"Composers combine notes, that's all."
(Igor Stravinsky, russ./am. composer, 1882-1971)
Learn more about the people behind the music. Here you will find all information on our composers and authors: biographies, lists of works, introductory texts, photos for download, discographies, as well as a daily updated calendar of performances and much more.
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02/06/2012 George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue uniquely describes the American spirit of the 1920s. Gershwin was one of the first composers who combined Jazz and classical music. The Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria tours ... |
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02/09/2012 A CD project with the mezzo-soprano Stella Doufexis, viola player Pauline Sachse and pianist Daniel Heide provided the opportunity for Christian Jost to return to his opera Hamlet which had been premiered in ... 02/02/2012 Paul Hindemith: Messe
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Shortly before Paul Hindemiths death in December 1963, the Piaristenpfarre in Vienna saw the premiere of his 'Messe' for mixed choir. In this church, famous ... 02/02/2012
Richard Ayres has been shortlisted for Toonzetters 2012, a Dutch competition aimed at promoting new music in Holland. His work, No. 46 will be performed this summer and is being considered for three prizes awarded ... |
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