A tranquil and beautiful moment of meditation, perfect as an interlude in a wedding ceremony.
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In its heyday from 1895 to 1918, the syncopated rhythms...
In its heyday from 1895 to 1918, the syncopated rhythms and sophisticated melodies of ragtime music conquered the world and influenced many "serious" composers, including Erik Satie, Claude Debussy and Igor Stravinsky, Here's an example of ragtime's unique ability to combine toe-tapping rhythms with elegant harmonies. Listen here:
Most hymnals describe this beautiful tune with words by John...
Most hymnals describe this beautiful tune with words by John Newton as early American folk melody, but there is speculation that it may have come from a song sung by the slaves who were the unhappy cargo of its author's ships. Listen here:
A striking and joyous string quartet arrangement of Respighi's Ancient...
A striking and joyous string quartet arrangement of Respighi's Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite I Listen here:
One of Granados' most darkly haunting melodies, "Andaluza," (No. 5...
One of Granados' most darkly haunting melodies, "Andaluza," (No. 5 from his Danzas Espanolas) sings beautifully in a pulsing, sonorous arrangement for String Quartet. Listen here:
Isaac Albeniz originally wrote this work as the prelude of...
Isaac Albeniz originally wrote this work as the prelude of a three-movement piano suite entitled Chants d'Espagne. After his death a German publisher gave it the title Asturias and added the subtitle Leyenda ("legend") thinking this would add some exotic flavor to to piece, but the music itself has nothing to...
An energetic, bracing string quartet arrangement of Vivaldi's "Autumn" from...
An energetic, bracing string quartet arrangement of Vivaldi's "Autumn" from The Four Seasons. Listen here:
Schubert's beautiful melody was originally written for a song in...
Schubert's beautiful melody was originally written for a song in a cycle using texts from Walter Scott's epic poem The Lady of the Lake. The first words of the song were "Ave Maria" which led to it later being adapted to the words of the Roman Catholic Latin prayer. Listen...
Gounod's serenely beautiful melody floats over the flowing arpeggios of...
Gounod's serenely beautiful melody floats over the flowing arpeggios of the first Prelude from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier. Listen here: