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Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is. Originally, the Csardas was planned as an orchestral interlude played...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is. Originally, the Csardas was planned as an orchestral interlude played...

The Italian Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) may have been the first to embody the tradition of the sheperds music, the Pastorale in orchestral music. In this transcription special attention has to be gi...

In this transcription of Giovanni Gabrieli's Christmas Motet 'Angelus ad pastores ait' for twelve voices in two choirs, the choirs are presented by the woodwind- and the brasschoir of the Symphonic Ba...

La musique du drame Masquerade se compose de 14 pièces, principalement des danses. En utilisant cinq de ces 14 numéros, Aram Khatchatourian a composé une suite orchestrale et dans cette transcription...

The music to the drama Masquerade consists of 14 pieces, mostly dances. Using five out of these 14 numbers Aram Khachaturian composed an orchestral suite and in this transcription for symphonic band t...

As a composer Strauss sr. is probably less famous as his son Johann Strauss jr.(1825 - 1899) but his Radeztky March is still one of the most popular pieces in classical music: Every New Year's Day it...

The work of the Russian composer Anatol Liadov (1855-1914) is characterized by bizarre humour, originality, precision and imagination. All these qualities are expressed in the 'Eight Russian Folk Song...

José Gomes de Abreu, better known as Zequinha de Abreu (1880-1935) was a Brazilian musician and composer. He was one of the prominent Brazilian composers of the 'Belle Époque', having contributed to t...

José Gomes de Abreu, better known as Zequinha de Abreu (1880-1935) was a Brazilian musician and composer. He was one of the prominent Brazilian composers of the 'Belle Époque', having contributed to t...

Johann Strauss, the King of Waltzes, toured the world like a gypsy and his successful tours to St. Petersburg, Berlin, London, Paris and New York helped to popularise his waltz music. What difference...

Gerardo Matos Rodríguez (1897-1948) était un musicien, compositeur et journaliste uruguayen. En 1916, il a composé "La Cumparsita", qui a été jouée pour la première fois en public dans l'ancien café "...

Johann Strauss, the King of Waltzes, toured the world like a gypsy and his successful tours to St. Petersburg, Berlin, London, Paris and New York helped to popularise his waltz music. What difference...

Someone to watch over me est une chanson de 1926 composée par George Gershwin. Elle a été écrite pour la comédie musicale "Oh, Kay !" en 1926. Cette comédie musicale à succès a été jouée pendant plus...

Someone to watch over me est une chanson de 1926 composée par George Gershwin. Elle a été écrite pour la comédie musicale "Oh, Kay !" en 1926. Cette comédie musicale à succès a été jouée pendant plus...

Someone to watch over me est une chanson de 1926 composée par George Gershwin. Elle a été écrite pour la comédie musicale "Oh, Kay !" en 1926. Cette comédie musicale à succès a été jouée pendant plus...

Someone to watch over me est une chanson de 1926 composée par George Gershwin. Elle a été écrite pour la comédie musicale "Oh, Kay !" en 1926. Cette comédie musicale à succès a été jouée pendant plus...

Carlos Gardel (1890 - 1935) was a French Argentine singer, songwriter, composer and actor, and the most prominent figure in the history of tango. Gardel's baritone voice and the dramatic phrasing of h...

Carlos Gardel (1890 - 1935) was a French Argentine singer, songwriter, composer and actor, and the most prominent figure in the history of tango. Gardel's baritone voice and the dramatic phrasing of h...

The Sinfonia is the opening of the second part of the Christmas Oratorio: `Am zweiten Weihnachtsfeiertage'. This romantic piece of music was in the tradition of the shepherd music as set by Italian co...

The 'March Opus 99' was composed by Sergei Prokofiev in 1943-44 for a Soviet military band and first broadcast on the radio from Moscow on April 30, 1944. It is not a typical march, but rather a livel...

La "Marche Opus 99" a été composée par Sergei Prokofiev en 1943-44 pour une fanfare militaire soviétique et a été diffusée pour la première fois à la radio depuis Moscou le 30 avril 1944. Il ne s'agit...

The 'March Opus 99' was composed by Sergei Prokofiev in 1943-44 for a Soviet military band and first broadcast on the radio from Moscow on April 30, 1944. It is not a typical march, but rather a livel...

La "Marche Opus 99" a été composée par Sergei Prokofiev en 1943-44 pour une fanfare militaire soviétique et a été diffusée pour la première fois à la radio depuis Moscou le 30 avril 1944. Il ne s'agit...

Eduard Strauss (1835 - 1916) was an Austrian composer who, together with brothers Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss made up the Strauss musical dynasty. His popularity was overshadowed by that of hi...