A music blog written by Rich Brown
I have a large collection of music on Compact Disc. I mean, really pretty big. Between my books and CD’s, I don’t think I will ever move from this house. It would be too much of a chore to pack this stuff up and cart it to a new location. Even though I have added... Continue Reading →
The symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven are perhaps the most often recorded body of music in the history of sound. A quick search on Amazon reveals over 2,000 different items for purchase, on all sorts of media, analog and digital. Beethoven’s culminating work in the genre of the symphony, his glorious Ninth, even had an... Continue Reading →
In this day and age, I am not convinced a composer can make a career out of simply composing music. At least, not “classical” music in the western concert music tradition. There are plenty of modern day composers, people of great talent and genius, but in general they must earn their living doing something additionally,... Continue Reading →
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