Tag: music

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Composers’ Last Works

Though January seems like yesterday, we have arrived at the end of the 2022–2023 school year—below is a list of composer’s final works to carry you through the summer. Accompanying each composer-piece pair is a quote by each, allegedly their last words (or spoken near their death, at least). Wolfgang […]

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Baroque Basics

The genre of music most people would label as “classical” comes from the Common Practice Era, c. 1600-1910. However, that time is generally divided into three style periods: Baroque (c. 1600-1750), Classical (c. 1730-1820), and Romantic (c. 1815-1910). The Baroque period of music occurred simultaneously with the Baroque period of […]

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Pieces for 2023: Timeless Beginnings

How better to inaugurate the start of a new year than with music? Below is a small sample of classical pieces with this in common: a great beginning. String Quartet in C Major, Op. 74, No. 1 – Franz Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn is well-known for his musical humor—is […]