November, 2017

38 Posts
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A passionate pursuit: the musician’s mastery
a psychological force that stimulates an individual to attempt independently, in a focused and persistent manner, to solve a problem or master a skill or task which is at least moderately challenging for him or her. Mastery Motivation: Definition and
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Mapping the Musical Genome: The Bach Family
Johann Sebastian Bach was part of an extensive Saxon-Thuringian family that produced an unparalleled and almost incalculable number of musicians. From fiddlers and town musicians to organists, from Kantors, court musicians and Kapellmeisters, member of the Bach family extensively populated
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BUCK, O.: Fiori di ghiaccio / A Tree / [Untitled] / Flower Ornament Music
Fiori di ghiaccio From BUCK, O.: Fiori di ghiaccio / A Tree / [Untitled] / Flower Ornament Music (2016) Released by Dacapo Buck: Fiori di ghiaccioOle Buck is a Danish composer. He studied the piano from the age of twelve.
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Rock-A-Bye Baby I
The Lullaby in Western Art Music
Medical research has clearly shown that infants are active listeners! Their attention is selectively drawn to particular musical genres, and to particular performing styles associated with maternal singing. Regardless of culture and living environment, infants reveal a clear preference for
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
“My music creed is the inspired idea” Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) might have been the most phenomenal musical prodigy of all time! At the age of 9, he played his cantata Gold to Gustav Mahler, who pronounced him a genius.
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A Prophetic Cantata: Bartók’s Cantata Profana
We are most familiar with a ‘cantata’ as a sacred work, usually on a subject from the Bible, that’s written for vocalists. For Béla Bartók to write a work entitled ‘Cantata Profana’ is to write an oxymoron. Yet, if we
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Forgotten Quartets
Quatuor Capet (1893-1928)
The artistic destinies of those who lived through the cultural ferment in France between 1870-1939, form an interlocking web of cross- influences and political intrigue which can be difficult for the historian to unravel.
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At the Center of the Musical Universe
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart II
When Frédéric Chopin graduated from High School his final report stated, “Chopin F., third year student, exceptional talent, musical genius.” His hometown of Warsaw, however, had long known about this gifted musical prodigy, who was dubbed “a second Wolfgang Amadeus
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