Episodes
Sunday Aug 25, 2019
Episode 81: Charles Gerard Conn and Crafting the Cornet
Sunday Aug 25, 2019
Sunday Aug 25, 2019
In the modern era, is there really much left to tweak with musical instruments? The cornetist Charles Conn thought there was and made lasting impacts on instrument manufacturing as you'll learn in this week's episode!
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Fatherland_(Hartmann%2C_John)
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https://imslp.org/wiki/Erinnerung_an_Prag%2C_Op.18_(Hoch%2C_Theodore)
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Sunday Aug 11, 2019
Episode 80: Bartolomeo Cristofori and A New Keyboard Instrument
Sunday Aug 11, 2019
Sunday Aug 11, 2019
Can you guess what instrument we're talking about this week? Hint: it's probably the most popular and influential instrument in the world, and it didn't even come on the scene until the late Baroque era when Cristofori invented it!
Music:
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Keyboard_Sonata_in_E_major%2C_K.380_(Scarlatti%2C_Domenico)
https://imslp.org/wiki/Keyboard_Sonata_in_D_minor%2C_K.517_(Scarlatti%2C_Domenico)
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https://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Concerto_No.5%2C_Op.73_(Beethoven%2C_Ludwig_van)
Sunday Apr 21, 2019
Episode 73: Alexander Borodin and the Prince Igor Overture
Sunday Apr 21, 2019
Sunday Apr 21, 2019
Borodin was a scientist, but he had a fondness and knack for music. One of his many gifts to the world was the opera Prince Igor. Is it E-gor or I-gor? Let us know if we said it wrong!
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Prince_Igor_(Borodin%2C_Aleksandr)
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Saturday Aug 11, 2018
Episode 55: Strauss, Space, and Also Sprach Zarathustra
Saturday Aug 11, 2018
Saturday Aug 11, 2018
We visited Richard Strauss back in episode 43, but we're going on a new adventure with his music this week! Tune in for our most out there episode yet!
Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Also_sprach_Zarathustra,_Op.30_(Strauss,_Richard)
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NASA Audio: https://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/diypodcast/re-audio-index-diy.html