Great Music Is Gender-blind
Historically, the works of many women composers did not quite make it into the canon. It is perhaps why the female sensibility continues to be viewed through a ... Continue Reading...
Know Your Composer
Man of Many Firsts
Cited as the first composer to rethink every parameter of his music, Franz Liszt was an inveterate boundary-pusher, as eccentric as he was prolific, and without... Continue Reading...
A Tour of Spain: Albéniz’ Suite Española
In 1887, Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz brought together a number of works for solo piano that he’d written the previous year and created his Suite Española No.... Continue Reading...
Karlheinz Stockhausen Composes the Cosmos
His seven-opera cycle, “Licht,” shows that he was not only a master of far-out spectacle but also a composer of impeccable craft. In 1991, Karlheinz Stockhause... Continue Reading...
Mapping the Musical Genome: The Bach Family
'Young Bach' as Konzertmeister in 1715 by J. E. Rentsch, the Elder. Johann Sebastian Bach was part of an extensive Saxon-Thuringian family that produced an un... Continue Reading...
Mapping the Musical Genome: The Mozart Family
The name “Mozart” is almost universally associated with the musical genius of Wolfgang Amadeus. However, Wolfie was not the only Mozart with significant musical... Continue Reading...
The Rediscovery of Florence Price
How an African-American composer’s works were saved from destruction. In 2009, Vicki and Darrell Gatwood, of St. Anne, Illinois, were preparing to renovate an ... Continue Reading...
Mapping the Musical Genome: The Waltzing Strauss Family
The extraordinary dynasty of dance music composers and musicians named Strauss originated in the Hungarian town of Buda. Around 1750, Grandfather Johann moved t... Continue Reading...
