A music blog written by Rich Brown
“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration” Thomas Edison There is a popular image of a composer as a person struck by inspiration, like a lightening bolt, and in an overwhelming need for self-expression, is forced to compulsively create their music. Much of this vision arises from the subjective aesthetic of the Romantic... Continue Reading →
By far, the most popular of Mozart’s operas are the three opera buffa that he wrote to libretti by Lorenzo Da Ponte. The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Cosi fan Tutti are beloved works that are regularly performed to this day. Opera buffa rose in popularity to overtake opera seria in the middle and... Continue Reading →
As I may have mentioned, I have immersed myself in the works of Wolfgang Mozart in recent weeks. Outside of the time spent at my beloved Detroit Jazz Festival, I have listened almost exclusively to music of Mozart for the last six weeks. A very interesting idea has entered into my thinking during this time,... Continue Reading →
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