Roger Niese

Mexican composer Augustin Lara (1897- 1970) was mainly a composer of songs used in movies and cabarets. It is said that Lara never learned musical notation. In total he wrote more than 700 songs. By t...

Mexican composer Augustin Lara (1897- 1970) was mainly a composer of songs used in movies and cabarets. It is said that Lara never learned musical notation. In total he wrote more than 700 songs. By t...

For Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Choir and Symphonic Band Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is....

For Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Choir and Symphonic Band Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is....

'Tristsch Tratsch' was a satirical magazine in Vienna in. In 1858 it printed a profile of Johann Strauss: it was feared, said the report, that Strauss' concert seasons in Russia and the development of...