Author: bigmikehouston
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Happy Birthday Antonin Dvorak
One of my favorite composers is the great Czech Romantic composer, Antonin Dvorak [last name pronounced di-Vore-zshack]. While Bedrich Smetana is called the father of Czech music, Dvorak, born on September 8, 1841, is widely recognized as the greatest Czech composer. Dvorak was a prolific composer of many genres in the classical music repertoire, including […]
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Happy Birthday Anton Bruckner
From Anton Bruckner-Biography site and from Anton Bruckner Wikipedia: Josef ‘Anton Bruckner’ was a nineteenth century Austrian Romantic composer and organist, known for his very long [in length] symphonies [8 plus one unfinished 9th], and religious masses [being a very religious man] and other sacred choral works. He was born September 4, 1824 in Linz, […]
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Happy Birthday Johann Pachelbel
The Baroque composer and organist, Johann Pachelbel, was born in Germany on Sept 1, 1653. He lived 53 years, dying in Germany on March 9, 1706. Johann Pachelbel [1653 – 1706] I’m not sure if it is fair to call him a one hit wonder, but I think there is only one piece most classical […]
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The Sweet Sounding Clarinet
Along with the piano, the clarinet is my favorite instrument of all. I have been captivated by the clarinet’s beautiful deep mellow, soulful sound. The clarinet is similar to my other favorite instrument, the piano, with its wide tone range [low notes to high notes] and its dynamics [the volume of sound] it can make. […]
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Brahms Honored The Masters With His Variations
To take material or an original idea from another author and claim it as your own is considered to be unethical and maybe plagiarism. But in classical music, to take a theme or an idea of music from another composer and then to quote [use] that theme and develop it in your work is considered […]
Classical Music With Big Mike 