Classical music, a genre rooted in the traditions of Western culture, spans a broad period from the Middle Ages to the present day. Its history[…]

Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, born on September 5, 1867, in Henniker, New Hampshire, was a pioneering American composer and pianist of the late 19th and[…]

Johannes Brahms was one of the most influential composers of the Romantic era. He wrote symphonies, concertos, chamber music, piano works, choral compositions, and songs.[…]

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 Like his other works, Pachelbel’s Canon went out of style, and remained in obscurity for centuries. A[…]

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

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[…]