The recorder is capable of creating lovely music. A rich repertoire of original and transcribed music is available for professional and amateur ensembles and soloists.
12 Interesting Performances by Professional Recorder Ensembles
Priests normally preach through sermons; these talented priests spoke through music. Their lives of prayer served as a wellspring of creativity.
Four Priest Composers
Hearing your Symphony #9, I knew I would be connected to you forever. Your abuse, deafness, genius and disappointments along with the need to be loved resonate throughout your music.
Challenges of a Genius. My Letter to Ludwig Van Beethoven
A brief survey on selected pedagogical publications of Greek violin teacher, Demetrius Constantine Dounis.
The Violin Teachings of D.C. Dounis
Includes embedded videos, text and translations, general remarks about each piece and specific listening guides. Learn to love Renaissance choral music (no prior knowledge required)!
4 Beautiful Pieces of Renaissance Choral Music (and What to Listen For)
A few classical music fun facts. Maybe they will spark an interest or maybe they are just a bit of trivia to lighten your moodl
Interesting & Fun Facts About Classical Music
The beauty of the moon and its symbolic meanings have inspired many songs around the world. Some lovely folk and traditional songs about the moon exist.
Folk and Traditional Songs About the Moon: Facts and Music
Passive, aggressive and everything in between, there is rarely a time when wind cannot be detected in the air. Read how composers have been influenced by wind: Chopin, Sibelius, Debussy, Szymanowski, Britten, Takemitsu, Vaughan Williams, John Luther Adams, and Michael Burritt.
Classical Music Inspired by the Wind
Samhain was the Celtic precursor of Halloween. The festival celebrated the last harvest of the year and the nearness of the Otherworld. Today's Samhain often includes music.
Songs for Samhain: A Harvest Festival and the Otherworld
The writings of the great Soviet violin pedagogue Yuri Yankelevich has for the first time been translated into English and published in the book "The Russian Violin School: The Legacy of Yuri Yankelevich." This article highlights two of his original essays.
Yuri Yankelevich and The Russian Violin School
In music history, there are six main periods. These different periods (Eras) represent the evolution of Western Art Music. In this article, we will explore the Music of the Romantic Period as one of these six periods. Romantic era Music Facts.
Romantic Era Music Facts: The Music of the Romantic Period
With 60 first place international awards, this young pianist's career is slated to be legendary.
Tiziano Rossetti: Master of the Pianoforte
Michael Praetorius was a prolific composer of the seventeenth century. His compositions are loved today and his written work about music is a valuable resource.
10 Pieces by Michael Praetorius: Performances and a Biography
John Dowland was a popular and prolific composer of the sixteenth and seventeenth century. His songs and instrumental music are still admired, enjoyed, and studied.
11 Renaissance Songs and Instrumental Pieces by John Dowland
Souling in order to receive a soul cake is a tradition from the past that was a forerunner of trick-or-treating. The lovely "Soul Cake" song has been recorded by multiple artists.
Soul Cakes and Souling: A Musical Tradition From the Past
Read about great female pianists, Kathryn Stott, Mitsuko Uchida, Angela Hewitt, Maria Joao Pires, Marta Argerich, Alicia de Larrocha and some wonderful pianists from a bygone age like Lili Kraus.
10 Great Female Pianists