Information from the world of classical music
This world-famous British guitarist and lutenist has greatly contributed to popularizing the guitar and sparking interest in the Renaissance lute. He was born in 1933 in London and has been involved with music since childhood.
The 'Man with the Golden Flute' was born in Belfast in 1939. He began his musical career as a child playing the flute, and at the age of just 10 he won a music competition in his hometown.
This outstanding musician, conductor, educator, and music theorist stands out among other prominent contemporary musicians, as for over 30 years...
The piano is a keyboard string instrument that was created as a result of B. Cristofori's application of a hammer mechanism in the old clavichord. The original name of the instrument in German is Hammerklavier.
The trombone is a brass wind instrument with a small bore, a distinctive, sharp sound, and a range from: B1 to d2. The trombone does not have holes or valves characteristic of brass wind instruments.
One of the most important forms created in the Baroque era is the suite. It is a series of dances that, along with Bach and Handel, were organized into the following four main dances...
This instrument resembles a violin, but of course differs from the violin in size, method of production, and string tension, which in the viola are lower by a fifth...
One of the most outstanding artists of the Romantic era, a remarkable Hungarian composer and pianist, was born in 1811 in Raiding. Franciszek's father served at the Esterhazy court and was an avid musician.
The word symphony comes from the Greek words syn- and phone, which the Greeks used to define concepts related to 'harmony'. Since the 18th century, this term began to be used in relation to a musical form mainly derived from the sonata, but also from the prelude, suite, and overture.
French composer, whose innovations in harmony gave rise to enormous changes in 20th-century music. He was also a leading representative of musical Impressionism.
A string instrument derived from the viola da braccio, created around the year 1560 shortly after the appearance of the violin. Unfortunately, the cello did not have as much luck as the violin...
The name of this musical form comes from the Italian word suonare meaning "to sound". In the past (17th century), a sonata was an instrumental piece for multiple voices and thus became the opposite of a vocal cantata.
Born in 1833 in Hamburg, this composer living in the Romantic era was a creator of works that excellently combined classicism with romanticism. From a young age, he played in taverns, learned to play the viola and violin...
Born in 1710, this artist creating in the Baroque era lived only 26 years, yet had a huge influence on later composers, especially on Mozart...
The fifth son of a prominent composer of the Baroque era was born in Weimar in 1714. From a young age, he learned music from his father, and before starting his music studies, he studied philosophy and law. From 1740-1767, he was a musician at the court of Frederick II, King of Prussia...
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