Articles related to "Chamber Music"



What is Chamber Music
Chamber music and other solo or small ensemble music in various forms has been around since the dawn of man. This article gives a brief explanation of what it is.
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American Composer Harry Partch
If you are looking for a sound that is slightly bizarre but always fascinating, investigate the music of Harry Partch.
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Garth Newel: Keeping our Musical Heritage Alive and Well
The Garth Newel Music Center lets us experience the calming serenity of nature, and fine dining while enjoying the best in chamber and a wide spectrum of outstanding music. The intimate setting is reminiscent of gatherings of a earlier, less hectic era.
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Quartet for the End of Time
The "Quatuor pour la fin du Temps" uses elements that were close to Messiaen's heart: devout Catholic faith, birdsong, Eastern rhythms, and mysterious medieval modes.
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Cook with Nature and Music at Garth Newel Music Center
Would you like to improve your culinary skills, listen to the finest in chamber music and savor world-class cuisine and wine—all in an idyllic rural setting? Then plan to attend the weekend cooking school this fall at Garth Newel Music Center in scenic Warm Springs, Virginia.
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David Barlow Biography
Brief biography of British David Barlow, 20th century's music teacher and respected composer, known for 'David and Bathsheba.'
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Igor Stravinsky Biography
The life and works of Igor Stravinsky, famous for The Firebird, The Rite of Spring, L'histoire du soldat, and The Rake's Progress.
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James Joyce Author Biography
Brief biography British-born writer James Joyce, one of the most important 20th century writers, who wrote Dubliners and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
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Louis Spohr Life and Works
Brief biography of Louis Spohr. His composition style is transition between Classicism and Romanticism. He paved way for German Romantic opera with Carl Maria von Weber.
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Rocky Mts Ski Resorts Summer
In summertime, ski resorts turn to a full range of warm weather adventure alternatives. Here’s a sampling of what's happening in the Rocky Mountains.
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The Life of Franz Schubert
Franz Schubert and his life and the vast amount of works that he produced in a very short lifespan.
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Oregon Coast Music Festival Events
You won't want to miss the 23rd Annual Oregon Coast Music Festival in the Coos Bay area!
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Oregon Bulletin Archives
An archive of Bulletins posted in the Oregon topic
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Easy Piano Music That Is Not Kid's Play
Bartok's piano music as teaching music.
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Spoleto 2001 Poster Artist
Spoleto Festival USA 2001 features visual artist Frank Stella's unique abstract work.
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20th century Vienna Classics
The 33rd International Music Festival from May 5th - June 19th, 2007, from the Schonbronn Palace, promises classical music performed by leading interpreters.
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A Poet's Love
Robert Schumann's music, with an analysis of <I>A Poet's Love</I>
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Brief biography of CPE Bach, master of the keyboards, arguably, founder of modern piano-playing, and famous for "treatise on how to play the keyboard correctly."
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Edvard Grieg Life and Works
Biography of composer and pianist Edvard Grieg, greatest composer of Norway, famous for Peer Gynt Suite.
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Giacomo Puccini, Life and Works
Brief biography of Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, famous for La Bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly and Turandot. Greatest 'Giovane Scuola' of his time.
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Giuseppe Tartini
Profile of Giuseppe Tartini, a late Baroque and early Classical composer. He was a foremost Italian instrumental musician.
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Johann Pachelbel Biography
Johann Pachelbel, a master organist, excelled in sacred church music. Today, he is famous for Pachelbel's Canon in D.
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Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger - Liechtenstein’s Famous Composer
The tiny Principality of Liechtenstein has produced some notable persons over the years. Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger, Liechtenstein’s most famous composer is one.
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Luigi Boccherini Bio
Brief biography of Classical period composer and cellist Luigi Boccherini, his life and works that influenced later prominent composers like Gluck, Haydn and Mozart.
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Meet the Washington Bach Consort
The Washington Bach Consort is one of the D.C.-area's premiere professional baroque music ensembles. Read more about their upcoming tour to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Bach's death and other concert activities.
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Palau de la Musica Catalana
A year of concerts & exhibitions will commemorate 100 years of the astounding building designed in 1908 by Domènech i Montaner, one of Spain's top Modernista architects.
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Royal Carol Honors Scotland
The Queen's Master of Music, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, has finished his latest Christmas carol. The text and music were inspired by the northern islands of Orkney.
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Samuel Barber, American Composer
Brief biography and works of American composer Samuel Barber, famous for 'Adagio for Strings' and Dover Beach.
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Sergei Prokofiev Biography
Life and works of Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev, best known for opera The Love for Three Oranges, ballet Romeo and Juliet, and fairy tale Peter and the Wolf.
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Sir Charles Villiers Stanford
Biography of Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, British composer with enormous influence as music professor.
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Sir William Walton
Brief biography of English composer Sir William Walton - his life, influence and works. Famous for 'Facade.'
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SUCCULENT SEATTLE Part II of III
Overview of Seattle Restaurants, Georgian Room,IL Terrazzo Carmine
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Technique in Taos - Part 1
This is an account of my experiences this past summer when I took part in the Technique in Taos program at The Jillana School.
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Alexander Borodin Biography
Biography of Russian composer Alexander Borodin, member of 'The Mighty Handful' and a chemical scientist by profession.
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Antonio Sacchini
Brief biography of Antonio Sacchini, Italian Opera composer of the Classical Era best-known for opera seria. Famous for 'Oedipe a Colonne.'
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Arthur Honegger, Les Six
Brief biography of French composer Arthur Honegger, a neo-classicist known for "Le Roi David" and "Pacific 231."
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Beethoven Opera Fidelio
Fidelio, the only opera by German composer Ludwig van Beethoven: opera plot summary/synopsis, character description, and other Beethoven opera information.
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Beethoven's Piano Sonatas
German composer, organist, and pianist Wilhelm Kempff's technical virtuosity and ringing tone bring out the pathos in Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas.
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Classic Authors: James Joyce
A brief biography of James Joyce.
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Composer Amilcare Ponchielli
Brief biography of Italian composer Amilcare Ponchielli - life, career, works, list of operas. Famous for opera 'La Gioconda' and as Puccini's teacher.
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Famous Austrian Women Composers
While there are several women composers in our time, it was not so in previous centuries. Here are a few Austrian composers who deserve to be remembered for their works.
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Franz Schubert Biography
Biography of Austrian composer Franz Schubert - famous for 8th Symphony Unfinished, Trout Quintet, Serenade, and numerous songs, including Ave Maria.
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Frederic Chopin
The life and music of Frederic Chopin
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Frederick Delius, Nature Lover
Brief biography of Frederick Delius, English composer known of his passion for nature and famous for 'On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring.'
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Germaine Tailleferre
The life and works of Germaine Tailleferre, the only woman member of 'Les Six.' She wrote operas, ballets, instrumental music, and film scores.
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Great Castles in Germany: Trifels
Castle Trifels, where replicas of the Imperial Regalia of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation are shown, is a top tourist destination in the Pfalz (Palatinate).
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James Joyce
Literary tourists ready to celebrate Bloomsday can go on an armchair tour of two important landmarks in Dublin.
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Johann Sebastian Bach Biography
Brief biography of Baroque composer JS Bach, German Protestant composer, a master of contrapuntal technique.
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Johannes Brahms
Brief biography of Johannes Brahms, German composer, pianist and conductor of the Romantic period.
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Joseph Haydn Biography
Life and Works of Franz Joseph Haydn, one of the greatest Austrian Classical composers, regarded as Father of Symphony.
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