The piece was composed for a full orchestra and consists of piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, snare drum, bass ...

this concert will celebrate the contributions of three of the 20th centuries’ most masterful composers. “Capriccio” itself is a fascinating work of music, with layers of sound with piano ...

Naomi: This is Debussy’s famous work ‘Clair de ... Naomi explains that the 20th century heralded change and new ideas in music. Composers wanted to break away from Romanticism and Nationalism ...

Still, it stands today as a kind of monument to this titan of the past century’s music, a composer, conductor, theorist and a canny political force. Michael Haefliger, a friend and colleague ...

Many Dimensions | Lutosławski | Penderecki | Górecki | The "Polish Composers' School" Syndrome | Bargielski | Emigrants | Polish Minimalists: Tomasz Sikorski and Zygmunt Krauze | The Perspective of ...

The history and politics of the 20th Century provided inspiration for the diverse range of musical styles developed between 1900 and 1999, pioneered by composers ranging from Elgar and Britten, to ...

Even in the mid-20th century, Vivaldi’s reputation as a composer was so small that not even the exact ... of the Conservatorio dell’Ospedale della Pietà, one of the most famous musical centres in ...

Each episode focuses on the life and work of a key composer from the 20th century, who challenged the norms of the time and pushed various creative and musical boundaries to their limits.

Westminster Abbey Organ Scholar Carolyn Craig performs Florence Price’s dramatic First Sonata for Organ, inspired by Alexandre Guilmant, and music of 20th-century French woman composers. The programme ...