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Music History and Facts

Dive into the rich tapestry of music history, explore fascinating facts about iconic composers, and uncover the stories behind legendary compositions.

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Ludwig van Beethoven “The Sounds of Silence”

A mysterious and misunderstood artist whose genius outlived the tales of his moody, peculiar character, the composer who lost hearing... Read More
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Your Pop Quiz Cheat Sheet

Fun facts about Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - on his brief stint as a winemaker, poor singing, and post-plague contemplations of priesthood. Read More
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10 interesting facts about Rachmaninoff

Sophisticated, lyrical, layered. Peek into the troubled world of one of the most famous romantics, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff. When you... Read More
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Charles-Valentin Alkan: The Moving, Multifaceted Musicality of a Master Pianist

“I often hear flashes of him coming up in music by late nineteenth-century French composers (including César Franck, who arranged... Read More
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Friedrich Nietzsche: gifted composer or a wannabe?

Friedrich Nietzsche is primarily noted for his philosophical work, but as André Schaeffner said: “In the whole history of philosophy... Read More
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Top 8 Best Violinists of All Time

Paganini, the greatest violinist of all time Born in 1782 in the Republic of Genoa, Nicola Paganini began playing the... Read More
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Fun Facts About Metropolitan Opera In New York

From being a crime scene of a murder case to its construction of a golden ceiling threatening to drain the... Read More
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Did Bach’s wife compose the cello suites?

Since 2006, Martin Jarvis, a musicologist from Charles Darwin University in Australia, has claimed that Johann Sebastian Bach is not... Read More
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Mozart vs. Salieri: a Factual or Fictional Feud?

Examining the existing evidence to the intrigue at the centre of the Mozart myth. Read More
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10 Famous flute players you should know

It was easy(or not?) to decide who should belong to the top 10 of the best flutists in the world.... Read More
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Strange, mysterious, and tragic deaths of classical composers

Stray bullets, accidental electrocutions, and untreated wounds – the history of classical music is full of dreadful deaths, sometimes mysterious,... Read More
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The Pleasure Found in Pastime: Composers and Their Hobbies

A look at composers and their favourite pastimes - with photo proof. Read More
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