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The Underestimated Cello Concertos: Historical, Stylistic and Compositional Comparison of the Two Cello Concertos of Feliks Nowowiejski and Grazyna Bacewicz
(2021-05-14)
Feliks Nowowiejski (1877-1946), a Polish composer whose name is synonymous with Polish patriotic music, including the country’s second unofficial anthem, contributed to the twentieth-century cello repertoire with his ...
Octet in E-flat major, op. 20 by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847): a transcription for double wind quintet
(2022-08-04)
Felix Mendelssohn’s Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 is widely considered to be a canonic work within chamber string repertoire. Composed when Mendelssohn was just sixteen years old, the Octet was described as “a different ...
Pedagogically Semi-Equivalent Repertoire Analogies: Soprano Fach
(2021-05-14)
For decades, conservatories have divided singing into two tracks: classical (voce chiusa) or musical theater (CCM). Young singers are forced to decide which track they will continue on—seemingly for the rest of their ...
Bowing Drills: Highly Adaptable Exercises for All Ages
(2024-05-11)
In the orchestral string world, the left-hand is primarily responsible for pitch while the right-hand is accountable for much of the remaining elements of music including tone, dynamics, articulations, and phrasing. While ...