Tag: Orchestral

Land of Hope and Glory by Edward Elgar

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Edward Elgar 1857-1934

Land of Hope and Glory
1902
Classical

Edward Elgar
Classical, Orchestral
Born: 2 June 1857, Worcestershire, UK
Nationality: English
Died: 23 February 1934, Worcestershire, UK

Elgar was a composer known for his works that have entered many English and International classical repertoires. Amongst his most famous compositions are orchestral works such as the Enigma Variations, Pomp and Circumstance Marches, and concertos for violin and cello. He also composed choral works such as The Dream of Gerantius. He was appointed Master of the King’s Music in 1924

In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg

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Edvard Grieg 1843-1907

In the Hall of the Mountain King
1875
Orchestral

Edvard Grieg
Romantic
Born: 15 June 1843, Bergen, Norway
Nationality: Norwegian
Died: 4 September 1907, Bergen, Norway

Grieg was a composer and pianist. He is considered one of the main composers of the Romantic era and his music remains the standard of the global classical repertoire. Grieg made use of Norwegian folk music in his compositions and brought fame to the music of Norway

Cello Concerto No.2 in C minor by Dmitry Kabalevsky

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Cello Concerto No.2 in C minor
1964
Concerto

Dmitry Kabalevsky
Orchestral, Opera, Ballet, Chamber Music
Born: 30 December 1904, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Nationality: Russian
Died: 14 February 1987, Moscow, Russia

Dmitry Kabalevsky 1904-1987

Kabalevsky was a composer and teacher of aristocratic Russian descent. He was a prolific composer of piano and chamber music best known for his Second Symphony, ‘Galloping Comedians’ and his Third Piano Concerto

Dances of Galánta by Zoltán Kodály

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Dances of Galánta
1933
Orchestral

Zoltán Kodály
Classical
16 December 1882, Kecskemét, Hungary
Nationality: Hungarian
Died: 6 March 1967, Budapest, Hungary

Zoltán Kodály 1882-1967

Kodály was a composer, ethnomusicologist, linguist, pedagogue, and philosopher. He Is internationally known as the creator of the Kodály method of music education

Pelléas et Mélisande by Gabriel Fauré

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Pelléas et Mélisande
1898
Orchestral

Gabriel Fauré
Classical
Born: 12 May 1845, Pamiers, France
Nationality: French
Died: 4 November 1924, Paris, France

Gabriel Fauré

Fauré was a composer, pianist, organist, and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation with works such as Pavane, Requiem, and Sicilienne. Generally, his best-known works are from his early career however Fauré composed many highly regarded works in his later years in a more harmonically and melodically complex style

Scarborough Fair by André Rieu

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Scarborough Fair
2016
Orchestral

André Rieu
Classical
Born: 1 October 1949, Maastricht, Netherlands
Nationality: Dutch

André Rieu

André Rieu is a violinist and conductor, probably best known for creating the Johann Strauss Orchestra. Along with his orchestra, Rieu has turned classical music into a world-touring concert act matching the success of some of the biggest pop and rock music acts.

Ensomhed by Johannes Haarklou

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Ensomhed
Classical

Johannes Haarklou
Orchestral
Born: 13 May 1847, Førde, Norway
Nationality: Norwegian
Died: 26 November 1926, Oslo, Norway

Johannes Haarklou

Haarklou was a composer, organist, conductor, and music critic. He attended Balestrand lærerskole followed by the Stord lærerskole, graduating in 1868. Haarklou studied the organ and harmony in Drammen, and in 1872 studied with Ludvig Mathias Lindeman in Christiania. In 1876 Haarklou was an organist at Tangen Church at Drammen and conducted his first orchestral work in 1877

Galloping Comedians by Dmitry Kabalevsky

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Galloping Comedians
1938
Orchestral

Dmitry Kabalevsky

Dmitry Kabalevsky
Orchestral, Opera, Ballet, Chamber Music
Born: 30 December 1904, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Nationality: Russian
Died: 14 February 1987, Moscow, Russia

Kabalevsky was a composer and teacher of aristocratic Russian descent. He was a prolific composer of piano and chamber music best known for his Second Symphony, ‘Galloping Comedians’ and his Third Piano Concerto

Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

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Flight of the Bumblebee
1900
Orchestral

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Orchestral, Opera, Chamber Music
Born: 18 March 1844, Tikhvin, Russia
Nationality: Russian
Died: 21 June 1908, Liubensk, Russia

Rimsky-Korsakov was a composer and a member of the group of composers known as The Five. A master of orchestration he is best known for his orchestral compositions, including Capriccio Espagnole and the symphonic suit Scheherazade. Rimsky-Korsakov also composed operas, often inspired by fairy-tales and folklore

Piano Concerto No.21 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Piano Concerto No.21
1785
Orchestral

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Classical
Born: 27 January 1756, Salzburg, Austria
Nationality: Austrian
Died: 5 December 1791, Vienna, Austria

Mozart was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. A child prodigy he was competent on both keyboard and violin from the age of five, performing before European royalty. Mozart was engaged as a musician at the Salzburg court at 17 but grew restless and traveled to find a better position. He was dismissed from his post in 1781 while visiting Vienna where he stayed. During his final years, he composed many of his best-known works, including symphonies, operas, concertos, and parts of the Requiem which was unfinished at the time of his death at just 35

Septet by Kees van Baaren

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Septet
1952
Orchestral

Kees van Baaren

Kees van Baaren
Modernism
Born: 22 October 1906, Enschede, Netherlands
Nationality: Dutch
Died: 2 September 1970, Oegstgeest, Netherlands

