Baton Music

Several years before he finished his first opera, Giacomo Puccini composed a number of smaller orchestral works and some chamber music as well. Between 1881 and 1993 he composed six string quartets in...

Abendlied (Evening song), is a sacred motet by the composer the German Joseph Rheinberger for a six-part mixed choir. It has been regarded as his best-known sacred composition and has a strong affinit...

Abendlied (Evening song), is a sacred motet by the composer the German Joseph Rheinberger for a six-part mixed choir. It has been regarded as his best-known sacred composition and has a strong affinit...

Gerardo Matos Rodríguez (1897 -1948) was a Uruguayan musician, composer and journalist. In 1916 he composed 'La Cumparsita' which was first played in public in the old Café 'La Giralda' in Montevideo...

French composer Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891) was specialized in ballets, operas, and other works for the stage. His most notable works include ballets like 'Coppélia' and 'Sylvia' as well as the operas '...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is. The Csardas, sung by Rosalinde demands great virtuosity and gypsy fee...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is. Originally, the Csardas was planned as an orchestral interlude played...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is. Originally, the Csardas was planned as an orchestral interlude played...

The music to the drama Masquerade consists of 14 pieces, mostly dances. Using five out of these 14 numbers Aram Khachaturian composed an orchestral suite and in this transcription for symphonic band t...

As a composer Strauss sr. is probably less famous as his son Johann Strauss jr.(1825 - 1899) but his Radeztky March is still one of the most popular pieces in classical music: Every New Year's Day it...

José Gomes de Abreu, better known as Zequinha de Abreu (1880-1935) was a Brazilian musician and composer. He was one of the prominent Brazilian composers of the 'Belle Époque', having contributed to t...

José Gomes de Abreu, better known as Zequinha de Abreu (1880-1935) was a Brazilian musician and composer. He was one of the prominent Brazilian composers of the 'Belle Époque', having contributed to t...

Johann Strauss, the King of Waltzes, toured the world like a gypsy and his successful tours to St. Petersburg, Berlin, London, Paris and New York helped to popularise his waltz music. What difference...

Gerardo Matos Rodríguez (1897 -1948) was a Uruguayan musician, composer and journalist. In 1916 he composed 'La Cumparsita' which was first played in public in the old Café 'La Giralda' in Montevideo...

Johann Strauss, the King of Waltzes, toured the world like a gypsy and his successful tours to St. Petersburg, Berlin, London, Paris and New York helped to popularise his waltz music. What difference...

'Someone to watch over me' is a 1926 song composed by George Gershwin. It was written for the musical 'Oh, Kay!' in 1926. The successful musical ran for more than 200 performances in New York and then...

'Someone to watch over me' is a 1926 song composed by George Gershwin. It was written for the musical 'Oh, Kay!' in 1926. The successful musical ran for more than 200 performances in New York and then...

'Someone to watch over me' is a 1926 song composed by George Gershwin. It was written for the musical 'Oh, Kay!' in 1926. The successful musical ran for more than 200 performances in New York and then...

'Someone to watch over me' is a 1926 song composed by George Gershwin. It was written for the musical 'Oh, Kay!' in 1926. The successful musical ran for more than 200 performances in New York and then...

Carlos Gardel (1890 - 1935) was a French Argentine singer, songwriter, composer and actor, and the most prominent figure in the history of tango. Gardel's baritone voice and the dramatic phrasing of h...

Carlos Gardel (1890 - 1935) was a French Argentine singer, songwriter, composer and actor, and the most prominent figure in the history of tango. Gardel's baritone voice and the dramatic phrasing of h...

The 'March Opus 99' was composed by Sergei Prokofiev in 1943-44 for a Soviet military band and first broadcast on the radio from Moscow on April 30, 1944. It is not a typical march, but rather a livel...

The 'March Opus 99' was composed by Sergei Prokofiev in 1943-44 for a Soviet military band and first broadcast on the radio from Moscow on April 30, 1944. It is not a typical march, but rather a livel...

Eduard Strauss (1835 - 1916) was an Austrian composer who, together with brothers Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss made up the Strauss musical dynasty. His popularity was overshadowed by that of hi...

Eduard Strauss (1835 - 1916) was an Austrian composer who, together with brothers Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss made up the Strauss musical dynasty. His popularity was overshadowed by that of hi...