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American Orchestra in North Korea
Classical music takes a stab at diplomacy as the New York Philharmonic plans a tour of North Korea, hoping to improve relations between two hostile nations.
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An American Master
An American Master - George Gershwin Gershwin Centennial Celebration
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The Conductor's Language
The conductor of an orchestra or other ensemble is truly the heartbeat of the music. Many people, however, don't have a real understanding of just how complex and important the conductor's job really is.
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Marin Alsop First Female Conductor
Marin Alsop, the first woman to direct a major American orchestra, stepped into her new position with a performance on Sept. 27, 2007.
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Bela Bartok: Folk Music Collector
Brief biography of Hungarian composer Bela Bartok, whose work was greatly influenced by his country's folk music.
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Conductors, Etc.
Music Educators unite! MANY music resources and topics for teaching effectively. Music educators exchange ideas, tools for optimal networking. Many links and weekly articles.
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Classical Music for Children
It's never too early to begin introducing children to Western Art music and several composers have created pieces with a younger audience's tastes expressly in mind.
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Stravinsky Symphonies
Who needs to guess how Stravinsky would have conducted a particular passage when we can hear Stravinsky do it himself?
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Terry MacAlmon: Holy!
If you're new to the field of instrumental worship, you're going to want to listen to Terry MacAlmon's "Holy!" first thing. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
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Niccolo Paganini - Superstar
Life and works of Italian composer and virtuoso violinist Niccolo Paganini, dubbed as the "first superstar."
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Bard SummerScape 2007
For the first time, Bard SummerScape will take an in-depth look at a British composer in celebration of Edward Elgar's Sesquicentennial.
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Northern Italy’s Top 10 Sights
These are not the secret little places - these are the must-see sights, the best of the best, the icons of Italian travel, from Venice to Turin and the lakes.
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Cool, Classical Composers
Composer studies can sometimes be quite a boring topic for youngsters but Kathleen Krull has written a fascinating book entitled, Lives of the Musicians, Good Times, Bad Times (And What the Neighbors Thought). From this book, I will share with you a few excerpts that are sure to create some enthusiasm for learning more about these great composers.
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Brief Bio of Composer César Cui
Life, career and works of César Cui, one of 'The Five' Nationalist Russian composers. Famous for art songs, operas, and his acidic musical criticisms
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Composer Mikhail Glinka's Life
Brief biography of Mikhail Glinka - his life and works. Famous for Russian folk-themed opera, Ruslan and Lyudmila. Master of Russian symphonic music.
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Vienna Features Cultural Events
From performances of Shakespeare to classical music concerts, Vienna has a whole host of events on the schedule.
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Who Was Jeannette Thurber?
A brief look at the of of Jeannette Thurber, who persuaded Antonin Dvorak to go to New York City and become the Director of the National Conservatory of Music.
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Buy the Right Classical Recording
Does it really make a difference which recording of a classical work a listener purchases? Knowing the conductor and orchestra variation can make all the difference.
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Ten Essential Movies (2 of 5)
Ten movies that every animated film fan should know about.
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Introduction to the saxophone
An introduction to the saxophone.
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Female Flautists
An article women's contributions to flute history, literature, and performance
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Louis Spohr, Brief Bio
Louis Spohr's composition style is a transition between Classicism and Romanticism. He paved way for German Romantic opera with Carl Maria von Weber.
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Martha Lipton, Profiled
American Mezzo Soprano, Martha Lipton sang 17 seasons and over 400 performances at the Metropolitan Opera House. She was an important opera star of the 20th century.
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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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Sergey Rachmaninoff
Brief biography of Russian born-American composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, his life and music. Famous for Piano Concerto No.2 and 'Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.'
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Happy Independence Days!
national holidays and anthems of the world and patriotic music
a musical look at national holidays and anthems of plus other patriotic music.

More Jazz Greats!: Part 2 of 2
Jazz Greats are presented in a ready to go lesson at this site. Come on in and enjoy the music, images and lots more!
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The Physical Set-Up
The fewer desks there are between you and the student, the better.
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Why We Love SFF
What's unique about the SFF genre? Creativity, the power of metaphor and meaning, and tools to meet both logic and the inner dreamer. SFF writing just does more.
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Musical Instruments- The Saxophone
In the mid 1800's a radically new musical instrument was invented. It was a strange hybrid of metal and wood, yet it had a sound that was said to mimic the human voice.
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'Elodia', new Lacrimosa Album!
Germany's Lacrimosa is releasing their 7th album, called <i>Elodia</i> as I write. A taster from the....
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Did Salieri Suffer from Bad Press?
Salieri may have wanted to write inspired music, but he had no talent. Or did he?
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Franz Schubert- The Romantics
Franz Schubert's prolific writing style has been an incredible bit of good fortune for those of us who love his music. Read on for a brief biography of this music master.
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Imagine Me &amp; You and more
Imagine Me & You finds its way to DVD June 27th, 2006 amongst Annapolis and a slew of foreign Film and TV releases
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Meredith Willson- Music Man Bio
The Music Man is a classic of American musical theater but few people know much about its creator and how his career began.
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