A music blog written by Rich Brown
I trust everyone still has all their fingers after a holiday weekend filled with fireworks and fun. The weekend may be over, but our month-long exploration of orchestra music from American composers will continue until the end of July. Today’s offering is the Symphony No. 1 by David Diamond (1915-2005), completed in 1940. Diamond is... Continue Reading →
Charles Edward Ives (1874-1954), composer, modernist, iconoclast, experimenter and insurance salesman? It’s all true. The trailblazing Ives made his living as a very successful insurance salesman. Actually, some of his work in the financial field laid the foundation for modern practices in estate planning, and many of his business colleagues were surprised to find out... Continue Reading →
The fourth of July is Independence Day in America, bringing with it fireworks bursting in air, hamburgers sizzling on the grill and a celebration of the hard-earned freedoms that this country enjoys. I plan to offer a series of posts celebrating orchestra music composed by American composers for the entire month of July. Hopefully, I... Continue Reading →
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