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In 1909, Gabriel Fauré, Director of the Paris Conservatoire, named Claude Debussy to its Board of Directors. In July, Debussy sat on the jury for the conservatory's annual woodwind 'concours' (exit ex...

The 'Concerto for Two Trumpets in C Major' by Antonio Vivaldi is one of the few solo works of the early 1700's to feature brass instruments and is among Vivaldi's best-known creations. As with the gre...

Reinhold Glière composed the Concerto for Horn and Orchestra in 1950 for the Russian hornist Valery Polekh. Nowadays it's the best known of Glière's acclaimed works and despite being composed in the 1...

Reinhold Glière composed the Concerto for Horn and Orchestra in 1950 for the Russian hornist Valery Polekh. Nowadays it's the best known of Glière's acclaimed works and despite being composed in the 1...

Gioacchino Rossini is primarily known for his opera's, but also composed for other forces like this 'Introduction, Theme, and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra'. It is generally believed that Ross...

Gioacchino Rossini is primarily known for his opera's, but also composed for other forces like this 'Introduction, Theme, and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra'. It is generally believed that Ross...

Claude Debussy's 'Rhapsodie for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra' was commissioned in 1903 by Elisa Hall, President of the Boston Orchestral Club. Debussy, who cared little for the instrument and knew alm...

Claude Debussy's 'Rhapsodie for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra' was commissioned in 1903 by Elisa Hall, President of the Boston Orchestral Club. Debussy, who cared little for the instrument and knew alm...

Der schwedische Komponist, Dirigent und Pianist Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927) verfasste 1897 seine '4 schwedischen Lieder' aus denen 'Flygia' als eigenstäniges Lied berühmt wurde und bis heute regelm...

Der schwedische Komponist, Dirigent und Pianist Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927) verfasste 1897 seine '4 schwedischen Lieder' aus denen 'Flygia' als eigenstäniges Lied berühmt wurde und bis heute regelm...

The Preludes are short piano pieces by George Gershwin writtenin 1926. Each prelude is a well-known example of early-20th-century American classical music strongly influenced by jazz. Gershwin origina...

Victor August Herbert ( 1859-1924) was an Irish-born, German-raised American composer, cellist and conductor. Herbert was a prolific composer, producing an enormous oeuvre but he composed only one sol...

Victor August Herbert ( 1859-1924) was an Irish-born, German-raised American composer, cellist and conductor. Herbert was a prolific composer, producing an enormous oeuvre but he composed only one sol...

Julius Fucík was a Czech composer, with over 400 marches, polkas, and waltzes to his name. As most of his work was for military bands, he is sometimes known as the 'Bohemian Sousa'. Today his marches...

The 'Preludes' are short piano pieces by George Gershwin writtenin 1926. Each prelude is a well-known example of early-20th-century American classical music strongly influenced by jazz. Gershwin origi...

The 'Preludes' are short piano pieces by George Gershwin writtenin 1926. Each prelude is a well-known example of early-20th-century American classical music strongly influenced by jazz. Gershwin origi...

Despite being very busy with three different Broadway musicals, Gershwin was able to complete the 'Concerto in F' for Piano and Orchestra in November, 1925. It was commissioned by the American conduct...

The Preludes are short piano pieces by George Gershwin writtenin 1926. Each prelude is a well-known example of early-20th-century American classical music strongly influenced by jazz. Gershwin origina...

The Preludes are short piano pieces by George Gershwin writtenin 1926. Each prelude is a well-known example of early-20th-century American classical music strongly influenced by jazz. Gershwin origina...

Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739 -1799) was an Austrian composer and violinist. Although his 'Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in A major' is a favorite of concerto-starved harpists the world over, t...

Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739 -1799) was an Austrian composer and violinist. Although his 'Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in A major' is a favorite of concerto-starved harpists the world over, t...

Carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824 -1910) was a German composer, conductor, and pianist. After retirement as a teacher at the conservatory, Reinecke devoted his time to composition. In his great oeu...

Carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824 -1910) was a German composer, conductor, and pianist. After retirement as a teacher at the conservatory, Reinecke devoted his time to composition. In his great oeu...

The Preludes are short piano pieces by George Gershwin writtenin 1926. Each prelude is a well-known example of early-20th-century American classical music strongly influenced by jazz. Gershwin origina...

The Preludes are short piano pieces by George Gershwin writtenin 1926. Each prelude is a well-known example of early-20th-century American classical music strongly influenced by jazz. Gershwin origina...