‘King Of Rhythm’: Four-Year-Old Boy Soars To International Fame After Wowing Pedestrians With His Amazing Dancing Skills
If you think you can dance, then meet four-year-old Liang Liang. The fast-footed Chinese boy is billed as the ‘King of Rhythm’ after soaring to global fame with his dazzling…
Outstanding 11-Year-Old Trumpet Player Dazzles Audience With Incredible Ability
Niccole Meza Ramos is a very talented young trumpet player from Venezuela. The inspiring musician is known to her friends and fans as “Cole Trumpet”. In the video, Niccole is…
Greek Mythology in Music II Handel, Slonimsky, Schubert, Bolcom, Mendelssohn and Szymanowski
Six stories from mythology that inspired composers Atalanta The King of Arcadia had no use for female offspring, and when his daughter Atalanta was born, he ordered her abandoned in…
Music Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid”
One of my all-time feel-good movies is the animated musical fantasy film “The Little Mermaid.” Originally released in 1989 by Walt Disney Pictures, the movie takes us to the kingdom…
Twenty Pieces of Classical Music using the Saxophone That Show Off Its Incredible Range
The saxophone is a relatively young instrument in the world of classical music. (It was originally invented in 1846.) But its unique sound and versatility have captured the hearts of…
These Bach’s Pieces Can Provide Moments Of Beauty Amidst The Sadness
Selecting the right music for the funeral of a loved one is never going to be an easy task. Oliver Condy chooses music that can provide moments of beauty amidst…
Five Well-Known Classical Melodies in Updated Forms
Classical music has given us some famous and unforgettable melodies. We might not know what a particular tune is called or where it comes from, but they flicker across in…
Medtner Plays Medtner’s Fairy Tale, Op. 14, No. 2 “March of the Paladin”
Nicolai Medtner, who died in London on 13 November 1951, was one of the very last Romantic composer-pianists. Overshadowed by his contemporaries Scriabin and Rachmaninoff, Medtner made the piano the focus of his…
On This Day 12 November: Alexander Borodin Was Born
Alexander Borodin, born on 12 November 1833 in St. Petersburg, came from a noble bloodline. He was the illegitimate son of the 62-year-old Georgian Prince Luka Stepanovich Gedevanishvili, and a…
Eerie Music That Transports You Back 1,800 Years Expert Documents ‘100% Authentic’ Rendition Of The Song As It Was Heard In Classical Greece
Musical rhythms were preserved in the patterns of words of ancient texts Instruments used are known from paintings and archaeological remains Ancient documents found on stone reveal how the…