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Dvorak – Short Biography

Dvorak - Short Biography vořák was born in Nelahozeves, a Bohemian village on the Vltava River north of Prague. He came to know music early, in[…]

The Story Behind “Canon In D Major” by Pachelbel

The Story Behind "Canon In D Major" by Pachelbel Like his other works, Pachelbel's Canon went out of style, and remained in obscurity for centuries. A[…]

Verdi – Short Biography

Verdi - Short Biography Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was[…]

The Story Behind “The Nutcracker” by Tchaikovsky

The Story Behind "The Nutcracker" by Tchaikovsky The story of The Nutcracker is loosely based on the E.T.A. Hoffmann fantasy story The Nutcracker and the Mouse[…]

The Story Behind the Symphony No. 5 by Beethoven

The Story Behind the Symphony No. 5 by Beethoven Beethoven was already growing deaf when he started his fifth symphony in 1804. He began working on[…]

The Story Behind “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” by Mozart

The Story Behind "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" by Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik, or “A Little Night Music”, byname of Serenade No. 13 in G Major, serenade for[…]

The Story Behind “Bagatelles” by Beethoven

The Story Behind "Bagatelles" by Beethoven By the end of 1803, Beethoven had already sketched bagatelles Nos. 1 to 5, along with several other short works[…]

Prokofiev – Short Biography

Prokofiev - Short Biography Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (27 April 1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor who later worked in the[…]

The Story Behind “Moonlight” by Beethoven

The Story Behind "Moonlight" by Beethoven The Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, is a piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven.[…]

The Story Behind “The Blue Danube” by Strauss

The Story Behind "The Blue Danube" by Strauss In 1865, Johann Herbeck, choirmaster of the Vienna Men’s Choral Society, commissioned Strauss to write a choral work;[…]

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