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Works of classical repertoire often exhibit complexity in their use of orchestration, counterpoint, harmony, musical development, rhythm, phrasing, texture, and form. Whereas most popular styles are usually written in song form, classical music is noted for its development of highly sophisticated in

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Latest: 14 Oct 2022
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14 Oct 2022 · 6 min

Jazz Love-Romantic

As jazz spread around the world, it drew on national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to different styles. New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910s, combining earlier brass band marches, French quadrilles, biguine, ragtime and blues with collective polyphonic improvisation. But jazz did not begin as a single musical tradition in New Orleans or elsewhere. In the 1930s, arranged dance-oriented swing big bands, Kansas City jazz (a hard-swinging, bluesy, improvisational style), and gypsy jazz (a style that emphasized musette waltzes) were the prominent styles. Bebop…

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8 Sep 2022 · 17 min
I - Allegro Schubert String Quintet
Schubert String Quintet, D. 956 The String Quintet in C major, D. 956 - and often referred to as Op. posth. 163- was Franz Schubert's final chamber work. It is a cello quintet, in the sense that it is scored for a standard string quartet lineup plus an additional cello -with the viola being by far the most common choice. The work has been described as a chamber music masterpiece, and since its public performance in 1850 and its publication in 1853, it has gained status as one of Schubert's finest works. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
15 Aug 2022 · 6 min
Mozart Requiem in D minor,
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 - VI. Benedictus Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart started composing the Requiem Mass in D minor (K. 626) in Vienna in 1791, following an anonymous commision from Count Franz von Walsegg, who requested the piece to commemorate the anniversary of his wife's death. Mozart passed away on December of 1791, however, having finished and orchestrated only one movement. The Requiem is widely considered one of Mozart's greatest works, and its composition process is surrounded a shroud of mistery and myths, usually attributed to Mozart's wife Constanze, who had to keep secret the fact…
1 Aug 2022 · 14 min
Bach - Fantasia and fugue in Gm, BWV 542
The Great Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542, is an organ prelude and fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach. It acquired that name to distinguish it from the earlier Little Fugue in G minor, which is shorter. This piece is not to be confused with the Prelude and Fugue in A minor, which is also for organ and also sometimes called the Great. It was transcribed for piano by Franz Liszt as S.463. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
22 Jul 2022 · 11 min
Schubert- Piano Trio no. 1 in B flat major, D. 898 - Allegro moderato
Schubert Piano Trio no. 1 in B-flat major, D. 898 8 Franz Schubert finished his Trio in B flat major, D. 898, in 1827. It was published in 1836 as Op. 99, eight years after the composer's death. It is a work for piano, violin, and cello, it spans four movements and an unusual total length of 40 minutes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
14 Jul 2022 · 13 min
1812 Overture
Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture, Op. 499 The Year 1812 (festival overture in E♭ major, Op. 49), also known as 1812 Overture, is an orchestral work by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky commemorating the unsuccessful French invasion into Russia, and the subsequent devastating withdrawal of Napoleon's Grande Armée, an event that marked 1812 as the major turning point of the Napoleonic Wars. The work is best known for the sequence of cannon fire, which is sometimes performed, especially at outside festivals, using live cannons. When performed indoors, orchestras may use computer generated cannon sounds or huge…
12 Jul 2022 · 26 min
J.S Bach - La passion Selon Saint Matthieu - 2nd Partie - 5
Bach St. Matthew's Passion, BWV 244 Johann Sebastian BachChoir and OrchestraSt. Matthew's Passion, BWV 244 The St. Matthew's Passion (Matthäus-Passion), BWV 244 is a sacred oratorio by J.S. Bach, written in 1727 for solo voices, double choir and double orchestra, with libretto by picander. It sets chapters 26 and 27 of the Gospel of Matthew (in Luther's German translation) to music, with chorales and arias. One of the masterpieces of Western Music, its original latin title is Passio Domini Nostri J.C. Secundum Evangelistam Matthaeum. Bach revised the work in 1736 and included two organs, and…
12 Jul 2022 · 16 min
J.S Bach - La passion Selon Saint Matthieu - 1st Partie - 4 (1)
Bach St. Matthew's Passion, BWV 244 Johann Sebastian BachChoir and OrchestraSt. Matthew's Passion, BWV 244 The St. Matthew's Passion (Matthäus-Passion), BWV 244 is a sacred oratorio by J.S. Bach, written in 1727 for solo voices, double choir and double orchestra, with libretto by picander. It sets chapters 26 and 27 of the Gospel of Matthew (in Luther's German translation) to music, with chorales and arias. One of the masterpieces of Western Music, its original latin title is Passio Domini Nostri J.C. Secundum Evangelistam Matthaeum. Bach revised the work in 1736 and included two organs, and…
2 Jul 2022 · 1 min
Use A MUSICAL GIFT To Make Someone Fall In Love With You
Falling in love is one of the best things that you can feel in this lifetime. nothing can ever make you that happiest person unless you found your other half. It can be challenging or difficult on how to express your love to the other person. Sometimes, you can become too much in love to the point that you will end up being speechless when your loved one is around. Do you want to be extra romantic to that special person? Is there something that you wish your girl or guy to know right now? Do you want to express how grateful and happy you are because of their presence in your life? Did they…
