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1. Nigel Kennedy a Violin Virtuoso In Krakow, London and Malvern are the homes of Nigel Kennedy and his life long friend and wife, and their son. He is one of the most important violinists from Britain. - Nigel has been acknowledged as one of the world's leading violin virtuoso fo...
2. Julia Marcell - Polish Classical Punk Musician Information about the Polish Singer-Songwriter Julia Marcell, and her albums "Storm" and "It Might Like You". Her music features piano based compositions with string arrangements surrounding it. The Music is called 'Classical Punk', Classical becau...
3. Cello Music 101 My mother was a music teacher. I learned the piano from an early age and my second instrument at school was the clarinet. I always had a secret hankering after learning the cello. For me there is something very special about its pitch and tone. Some...
4. Spooky Classical Music for Halloween Johann Sebastian Bach's Toccata and Fugue in d minor is a great piece of music, and it deserves to be heard. It's become associated with Halloween as the ultimate example of spooky music mostly because it was used in all those old movies that feature...
5. Vaughan Williams Songs I have published a book about Vaughan Williams. The book "On Wenlock Edge 100 Years On" is the result of a lifetime love of Vaughan Williams' music, particularly the songs, and represents my own personal celebration of the 100th anniver...
6. Fiddlesticks--A Home For Violins, Fiddles, Violinists and Fiddlers The Violin is Called the King of Strings, and rightfully so. There is almost no genre of music in which the violin doesn't play an integral part. Whether it be Classical, Bluegrass, Cajun, Jazz, Hip Hop, or Rock n Roll, you'll find the Violin...
7. Ancient Greece Odyssey Index This will be an index, table of contents, and guide to my online book, Ancient Greece Odyssey: A Traveller's Journal. Following the Table of Contents, I am compiling a list of all my photos with their descriptions, and a list of all the websites I r...
8. Classical Guitars Everything you ever wanted to know about classical guitars, but we're afraid to ask. Well, perhaps not quite everything, but anything I've missed, feel free to make a suggestion, or ask a question via the Reader Feedback module below. If I don't know...
9. Wedding Songs and Music for Weddings Wedding music is very important element of every wedding ceremony. They make the occasion by transforming the mood and setting the right tone for the entire occasion. SO make sure you choose the right wedding song for your wedding. You can use the we...
10. Frederic Chopin Frédéric Chopin (1810-49) was a Polish composer and pianist in the Romantic period. He was born in Poland but spent most of his life (after 1831) in Paris, France. His works were mostly written for the piano, notably mazurkas, polonais...
11. Vivaldi Gloria Venice was a remarkably enlightened city-state in the early eighteenth century and its governors saw fit to provide well for its poor, sick, and abandoned citizens. There were four charitable institutions in Venice during Vivaldi's time. Ospedale...
12. Zamfir Gheorghe Zamfir (born April 6, 1941, in Gaesti, Romania) is a Romanian musician, who is a virtuoso of the pan flute. Originally wanting to become an accordionist, at the age of 14 he began his pan flute studies and was initially self-taught. He conti...
13. George Frideric Handel George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) was a famous German composer who spent much of his life in England. He wrote operas and oratorios (including the oratorio, the Messiah). He also wrote the well-known Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks. Han...
14. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91) was an Austrian composer and one of the towering geniuses of Classical music. An child prodigy, he began performing in public and composing at the age of six. He quickly absorbed all the musical forms and influences...
15. Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was a German composer and keyboard player. Some of his great works of music include the Brandenburg Concertos; the St Matthew Passion; The Well-Tempered Clavier; and The Goldberg Variations. During his lifetime...
16. Franz Liszt Franz Liszt (1811-86) was a Hungarian composer and pianist of the Romantic era. In his time he was widely regarded as the most accomplished piano player in Europe. He wrote all sorts of music, including symphonic program music (such as Faust and Da...
17. JS Bach's Sacred Cantatas Johann Sebastian Bach's sacred cantatas comprise one of the cornerstones of the great composer's music. But it's not just their importance which makes them worth listening to. They are little, concise gems, packing in a wonderful array of beautiful m...
18. Clarinet and Clarinet Music 101 image credit Texas Tech University Clarinet 101 explains all the things you need to know about getting started with the Clarinet. I began playing the Clarinet at school. I love its mellow tones. Playing the higher register is quite tricky. My firs...
19. Felix Mendelssohn Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47) was a German composer. His works included the incidental music to Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream; several overtures (such as the Hebrides overture); 5 symphonies (such as the Scottish and the Italian); oratorios...
20. William Bouguereau William Bouguereau (November 30, 1825 - August 19, 1905) was a popular nineteenth-century French painter often overlooked in modern studies of art. Bouguereau's training in the Academic style of art began with Classical and Biblical subjects under t...