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Caution: Contents may be historical, but they're still hot! We're serving the classics!
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May 14, 2023
May 14, 2023
15 min
Music fit for a king (NOT a graduation!) Be sure to like and share with a friend!
Classic FM list of the Coronation music: https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/king-coronation-music-performers-hymns-full-list/
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Pomp_and_Circumstance_March_No.4%2C_Op.39_No.4_(Elgar%2C_Edward)
Feb 5, 2023
Feb 5, 2023
19 min
Berlioz wrote a real crown pleaser, then shoved it into a flop- was it enough to save his piece and his reputation?
Be sure to like and share with a friend!
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/La_damnation_de_Faust%2C_H_111_(Berlioz%2C_Hector)
Oct 6, 2019
Oct 6, 2019
17 min
A lack of good native composers had been the phantom menace to the English people until Sir Edward Elgar came on the scene! He brought about the return of "good" English music and provided a new hope for the composers who came after him! Be sure to subscribe and share with a friend!
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Imperial_March%2C_Op.32_(Elgar%2C_Edward)
Jul 2, 2017
Jul 2, 2017
8 min
You'll need some good walking shoes this week as we march into the history of John Philip Sousa! It's a spectacular display of patriotic spirit to help celebrate the 4th of July weekend.
Music: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
https://musopen.org/music/43799-the-gladiator/
https://musopen.org/music/43828-stars-and-stripes-forever/
https://musopen.org/music/43792-the-stars-and-stripes-forever/
https://musopen.org/music/43789-sabre-and-spurs/
http://imslp.org/wiki/El_Capitan_March_(Sousa,_John_Philip)
http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Honored_Dead_(Sousa%2C_John_Philip)
Nov 20, 2016
Nov 20, 2016
12 min
Learn about the charming music of Austrailian composer Percy Grainger!
Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
http://imslp.org/wiki/Molly_on_the_Shore_(Grainger%2C_Percy)
http://imslp.org/wiki/Marching_Song_of_Democracy_(Grainger%2C_Percy)
http://imslp.org/wiki/Children's_March_(Grainger%2C_Percy)