24 Jun 2022 · 21 min
Mozart- Don Giovanni, K. 527 - 11. Act II - Scene V - Dinningroom
Don Giovanni, K. 527 (Il dissoluto punito, ossia il Don Giovanni, literally The Rake Punished, or Don Giovanni) is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. A work based on the legends of Don Juan, fictional libertine and seducer, it was premiered in 1787. Although sometimes classified as comic, it blends comedy, melodrama and supernatural elements. A staple of the standard operatic repertoire, Don Giovanni is one of the most-performed operas worldwide. It has also proved a fruitful subject for writers and philosophers. Hosted on…
13 Jun 2022 · 15 min
Violin Partita no. 2, BWV 1004 - 5. Chaconne [Piano arrangement]
Johann Sebastian Bach wrote his Partita in D minor for solo violin, BWV 1004, from the year 1717 to 1723. It has been suggested that this partita, and especially its last movement, was conceived as a tombeau in memory of Bach's first wife Maria Barbara Bach (who died in 1720). The partita contains five movements, given in Italian as: Allemanda, Corrente, Sarabanda, Giga and Caccona. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9 Jun 2022 · 50 min
Favorites From The 50's
A Certain Smile - A Teenager's Romance Among My Soveniers- Anytime Anywhere April Love - At The Hop Baby Talk - Bad Motorcycle Bananna Boat Song - Be My Guest Beep Beep - Beyond The Sea Bill Naley and The Comets Blue Suede Shoes - Blue Berry Hill Bobby Darin - Bonie Maronie Book Of Love - Born Too Late Bossa Nova Cassanoves - Party Doll Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
4 Jun 2022 · 41 min
The Classic String Ensemble - 1st Movement - Allegro vivace
A string orchestra is an orchestra consisting solely of a string section made up of the bowed strings used in Western Classical music. The instruments of such an orchestra are most often the following: the violin, which is divided into first and second violin players (each usually playing different parts), the viola, the cello, and usually, but not always, the double bass. String orchestras can be of chamber orchestra size ranging from between 12 (4 first violins, 3 second violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos and 1 bass = 12) and 21 musicians (6 first violins, 5 second violins, 4 violas, 4 cellos and…
31 May 2022 · 15 min
Schubert Chamber Group String Quintet In Cmajor II - Adagio
Schubert String Quintet The String Quintet in C major, D. 956 - and often referred to as Op. posth. 163- was Franz Schubert's final chamber work. It is a cello quintet, in the sense that it is scored for a standard string quartet lineup plus an additional cello -with the viola being by far the most common choice. The work has been described as a chamber music masterpiece, and since its public performance in 1850 and its publication in 1853, it has gained status as one of Schubert's finest works. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
28 May 2022 · 29 min
Giuseppe VerdiVoice(s) and Piano Attila
Verdi Attila Sheet MusicGiuseppe VerdiVoice(s) and Piano Attila Attila is an opera in a prologue and three acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Temistocle Solera, based on the 1809 play Attila, König der Hunnen (Attila, King of the Huns) by Zacharias Werner. The opera received its first performance at La Fenice in Venice on 17 March 1846. About this Piece Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
27 May 2022 · 13 min
Bunch a Banjos on Broadway= Phillip Frederick “Freddy Morgan” Morgenstern
American banjo musician, comedian, actor, songwriter and entertainer who gained fame as a featured member of the Spike Jones Band from 1947 to 1958. Born in New York City and raised in Cleveland Ohio, he went by "Freddy" since childhood. At age of 9, he began playing the ukulele after recovering from a serious accident. He studied banjo with Eddie Connors and at the age of 14, then teamed up with a school mate and fellow banjo enthusiast named Leo Livingston. The pair billed themselves as Morgan and Stone, and struck out for Broadway where they met with success. Morgan and Stone went on a…
26 May 2022 · 47 min
Carles Trepat - Spanish classical guitar
Carles Trepat is a Spanish classical guitarist. He has won several international prizes, including the "Premio Tárrega" in the "Certamen Internacional Francisco Tárrega de Benicàssim". In July 2014, he was awarded with the "Honorific Prize José Tomás" in Petrer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
24 May 2022 · 23 min
Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff - 3
Verdi's last opera, Falstaff, was his first comic opera in over 50 years. Verdi and his librettist, Boito, kept the composition secret since Verdi was somewhat less comfortable with comic opera, and he wanted to have the option of canceling the production—even after the dress rehearsal. Boito's libretto has its basis in Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor with additional material from Henry VI, parts 1 and 2. The premiere at the Teatro alla Scala was a triumph, but, as always, Verdi continued to make adjustments to the score for both the Rome and Paris premieres; these changes were…
20 May 2022 · 14 min
Bach- French Suite no. 6, BWV 817
The French Suites, BWV 812–817, are six suites which Johann Sebastian Bach wrote for keyboard between 1722-25. Although suites 1–4 are typically dated to 1722, it is possible that the first was written somewhat earlier. They were later given the name French. Likewise, the English Suites received a later appellation. The name was popularised by Bach's biographer Johann Nikolaus Forkel, who mentioned they were written in the French style. This, however, is inaccurate: like Bach's other suites, they follow a largely Italian convention. There is no surviving definitive manuscript of these…
