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Andrzej Panufnik’s Piano Works
Notes from a Fractured Homeland
In the rare stillness of spaces where the world’s noise falls away, the piano music of Andrzej Panufnik emerges like a voice from the past, fragile yet unyielding, tender yet fierce. It is not merely music but a living testament
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Bollywood Day (September 24)
The Glittering World of Hindi Cinema
It’s time to grab your sparkliest sari or sharpest kurta because we’re diving into the dazzling world of Bollywood Day! It is not a universally recognised or officially mandated holiday, but it is listed on some calendars on 24 September.
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Why Musicians Should Talk to Audiences
For musicians, the focus of a performance is naturally the music itself – and that is how it should be. After all, all those hours of practice and technical refinement culminate in the act of playing. However, speaking to the
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Do You Know These Alluring Piano Trios by Women?
The piano trio literature – music for violin, cello, and piano – is splendid to listen to and wonderful to play. Virtually every composer of note has written in this genre, including the greats such as Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert,
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Does the 1939 Classical Music Movie Intermezzo Hold Up Today?
In September 1939, a quiet, understated film called Intermezzo: A Love Story premiered in the United States. Intermezzo premiered the same year as Gone With the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, Wuthering Heights, Of Mice and Men, and other classics.
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10 Easy But Beautiful Piano Pieces
No Moonlight Sonata or Heart and Soul, here. The most frustrating part of learning any new skill is that period of time in which your taste and your abilities just don’t quite match up. You’d love to be playing Rachmaninoff
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National Family Day (September 22)
A Toast to the People You Can’t Return
Family Day is a public holiday in a variety of countries, and on 22 September, it puts the spotlight on the people who make our lives meaningful. It’s all about that one uncle who shows up uninvited to every gathering,
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The International Day of Peace (September 21)
A Noble Idea in a Not-So-Peaceful World
Every year on 21 September, the world pauses, or at least pretends to pause, for the International Day of Peace. It’s a day where we’re supposed to hold hands, sing Kumbaya, and imagine a world where everyone gets along. Sounds
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