According to tradition, Till Eulenspiegel was born in 1300 in Kneitlingen am Elm (Germany). Eulenspiegel is often depicted in later illustrations with attributes like a fool’s cap. However, he is not simply to be regarded as a designated jester. In the stories he seems to be superior to his fellow
Till Eulenspiegel, a fool with class. Weiterlesen »
Carnival – those are the crazy days of the year. Not everywhere this time is celebrated. But there are strongholds in Germany, Austria and maybe in other countries. One of them is Ebensee, the location of the “Verein für Musikinformation”. Here in Ebensee this tradition is held in high regard,
Carnival, the craziest time of year… Weiterlesen »
In the age of WhatsApp, Instagram and text messages via mobile phone, more or less understandable abbreviations and symbols have generally crept into the language. Also on www.musicainfo.net abbreviations are used, which are not only for quick information, but also allow automatic translation into other languages of the database. However,
Abbreviations and detailed search Weiterlesen »
Can one bring the horror to the stage? On 27 January 1945, the Russian army liberated the Auschwitz concentration camp – they found only a few thousand survivors. About 60,000 of the other prisoners had been sent on death marches to other death camps before. At 9.00 am the soldiers
75 years liberation of Auschwitz Weiterlesen »
Allee Willis has written a number of successful songs that have become part of the musical fund of pop music. Allee has written or co-written songs like “September” by Earth Wind & Fire, the theme for the sitcom Friends entitled “I’ll Be there for You”, the Broadway musical “The Color
Songwriter Allee Willis died Weiterlesen »
…but nobody the composer! Someone wrote: “Actually I like it, this clucking, which reminds me more of chickens than popcorn. It’s kind of legendary, and it’s definitely better than the chicken dance… “The piece was composed by Gershon Kingsley, who first recorded it in 1969 for his album Music to
Popcorn – everybody knows the song… Weiterlesen »
The team of the “Verein für Musikinformation” wishes all members, friends and supporters all the best for the year 2020, health and success.
Happy New Year 2020 Weiterlesen »
Nearly 100 composers have a round birthday in 2020 (100/200/300 etc.) and about 30 are celebrating the anniversary of their death. More than 140 have a “half round” birthday (50/150/250 etc.) and more than 50 have the anniversary of their death. But all of them are outshone by the 250th
Annual regents 2020 Weiterlesen »
Why are payment orders returned? As is well known, Switzerland is a very correct country. Since Switzerland joined the European payment traffic years ago, problems have repeatedly occurred when the recipient data did not match the account holder’s data exactly. In these cases, the amount was and is posted back
Correct transfers, not only from Switzerland Weiterlesen »
The Slovenian composer Emil Glavnik died in his home town of Celje on 17 October 2019. His compositions for wind orchestra, such as Rhapsodie Logar Tal (Logarska dolina), Suite In the Silent Valley, Lapidarium, Romantic Variations for Tenor Saxophone and Wind Orchestra (which was even chosen as a compulsory piece
Slovenian composer Emil Glavnik died Weiterlesen »
