The Beautiful Sound of Nylon Strings
“Ode to Joy” is best known for its use by Ludwig van Beethoven in the final (fourth) movement of his Ninth Symphony, completed in 1824. Beethoven’s text is not based entirely on Schiller’s poem, and introduces a few new sections….
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The Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183/173dB, was written by the then 17-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in October 1773, shortly after the success of his opera seria Lucio Silla. It was supposedly completed in Salzburg on October 5,…
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“Carol of the Bells” is a popular Christmas carol composed by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych in 1914 with lyrics by Peter J. Wilhousky. The song is based on a Ukrainian folk chant called “Shchedryk”. This beautiful music is recognized by a…
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Träumerei is part of the work Kinderszenen by Robert Schumann, that is a set of thirteen pieces of music for piano written in 1838. Schumann wrote 30 movements for this work, but chose 13 for the final version. Discussing the…
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“Santa Lucia” is a traditional Italian song. The original lyrics of “Santa Lucia” celebrate the picturesque waterfront district, Borgo Santa Lucia, in the Bay of Naples, in the invitation of a boatman to take a turn in his boat, to…
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“Over the Rainbow” is a song written by Harold Arlen, which original version is sung by Judy Garland for the movie “The Wizard of Oz” in 1939. It is surely one of the best-known pieces of the twentieth century that…
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“Sicilienne, Op. 78“, is a composition for cello and piano by French composer Gabriel Fauré. It was originally composed as part of the incidental music for Molière’s Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, but the piece was never used for it. It appeared…
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The Gymnopédies are three works for piano composed by Erik Satie and published in Paris in 1888. The title comes from a Spartan celebrations and the characteristic of these three songs is that they have a uncertain harmony, this concept will…
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Ludovico Einaudi is an Italian composer who has a long career as a musician. He has created soundtracks, albums and collaborations, and ranged in various musical styles, from classical to rock and jazz. Einaudi studied at the Conservatory of Milan with…
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El Noi de la Mare (The Child of the Mother) is a traditional Catalan Christmas song. The song was made famous outside Spain by Andrés Segovia who used to perform Miguel Llobet’s classical guitar transcription as an encore. This song…
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