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   Flute

   Forest ranger's son fled home to reform the operatic world

   Christoph Willibald Gluck was a revolutionary who moved the courtly genre of opera to the way beyond the narrow limits…

   August 26, 2018

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   Classical Guitar

   Lute fell into obscurity after the death of its greatest maestro

   Silvius Leopold Weiss (1687–1750) was one of the most important composers in lute music history. Born into a lute…

   August 20, 2018

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   Violin

   150 composers contributed to La Folia through the centuries

   La Folia is one of the most revered melodies in music history. Originating as a late fifteenth-century Portuguese dance…

   August 18, 2018

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   Trumpet

   Forgotten German composer behind the shift from Baroque to Classical

   Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758) was the leader of the transitional period from late Baroque to early Classical in…

   July 28, 2018

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   Cello

   Bach's brilliant cello suites survived thanks to Anna Magdalena

   The Bach collection of six suites for solo cello may have been written around 1720 as basic practice pieces intended to…

   June 1, 20181 comment

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   Viola

   Indecent Ciaconne dance came from the New World and swept Europe off its feet

   Chaconne or Ciaconne is a fiery dance popularized in Spain in 17th century which later gave birth to a new musical form…

   May 12, 2018

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   Lute

   Atmospheric collaboration of medieval and modern underground on Only Lovers Left Alive

   For his post-modern tale of vampires trying to find purpose in their immortal lives, Jim Jarmusch employs his own group…

   April 26, 2018

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   Orchestra

   The misty seascape embodied in Mendelssohn's surging overture

   The Hebrides, also called Hebrides Overture or Overture to the Lonely Isle, is an orchestra piece by Felix Mendelssohn,…

   April 21, 2018

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   Orchestra

   Beethoven was inspired by Goethe’s rhythmic poetry

   From 1809 to 1810, Beethoven composed the overture to Goethe’s play Egmont, depicting the life of the count of Egmont,…

   April 8, 2018

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    Violin

    Max Richter's modern upgrade of The Four Seasons

    Vivaldi's The Four Seasons could be rightfully called the most noted work of classical music. Contemporary composer Max…

    April 4, 2018

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    Flute

    Bourrée: French folk dance from the Bach suite inspired prog-rock flute and the work of Sir Paul McCartney

    Bourrée is a French folk dance typically danced with quick, skipping steps. The dancers sometimes wear wooden clogs to…

    April 2, 2018

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    Trumpet

    First solo trumpet piece in history belongs to German multi-instrumentalist

    The Concerto in D major for trumpet, violins, and basso continuo, is a shiny eight-minute work composed by Georg…

    April 1, 2018

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    Orchestra

    Beethoven's Romances uncover his staggering violin skills

    Beethoven was a very skillful violinist. Although not a proficient musician, he possessed a deep passion for and…

    March 27, 2018

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    Orchestra

    Brandenburg Concerto dedicated to the king's brother was never played at Brandenburg court

    The Brandenburg Concertos of Johann Sebastian Bach are considered an example from the new era of masterful…

    March 24, 2018

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    Orchestra

    The ever-evolving legend of Coriolanus

    The Coriolan Overture, written by Ludwig van Beethoven, is an adaptation of Heinrich Joseph von Collin's tragedy…

    March 8, 2018

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    Football

    UEFA Champions League theme is an adaption of George Händel's royal coronation anthem

    One of George Händel's best-known pieces, Zadok the Priest, has been traditionally performed during the anointing of…

    March 7, 2018