“Now I reign” – Bruckner on the 200th anniversary of his Birthday
Bruckner lives in the tone poems arranged for wind orchestra and in his compositions for orchestra, in his choral works, in the many arrangements for ensembles and in his solo works.
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The Wall: tear down the walls!
Roger Waters, one part of Pink Floyd, is entering his ninth decade of life.
The enigmatic Kikimora: A journey into the world of Slavic folklore
The Kikimora is a mysterious and fascinating figure in Slavic folklore that has captured people’s imagination for centuries. This mysterious figure is deeply rooted in Slavic culture and has found its place in stories, legends and lore.
Dr phil Jack A. Bullock deceased in April 2022
Dr phil Jack A. Bullock, his correct title and name, studied at Ithaca College and the University of Miami, where he received his doctorate in 1974. After teaching in various public schools for more than a decade, he was appointed professor of music at Ithaca College. At the same time, …
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Gone with the Wind – Max Steiner on the 50th Anniversary of his Death
Max Steiner was born in Vienna’s Leopoldstadt in the Hotel Nordbahn and came from a wealthy theatre dynasty that was friends with many composers. Sein Großvater Maximilian Steiner war unter anderem Direktor am Theater an der Wien, und sein Vater Gabor Steiner arbeitete in Wien ebenfalls als Theaterdirektor. Mit einem …
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The Regents of the Year 2022
Many smaller and bigger names are celebrating an anniversary in 2022. In any case, there are so many that one could fill several concert programmes. Perhaps one or the other name can be found on their programme? A little rummaging and research is always worthwhile. 450th birthday: Moritz of Hesse, …
Next spring is sure to come
For countless people, spring is the most beautiful of all seasons. The well-known German poet Johann Gottfried Herder (1744 – 1803) sums it up when he says: “What spring did not sow, summer cannot ripen, autumn cannot reap and winter cannot enjoy”. Many composers have taken up this season and …
Music was his first love: John Miles has died.
The song “Music” was not necessarily universally recognised after its release; too epic, too much drama. Nevertheless, the song wrote music history. The song has strong contrasts, changes of rhythms and actually only few lyrics: “Music was my first love – and it will be my last”. The song speaks …
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Send in the Clowns – a song has faded away
When one thinks of Stephen Sondheim, one hardly associates him with Bernstein’s “West Side Story”. Sondheim was brilliant as a composer as well as a lyricist, and so he provided the texts for this opera. He called Johann Sebastian Bach his model as a composer. He once claimed to have …
