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Pavane pour une infante défunte (Pavane for a Dead Princess) is a well-known piece written for solo piano by Maurice Ravel in 1899 when he was studying composition at the Conservatoire de Paris under...

'Lyric Pieces' (Norwegian: Lyriske stykker) is a collection of 66 short pieces for solo piano written by Edvard Grieg. They were published in 10 volumes, from 1867 (Op. 12) to 1901 (Op. 71). The colle...

Puciini's famous aria from the Opera Gianni Schicchi in an arramgement for Clarinet Quintet.

Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585) was an English composer who occupies a primary place in anthologies of English choral music. He is considered one of England's greatest composers, and he is honoured for h...

Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585) was an English composer who occupies a primary place in anthologies of English choral music. He is considered one of England's greatest composers, and he is honoured for h...

Non ti scordar di me, is one of De Curtis' later songs, written in 1935 for a movie of the same title, featuring the tenor, Beniamino Gigli, who helped make many Italian songs famous. Unlike a majorit...

Non ti scordar di me, is one of De Curtis' later songs, written in 1935 for a movie of the same title, featuring the tenor, Beniamino Gigli, who helped make many Italian songs famous. Unlike a majorit...

Händel's oratorio 'Solomon' contains a short and lively instrumental passage (Sinfonia). This 'sinfonia' is also known as 'The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba' and has become very famous outside the con...

Händel's oratorio 'Solomon' contains a short and lively instrumental passage (Sinfonia). This 'sinfonia' is also known as 'The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba' and has become very famous outside the con...

Franz von Suppé composed about 30 operettas and 180 farces, ballets, and other stage works. Although the bulk of Suppé's operas have sunk into relative obscurity, the overtures - particularly 'Dichter...

Franz von Suppé composed about 30 operettas and 180 farces, ballets, and other stage works. Although the bulk of Suppé's operas have sunk into relative obscurity, the overtures - particularly 'Dichter...

2 Piccolo Trumpets, 4 Trumpets, 4 Horns, 4 Trombones, 2 Tubas and Timpani 'Now thank we all our God' is a popular Christian hymn. It is a translation from the German 'Nun danket alle Gott', written ci...

Giovanni Gabrieli (1557-1612) was like his uncle and teacher Andrea, one of the developers of the Venetian antiphonal style. He also was a student by Orlando di Lasso and took the antiphonal style to...

Giovanni Gabrieli (1557-1612) was like his uncle and teacher Andrea, one of the developers of the Venetian antiphonal style. He also was a student by Orlando di Lasso and took the antiphonal style to...

Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704) was a French Baroque composer during the reign of Louis XIV. Charpentier dominated the Baroque musical scene in seventeenth century France because of the quality o...

Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704) was a French Baroque composer during the reign of Louis XIV. Charpentier dominated the Baroque musical scene in seventeenth century France because of the quality o...

Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643) was one of the most important organ and harpsichord players of his time. He gave concerts in numerous musical centers and was, among other things, the full-time organi...

Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643) was one of the most important organ and harpsichord players of his time. He gave concerts in numerous musical centers and was, among other things, the full-time organi...

'Urlicht' belongs to Mahler's 'Wunderhornlieder' and is also used in in his second symphony called 'Auferstehung'. The text of the song deals about the great pain and despair that mankind is living in...

'Urlicht' belongs to Mahler's 'Wunderhornlieder' and is also used in in his second symphony called 'Auferstehung'. The text of the song deals about the great pain and despair that mankind is living in...

'Der Ring des Nibelungen' (The Ring of the Nibelung) is a cycle of four epic operas by German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883). The works are based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas and th...

'Der Ring des Nibelungen' (The Ring of the Nibelung) is a cycle of four epic operas by German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883). The works are based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas and th...

During most of his career in Leipzig Bach composed about one cantata per month. About 200 of the total 300 cantatas he created have been preserved. 'Jesus bleibet meine Freude' ('Jesu, Joy of Man's De...

During most of his career in Leipzig Bach composed about one cantata per month. About 200 of the total 300 cantatas he created have been preserved. 'Jesus bleibet meine Freude' ('Jesu, Joy of Man's De...

Ravel originally wrote Ma mere l'oye (Mother Goose) as a piano duet for the Godebski children, Mimi and Jean, ages 6 and 7. Ravel dedicated this work for four hands to the children (just as he had ded...