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Tune in Today: Sibelius’s Perfectly Original Symphony

Tune in Today: Sibelius’s Perfectly Original Symphony

Sibelius’ Symphony No. 7 did not follow symphony conventions of four movements nor did it try to sound unique by choosing a little used key. He chose C Major.
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David Nail Talks About His ‘Down to the Studs’ Tour

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The Explosive Energy Meets Slow Depth in Beethoven’s ‘Pathétique’ Sonata

The Explosive Energy Meets Slow Depth in Beethoven’s ‘Pathétique’ Sonata

Beethoven’s Sonata No. 8 Op. 13 opens with a dramatic slow section that repeats and deepens questions to the fiery intense ones.
Richard Feynman’s Perspective on Music and the Art of Learning

Richard Feynman’s Perspective on Music and the Art of Learning

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Tune in Today: Of Mules, Music, and the Grand Canyon

Tune in Today: Of Mules, Music, and the Grand Canyon

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Tune in Today: Sibelius’s Perfectly Original Symphony

Tune in Today: Sibelius’s Perfectly Original Symphony

Sibelius’ Symphony No. 7 did not follow symphony conventions of four movements nor did it try to sound unique by choosing a little used key. He chose C Major.
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David Nail Talks About His ‘Down to the Studs’ Tour

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The Explosive Energy Meets Slow Depth in Beethoven’s ‘Pathétique’ Sonata

The Explosive Energy Meets Slow Depth in Beethoven’s ‘Pathétique’ Sonata

Beethoven’s Sonata No. 8 Op. 13 opens with a dramatic slow section that repeats and deepens questions to the fiery intense ones.
Richard Feynman’s Perspective on Music and the Art of Learning

Richard Feynman’s Perspective on Music and the Art of Learning

A lesser-known fact about the award-winning scientist is that he was a passionate amateur musician.
‘Paul McCartney: Man on the Run’: A Surprisingly Balanced Viewpoint

‘Paul McCartney: Man on the Run’: A Surprisingly Balanced Viewpoint

This bio doc makes clear that one of the greatest songwriters ever had a long dry spell.
Discipline and Freedom: The Daily Routine of Composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Discipline and Freedom: The Daily Routine of Composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Beyond ‘Swan Lake’ and the 6th Symphony stood a man who believed that routine and discipline prepared the soil for genius.
Tune in Today: Of Mules, Music, and the Grand Canyon

Tune in Today: Of Mules, Music, and the Grand Canyon

With his composition ‘On the Trail,’ Ferde Grofé takes listeners down into the Grand Canyon and back up again.
Tune in Today: Bach’s Baby-Simple and Indispensable C-Major Prelude

Tune in Today: Bach’s Baby-Simple and Indispensable C-Major Prelude

The famed composer’s most accessible piece continues to influence 20th-century Western music.
Tune in Today: The Comedy in Haydn’s ‘The Joke’ Quartet

Tune in Today: The Comedy in Haydn’s ‘The Joke’ Quartet

The Austrian composer’s sense of humor is prominently displayed in its unexpected ending.
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