Fantasia

9 articles related to Fantasia:

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   Orchestra

   Greensleeves: the folk melody behind Vaughan Williams' Fantasia

   Greensleeves is one of the best-known English folk melodies, first published in 1580 as a broadside ballad titled A…

   May 24, 2022

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   Classical Guitar

   5 flamenco guitar pieces of Joaquín Turina as performed by the best guitarists of the 20th century

   Joaquín Turina is considered to be one of the most influential Spanish composers of the 20th century, especially for…

   August 9, 2020

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   Piano

   Fantasiestucke: three famous piano opuses by Robert Schumann

   The influential German composer Robert Schumann repeatedly used the title Fantasiestüske as a thematic description of a…

   March 4, 2020

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   Vihuela

   Orphénica Lyra: the largest collection of vihuela music introduced by Miguel de Fuenllana

   Vihuela is a Renaissance-era musical instrument similar to a modern mini guitar. It is believed that the first vihuelas…

   August 31, 2019

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   Music Theory

   Classic examples of the Phrygian mode through the music eras

   From Middle Ages to modernity, Western music has been largely based on diatonic scales that organize seven notes into…

   August 24, 20194 comments

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   Vihuela

   The first known collection for the vihuela inspired early guitar repertoire

   It is fair to call the guitar one of the leading world instruments in terms of popular demand which is only slightly…

   May 29, 2019

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   Classical Guitar

   Guitar virtuoso Napoléon Coste suffered from acute piano phobia

   The creative life of the brilliant French guitarist and composer Napoléon Coste happened to blossom during the Romantic…

   February 12, 20191 comment

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   Piano

   The Orpheus of Amsterdam: the joyful nickname for organist Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

   The ‘Orpheus of Amsterdam’ was the nickname lovingly given to Jan Pietersz Sweelinck (1562–1621), an organist, composer…

   November 2, 2018

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   Piano

   Influential music teacher Nadia Boulanger considered her music worthless

   Juliette Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979) was conductor, composer, and one of the most influential teachers of musical…

   July 20, 20181 comment