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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, [...]

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 [...]