Author: bigmikehouston
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Juan Arriaga, The Spanish Mozart
Juan Arriaga, The Spanish Mozart Fifty years to the day of Mozart’s birth was born Juan Crisostomo Arriaga. Juan Arriaga, born in Bilbao-Biscay, Spain is known as the “Spanish Mozart.” They not only enjoy the same birthday of January 27 but they also were genius child prodigy’s and both died at a young age. Mozart […]
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Beethoven’s Sustained Beauty
Beethoven’s Sustained Beauty One of Beethoven’s most famous piano sonata’s is his sonata #14 in C-sharp minor known as his “Moonlight” sonata. Most classical pieces with 3 movements have a fast, slow, fast tempo form. Beethoven’s moonlight sonata is unique in that the first movement is in a slow speed, the slowest of the three movements. The […]
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It’s Summer and The Music is Hot
It’s Summertime and The Music Is Hot This Tuesday, June 21, 2022, is the first day of Summer, and the longest day of the year. It’s summertime, baby and on this classical music blog, the music is hot! And what can be hotter than Antonio Vivaldi’s “Summer” concerto from his “Four Seasons”. Antonio Vivaldi was a […]
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Moving The Beauty Along
Moving The Beauty Along In classical music some of the most beautiful moving and romantic melodies are pieces that are usually scored in the speed of adagio or andante [i.e., slow tempo], but that is not always the case. There are some great pieces of melodic music where the whole piece or movement of a […]
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Happy Birthday Edvard Grieg
Happy Birthday Edvard Grieg Happy 179th birthday to the great Norwegian Romantic composer, Edvard Grieg. From Britannica-bio: Grieg: “Edvard Grieg, in full Edvard Hagerup Grieg, (born June 15, 1843, Bergen, Norway—died Sept. 4, 1907, Bergen), composer who was a founder of the Norwegian nationalist school of music.” More from Britannica, bio-Grieg: “Rooted in the national […]
Classical Music With Big Mike 