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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Your Pop Quiz Cheat Sheet

Fun facts about Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - on his brief stint as a winemaker, poor singing, and post-plague contemplations of priesthood. Read More
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The Revival of Classical Music on TikTok: Between Dark Academia and Cottagecore

Is TikTok revitalizing the way we experience classical music? Read More
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10 Famous flute players you should know

It was easy(or not?) to decide who should belong to the top 10 of the best flutists in the world.... Read More
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Top 8 Best Violinists of All Time

Paganini, the greatest violinist of all time Born in 1782 in the Republic of Genoa, Nicola Paganini began playing the... Read More
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Did Bach’s wife compose the cello suites?

Since 2006, Martin Jarvis, a musicologist from Charles Darwin University in Australia, has claimed that Johann Sebastian Bach is not... Read More
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10 Fun Facts about Ludwig van Beethoven

A mysterious and misunderstood artist whose genius outlived the tales of his moody, peculiar character, the composer who lost hearing... Read More
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‘Hive Extravaganza’, Snake Skin and Rhinestones: The World of Custom-made Pianos

Taking a look at some - good and bad - showstopper piano designs. Read More
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“Squid Game” on Netflix: childish games, blood, and classical music

The South Korean series combines bloodthirsty games, decadent luxury, and of course – classical music. Melodies of Haydn, Strauss, and... Read More
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Charles-Valentin Alkan: The Moving, Multifaceted Musicality of a Master Pianist

“I often hear flashes of him coming up in music by late nineteenth-century French composers (including César Franck, who arranged... Read More
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Johannes Brahms: 17 Interesting facts about the composer of Hungarian Dances

  Born in 1833 in Hamburg, Brahms was a freedom-loving man.  A devoted and faithful friend, he was a man who lived... Read More
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The Art of the Insult

The famed edginess of music critics of times past is a never-ending source of entertainment. In an age of mostly... Read More
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Feuding Families and Flemish Art: A Few Facts About Arcangelo Corelli

The biographies of the great Italian composer Arcangelo Corelli (1673-1713) testify of a turbulent life filled with strange gaps, replete with embellishments and anecdotal evidence. We try to piece together some of the lesser known facts on the composer’s life. Read More
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