A music blog written by Rich Brown
I am a musician. Actually, there are lots of things you could call me, some flattering and many not. Among all the hats I wear, I see myself as a musician and composer. I write music because I am compelled to. One of the things I have tried to do with this blog is share... Continue Reading →
Figaro Count Almaviva Rosina Susanna Giaochino Rossini Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro are two of the most performed and popular operas in the repertoire. Persons of my generation are familiar with the music, if only from the cartoons of the esteemed one Bugs... Continue Reading →
The Chaconne from the Partita for Violin No. 2 by Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the greatest pieces of music ever written for solo violin, or any solo instrument for that matter. It was written between 1717 and 1720, during the high Baroque period of music history. A little clarification on terminology is in... Continue Reading →
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