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Neoclassic Music Composers : Ferruccio Busoni

Neo — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:09:50 +0000

Born with the impressive name, Ferruccio Dante Michelangelo Benvenuto Busoni, this brilliant Italian composer was certainly destined to live up to the expectations that his remarkable title demanded of him. He took the music arena by storm on account of his original and colorful arrangements as a composer and his astounding, flamboyant piano skills.

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Neoclassical Music Composers : Dmitri Shostakovich

Neo — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:06:10 +0000

The acclaimed Russian composer, Dmitri Shostakovich , was born in St. Petersburg (Leningrad) in 1906. He was born into a musical family and was taught to play the piano by his mother – herself a well reputed piano teacher – from a very early age. He was sent to music school at the age [...]

Neoclassical Music Composers : Paul Hindemith

Neo — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:46:50 +0000

Paul Hindemith, who is among one of the greatest neoclassical music composers, was born in Germany in 1895. As an early child Hindemith was taught the violin. He later entered the Hochsche Konservatorium in Frankfurt am Main. At the Hochsche Konservatorium he studied violin with Adolf Rebner. He also studied composition and conducting with [...]

Neoclassical Music Composers and Their Works

Neo — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:31:16 +0000

Perhaps the most famous Neoclassical musician and composer was Igor Stravinsky. Stravinsky’s best known compositions were The Firebird, Pulcinella, The Soldier’s Tale, Apollon Musagete, The Rite of Spring, his Symphony of Salms, Orpheus and L’Histoire du oldate, and Symphony in Three Movements. In these works Stravinsky changed things up by using mostly the piano, [...]

Music from the 18th to the 20th century

Neo — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:44:31 +0000

Baroque, Romantic and Neoclassical music were styles of music during the time between the 18th century and the 20th century. Baroque music was a style of European classical music which was respected and inspirational between 1600 and 1750. Well-known and respected composers from the Baroque era were Arcangelo Corelli, Johann Sebastian Bach, Tomaso Albinoni, [...]

Neoclassic Music Composers: Manuel de Falla

Neo — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:22:20 +0000

Master composer lives on through his beautiful interpretations of Spanish folk-lore music. A tribute to a unique and inspired musician whose contributions to classical music are second to none.

Arguably the best Spanish composer that the 20th century has experienced, Manuel de Falla, was born in Cadiz, Andalucía, in the south west of Spain, [...]

Neoclassical Music in the USA

Neo — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:27:27 +0000

Inspired by the music of the 18th century, Neoclassical music brought about very talented composers and gave people a way to channel their emotions acquired from the Second World War.

Neoclassical music in the USA began right around the time of the Second World War. Neoclassical music was a 20th century development. It was [...]

Neoclassical Music Composers : Sergei Prokofiev

Neo — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:12:21 +0000

Sergei Prokofiev was one of the greatest neoclassical music composers of the 20th century. He mastered several musical genres as a Russian pianist, conductor and composer and well known for his neoclassical style. Important works of Sergei Prokofiev include but are not limited to: Toccata in D minor, Piano Sonata no. 2 in D [...]

Neoclassical Music Composers : Igor Stravinsky

Neo — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:46:54 +0000

Igor Stravinsky is one of the most well-known musical icons of the Neoclassical music. Stravinsky was the first who used motivic development. Motivic development is using musical figures which are repeated in variations throughout a composition. Stravinsky was also well-known for his unique use of rhythm. An example of Stravinsky’s distinct use of rhythm [...]