All this month I will be blogging about the many important contributions that Black musicians have made to classical music throughout history. I’m going to begin with a 20th c. African-American woman composer that Alexis Corbin has been highlighting for…
This time of year the airwaves are awash with Holiday Classics like “White Christmas”, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and yes, even “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” and “All I want for Christmas Is You.” But perhaps you are searching…
Nigel Kennedy made headlines last week for pulling out of a concert at the Royal Albert Hall when he was told he wouldn’t be allowed to play a tribute to Jimi Hendrix. KHFM listeners let me know that they were…
Percy Grainger: Composer, arranger, pianist, and… clothing designer? As it turns out, yes. For several years, the composer of Lincolnshire Posy and Molly on the Shore proudly created and wore his own wardrobe- made out of towels! In his words…
SYMPHONIC POEM = TONE POEM: Single movement work for orchestra in which a poem or program provides the basis for musical narrative. The term Symphonic Poem was coined by Franz Liszt.Richard Strauss preferred the label Tone Poem.The musical structure is…