21 Easy Piano Songs for Beginners (Music Videos)
As a beginner on almost every instrument, the range of possible pieces can be limited which is not encouraging if you want to make progress. … Read more
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Six Best Uses Of Classical Music In Tom and Jerry Cartoons
We all have childhood memories related to Tom and Jerry and the slapstick humor surrounding their odd relationship, even though, if you watch them as … Read more
50 Rare And Unseen Photos Of Composers In Their Everyday Life
Our greatest connection to a composer is through his music. And as a lot of the music we listen to is so exceptional, it is … Read more
Six Curious Facts About Gioachino Rossini
Gioachino Rossini was born in Pesaro, which was part of the Papal states, in 1792. His father Giuseppe was a semi-professional trumpeter member of a … Read more
4 Pieces of Classical Music With A Good Story Behind Them
Classical Music With A Good Story Behind Them 1. ‘Quartet for the End of Time’ by Olivier Messiaen I am going, to begin with, what … Read more
Six Interesting Facts about Johann Sebastian Bach
Dubbed “the Homer of Music”, Johann Sebastian Bach was recognized as the greatest master of harmony and counterpoint of all time—for harmony is to music “what logic … Read more
Five Signs You May Be Practicing Too Hard
The gruelling schedules professional musicians go through prior to an audition or performance are familiar to everyone. By rehearsing as much as possible, so the … Read more
10 Most Interesting Facts About Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi is considered, together with Richard Wagner, the most important opera composer of the nineteenth century. Throughout his entire life Verdi wrote operas which … Read more
10 Great Composers Who Died Young
These ten composers died before their 30th birthday. Many more composers, of course, died in their thirties and forties (most famously Mozart, who passed at … Read more
13 Easy Violin Pieces for Beginners
In this article, I have hunted down pieces for the less experienced violinist that are both rewarding and challenging to play. Even though these pieces … Read more
12 Famous Piano Pieces from the Movies
The piano has become an iconic instrument for numerous films over the years, from the days of the silent film to the present day. Perhaps … Read more
Why Do We Like Sad Music?
Provided that sadness is an emotion we generally try to avoid, why do we even listen to sad music and enjoy it? According to the … Read more
5 Pieces of Classical Music about Autumn
1. Autumn from “The Seasons”; Op. 67; by Alexander Glazunov Glazunov is not a name we readily hear these days in the concert halls and on … Read more
10 Most Famous Classical Music Pieces (Popular Classical Music Pieces)
The list of pieces for the above title could probably run for pages and cause all manner of consternation over what is considered to be … Read more
4 Hardest Violin Pieces Ever Written (Most Difficult Violin Pieces)
For the purposes of this article, I will confine my selection of violin works to the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods of music. Once you … Read more