17 May 2022 · 59 min
The Magic Harp, D. 644 - Overture. Rosamunde, Op. 26,
The Magic Harp (Die Zauberharfe), D.644, is the incidental music composed for the play of the same name by F. Schubert. Written in 1819, premiered in 1820 in Vienna, and first published in 1891, the overture to this work has been long asociated with the Rosamunde incidental music, probably because they were first published together. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
13 May 2022 · 11 min
Chopin Fantasy, Op. 49
Frédéric Chopin wrote his Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49, in 1841 (when he was 31 years old), and dedicated it to Catherine de Souzzo. It is a single movement piece that evolves through a number of sections and reflects a number of different moods: Chopin allegedly used the title Fantaisie to convey a sense of freedom from rules and a romantic expression. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12 May 2022 · 8 min
Beethoven ~Trio in E Flat Major, Op. 38 - VI. Andante con moto.
The Trio in E flat, Op. 38 is a 1805 arrangement of the earlier Septet in E flat, Op. 20 by Ludwig van Beethoven. The original piece, completed in 1800, was scored for clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and double bass. This version was rewritten for clarinet (or violin), cello, and piano. The overall layout of the work resembles a serenade, closely mimicking Mozart's K. 563 trio, but enjoying substantial additions. Conductor Arturo Toscanini rearranged the string section of the Septet so that it could be played by the full string section of the orchestra, but he did not change…
9 May 2022 · 12 min
Beethoven-Symphony no. 5 in Cm, Op. 67 - II. Andante con moto
The Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, was finished and first performed in 1808. It achieved fame soon enough, going on to become one of the most popular compositions in classical music. Beethoven was in his mid-thirties: his personal life was troubled by increasing deafness. In the world at large, the period was marked by the Napoleonic Wars. The symphony soon acquired status as a central item in the repertoire: groundbreaking in terms of both technical and emotional impact, it had a large influence on composers and music critics, and inspired work by such composers as Brahms, Tchaikovsky,…
6 May 2022 · 13 min
Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 36_ 1st Movement - Adagio Molto; Allegro Con Brio
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27 Apr 2022 · 10 min
Frédéric Chopin- Ballade no. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Frédéric Chopin wrote his Ballade no. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, in 1831. During those years he had taken residence in Vienna, and as the war between his native land and the Russian Empire grew longer so did his music become increasingly dramatic, a reflection of his feelings of loneliness and alienation. The Ballade no. 1 wasn't published until Chopin moved to Paris, where he dedicated it to Baron Nathaniel von Stockhausen. Chopin may be said to be the creator of the Ballade as a distinct genre, inspiring many musicians (such as Liszt and Brahms) to write their own Ballades. Though the pieces…
25 Apr 2022 · 1 hr 14 min
US_Army_Blues Jazz Band Compilation
We're America's old as continuously operated jazz supper club almost a half a century old. Now you are engaged tonight in an historic moment I can look back here upon the orchestra and I can honestly say that you are seeing one of the swinging as bands in America today and I'm just once again humbled and proud to present the United States army blues under the musical direction of chief warrant Officer Charles Wal Hurst here to my right Let's give a big hand a big blues alley Welcome to the United States army blues Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
21 Apr 2022 · 5 min
Gaelic Irish - Slainte-Fear-a-Bhata
Fear a' Bhàta is a Scots Gaelic song from the late 18th century, written by Sìne NicFhionnlaigh of Tong who was courting a young fisherman from Uig, Dòmhnall MacRath. The song captures the emotions that she endured during their courtship. The part of the story that is rarely told is that they were married not long after she composed the song. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
19 Apr 2022 · 11 min
Handel-12-Concerti-Grossi-Op.-6
George Frideric Handel, German (until 1715) Georg Friedrich Händel, Händel also spelled Haendel, (born February 23, 1685, Halle, Brandenburg [Germany]—died April 14, 1759, London, England), German-born English composer of the late Baroque era, noted particularly for his operas, oratorios, and instrumental compositions. He wrote the most famous of all oratorios, Messiah (1741), and is also known for such occasional pieces as Water Music (1717) and Music for the Royal Fireworks (1749). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
15 Apr 2022 · 12 min
Handel – Water music – Suite No.2 in D Major
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14 Apr 2022 · 15 min
Piano Sonata no. 14 in C#m 'Moonlight', Op. 27 no. 2 - Complete Performance
The Moonlight Sonata no. 14, Op. 27, no. 2, was completed in 1801 and dedicated to 17-year-old Countess Guicciardi, with whom Beethoven was, or had been in love. The nickname Moonlight derives from an 1832 description of the first movement by poet Ludwig Rellstab, who compared it to moonlight shining upon Lake Lucerne. Beethoven included the phrase Quasi una fantasia in the title (as well as in the other sonata of Op. 27) partly because the work does not follow the traditional sonata pattern where the first movement is in regular sonata form, and where the three or four movements are…

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