A music blog written by Rich Brown
Part II Ludwig van Beethoven, the great deaf one, is an absolute giant in the history of music. Some label him a Classical composer, including him in the great Viennese school with Haydn and Mozart. Others call him the first great Romantic composer. Many history texts deal with Beethoven in a class by himself, starting... Continue Reading →
“Complex, but not complicated” was a self-professed compositional creed of the great Maurice Ravel. The names Ravel and Debussy are usually spoken in the same breath, much like “cookies and milk”, “cake and ice cream”, or even “steak and baked potato”. The two great French musicians are most often given as the quintessential examples of... Continue Reading →
Music is NOT a universal language. I repeat, contrary to what is often said, music is NOT a universal language. If that were the case, every person could understand every piece of music from every culture without much effort. This is simply not the case. Much of the music around the world is organized and... Continue Reading →
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