“about Music”, The Art of Listening Programme 83

In this programme I present some well-known music which is both inspirational and motivational, so that we can individually meditate about how our 2024 year has been. The music is by Aaron Copeland, Carl Orff, Gustav Holst, Jules Massenet, Samuel Barber, Stanley Myers, Giuseppe Verdi, Johann Strauss, and Joey Tempest.

The programme this week is Christmas and Sacred music by John Rutter. There are original compositions and a selection of well-known carols in exquisite arrangements. Please feel free to join me and allow the music to stir the emotions in you in the spirit of the Christmas season!

Today we look at Beethoven's influence on future composers, specifically Schumann, an influential musical giant and editor of the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik, a new and most important and influential journal. Beethoven’s influence on the generations of composers who followed him was monumental. He bridged the Classical and Romantic eras,…

Today we look at the influence that Beethoven had on future composers, and today specifically on Chopin. Beethoven’s influence on the generations of composers who followed him was monumental. He bridged the Classical and Romantic eras, transforming music into a deeply personal and expressive art form and opening the door…

Today, we look at Harmonic and Modulation developments in Beethoven’s music. This programme is rather difficult and tricky, but it is well worth paying attention to the information and examples. Beethoven extended these two aspects of composition and set the tone for the next generation of composers in the nineteenth…