Mapping the Musical Genome: The Mason Family
It’s not an exaggeration to declare that the Mason family decidedly and uniquely contributed to American music during...
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Mapping the Musical Genome: The Merikanto Family
When a professional musician from Helsinki toured the Finnish countryside in the last years of the 19th century,...
Mapping the Musical Genome: The Stamitz Family
When families migrate across linguistic borders, their names frequently undergo a number of significant changes. Just take the...
The Ferment of Life: Schubert’s Last Piano Sonatas II
Alfred Brendel describes Schubert as “a sleepwalker”, yet in his final three sonatas, we see Schubert’s innate sense...
The Ferment of Life: Schubert’s Last Piano Sonatas
Ignored for years, their composer regarded as Beethoven‘s poor relation, Schubert‘s last three piano sonatas now enjoy a...
Mapping the Musical Genome: The Scarlatti Family
The Scarlatti family name—in various spellings—was common in Sicily, with several branches of additional Scarlatti families residing in...
Music and Nature: Water
Water, in music, is more than just a drop in the ocean. Composers imagine water in rivers, water...
Music and Nature: Trees
When we’re young and in dance class, we’re told to imitate trees – swaying in the wind, bowing...
