mélisande was first performed in 1902.
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Wagner's Ring Cycle
Wagner's four epic operas make up the Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). The four operas are Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Siegfried, and Götterdämmerung.
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Most opera houses
Many opera houses are located in France, Germany, Italy, Russia, and the United States.
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First opera house
The first opera house open to the public was the Teatro San Cassiano in Venice, Italy in 1637.
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Opera history
Opera started in Italy at the end of the 16th century.
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Popular operas
Some of the most popular operas performed today are by Italian, French, and German composers. Some of the operas are Aida, Carmen, La boheme, La traviata, Madama Butterfly, and The Barber of Seville.
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First opera ever
The first opera ever is Dafne by Peri. It was probably performed in 1597-1598.
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Beethoven's only opera
Fidelio is the only opera by Beethoven. It was first performed in 1805.
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