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Camille Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals - Part II

Camille Saint-Saëns Chamber Music Romanticism Suite The Carnival of the Animals Work Analysis

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Johann Sebastian Bach - Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Analysis)

Baroque Cello Johann Sebastian Bach Suite Work Analysis

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Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 — Beyond the Famous Air

Baroque Johann Sebastian Bach Suite Work Analysis

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Camille Saint-Saëns — The Carnival of the Animals: Part I (Analysis)

Camille Saint-Saëns Chamber Music Romanticism Suite The Carnival of the Animals Work Analysis

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Camille Saint-Saëns - The Carnival of the Animals (Work Guide)

Camille Saint-Saëns Chamber Music Romanticism Suite The Carnival of the Animals Work Analysis Work Guide

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George Frideric Handel – Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349 (Analysis)

Baroque George Frideric Handel Suite Work Analysis

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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Suite from the Opera Mlada (Analysis)

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Opera Romanticism Suite Work Analysis

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Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt, Suite No. 2, Op. 55 (Analysis)

Edvard Grieg Incidental Music Peer Gynt Romanticism Suite Work Analysis

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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade, Op. 35 (Analysis)

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Program Music Romanticism Suite Work Analysis

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Georges Bizet – Carmen: Love, freedom, and the dangerous truth of music

Carmen Georges Bizet Musical Reflections Romanticism Suite

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Claude Debussy – Clair de Lune (Analysis)

Claude Debussy Impessionism Piano Suite Work Analysis

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Mozart - Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 (Analysis)

In the Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331, Mozart transforms a serene siciliana through six variations, passes through the courtly balance of the Menuetto, and culminates in the brilliant percussive energy of the Alla turca, uniting three distinct musical worlds within a single dramatic journey. i Work Information Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Title Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major Catalogue number K. 331 / 300i Composition and revision uncertain; possibly from the late 1770s to 1783, revised before publication in 1784 First edition August 1784, Artaria, Vienna Premiere not documented Genre sonata for solo piano Musical period Classical period Structure three movements Duration approx. 18–24 minutes, depending on tempo and observance of repeats Instrument piano; in the work’s historical context, fortepiano Reference version the composer-authorised first Artaria edition, critically checked aga...

Bedřich Smetana: Vltava (The Moldau) - Analysis

From two small springs to the majestic approach to Prague, Smetana’s Vltava transforms the river’s flow into a musical image of Bohemia, where landscape, legend, and historical memory merge within a single symphonic journey. i Work Information Composer: Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884) Work title: Vltava — also widely known as Die Moldau / The Moldau Cycle: Má vlast ( My Homeland ), No. 2 Date of composition: 20 November – 8 December 1874 Premiere: 4 April 1875, Žofín Palace, Prague Conductor: Adolf Čech Genre: Symphonic poem Musical period: Romanticism — Czech national school Structure: One continuous movement formed from successive programmatic episodes Principal key: E minor, concluding in E major Duration: approx. 12–15 minutes Catalogue: JB 1:112/2 Instrumentation: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, bass drum, triangle, cymbal...

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture, op. 49 (Analysis)

In the 1812 Overture , Tchaikovsky transforms an inward prayer into monumental public triumph: sacred, folk and national musical symbols confront and reappear within an ever-expanding orchestral landscape, until bells and cannon fire turn historical memory into a collective ritual. i Work Information Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) Title: The Year 1812 — Festival Overture in E-flat major , Op. 49 Year of composition: September–November 1880 First performance: 8/20 August 1882, All-Russian Arts and Industry Exhibition, Moscow · conductor Ippolit Altani Genre: Festival overture / programmatic orchestral work Aesthetic movement: Romanticism Key: E-flat major Structure: Single movement · Largo–Allegro giusto · 428 measures Duration: Approx. 15–20 minutes Instrumentation: Large symphony orchestra, expanded percussion, bells, cannon effects and optional military band in the coda Few works in the or...

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