A music blog written by Rich Brown
Modest Pyotrovich Mussorgsky (1839-1881) was a largely self-taught Russian composer. His most famous work is likely the collection of piano pieces called “Pictures at an Exhibition”. The world knows this piece in the original piano version, as well as a large number of versions for orchestra. An abundance of very talented musicians have taken an... Continue Reading →
In tonal harmony, there is a concept of distance between keys. Sometimes we talk about two keys being very closely related to each other. At different times we describe two key centers as being very distant from one another. This is a struggle for language to try to describe the feeling that our ears get... Continue Reading →
The music of Béla Bartók is a huge influence on my musical identity. It began in college, but strangely enough, my first exposure to Bartók was not in music school. I can remember clearly the first time I heard the Bartók Concerto for Orchestra. There was still a classical music station on FM radio in... Continue Reading →
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