Van Baaren was a composer and teacher. He studied with Rudolph Breithaupt and Friedrich Koch at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin from 1924-29, followed by Willem Piiper in the Netherlands from 1929. From 1934, Van Baaren adopted Piiper’s germ cell technique in his compositions. Whilst Van Baaren composed some music in an accessible tonal style, he developed towards a serial technique, which emerged fully as a Septet for five winds, violin, and double bass in 1952

Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky

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Night on Bald Mountain
1867
Orchestral

Modest Mussorgsky

Modest Mussorgsky
Romantic, Orchestral
Born: 21 March 1839, Karevo, Russia
Nationality: Russian
Died: 28 March 1881, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Mussorgsky was a composer, and one of the group known as ‘The Five’. An innovator of Russian music during the Romantic era he strove to achieve a unique musical identity often in defiance of the establishment

Bondeidyl by Johannes Haarklou

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Bondeidyl
1885
Orchestral

Johannes Haarklou

Johannes Haarklou
Orchestral
Born: 13 May 1847, Førde, Norway
Nationality: Norwegian
Died: 26 November 1926, Oslo, Norway

Haarklou was a composer, organist, conductor, and music critic. He attended Balestrand lærerskole followed by the Stord lærerskole, graduating in 1868. Haarklou studied the organ and harmony in Drammen, and in 1872 studied with Ludvig Mathias Lindeman in Christiania. In 1876 Haarklou was an organist at Tangen Church at Drammen and conducted his first orchestral work in 1877

Bacchanale by Jacques Ibert

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Bacchanale
1956
Orchestral

Jacques Ibert

Jacques Ibert
Modernism
Born: 15 August 1890, Paris, France
Nationality: French
Died: 5 February 1962. Paris, France

Ibert was a composer of classical music. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire and won the Prix de Rome, despite the interruption of active service in the First World War. Ibert is best known for his orchestral work such as Escales (1922)

Scythian Suite by Sergei Prokofiev

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Scythian Suite
1915
Orchestral

Sergei Prokofiev

Sergei Prokofiev
Classical
Born: 23 April 1891, Sontsivka, Ukraine
Nationality: Russian
Died: 5 March 1953, Moscow, Russia

Prokofiev was a composer, pianist, and conductor. He is considered one of the major composers of the 20th century as the creator of accredited masterpieces across a variety of genres. His works include the ballet Romeo and Juliet, The Love for Three Oranges, and Peter and the Wolf.

Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns

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Danse Macabre
1874
Orchestral

Camille Saint-Saëns

Camille Saint-Saëns
Classical
Born: 9 October 1835, Paris, France
Nationality: French
Died: 16 December 1921, Algiers [El Djazaïr], Algeria

Saint- Saëns was a composer, organist, pianist, and conductor of the Romantic era. Among his best-known works are the First Cello Concerto (1872), Danse Macabre (1874), and The Carnival of the Animals (1886).A musical prodigy, Saint- Saëns made his concert debut at the age of ten

Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev

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Peter and the Wolf
1936
Orchestral

Sergei Prokofiev

Sergei Prokofiev
Classical
Born: 23 April 1891, Sontsivka, Ukraine
Nationality: Russian
Died: 5 March 1953, Moscow, Russia

Prokofiev was a composer, pianist and conductor. He is considered one of the major composers of the 20th century as the creator of accredited masterpieces across a variety of genres. His works include the ballet Romeo and Juliet, The Love for Three Oranges, and Peter and the Wolf.

Violin Concerto No.1 by Sergei Prokofiev

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Violin Concerto No.1
1917
Orchestral

Sergei Prokofiev

Sergei Prokofiev
Classical
Born: 23 April 1891, Sontsivka, Ukraine
Nationality: Russian
Died: 5 March 1953, Moscow, Russia

Prokofiev was a composer, pianist, and conductor. He is considered one of the major composers of the 20th century as the creator of accredited masterpieces across a variety of genres. His works include the ballet Romeo and Juliet, The Love for Three Oranges, and Peter and the Wolf.

The Dream of Gerontius by Edward Elgar

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The Dream of Gerontius
1900
Orchestral

Edward Elgar

Edward Elgar
Classical, Orchestral
Born: 2 June 1857, Worcestershire, UK
Nationality: English
Died: 23 February 1934, Worcestershire, UK

Elgar was a composer known for his works that have entered many English and International classical repertoires. Amongst his most famous compositions are orchestral works such as the Enigma Variations, Pomp and Circumstance Marches, and concertos for violin and cello. He also composed choral works such as The Dream of Gerontius. He was appointed Master of the King’s Music in 1924

Zdravitsa by Sergei Prokofiev

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Zdravitsa
1939
Orchestral

Sergei Prokofiev

Sergei Prokofiev
Classical
Born: 23 April 1891, Sontsivka, Ukraine
Nationality: Russian
Died: 5 March 1953, Moscow, Russia

Prokofiev was a composer, pianist and conductor. He is considered one of the major composers of the 20th century as the creator of accredited masterpieces across a variety of genres. His works include the ballet Romeo and Juliet, The Love for Three Oranges, and Peter and the Wolf

Winter Bonfire by Sergei Prokofiev

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Winter Bonfire
1950
Orchestral

Sergei Prokofiev

Sergei Prokofiev
Classical
Born: 23 April 1891, Sontsivka, Ukraine
Nationality: Russian
Died: 5 March 1953, Moscow, Russia

Prokofiev was a composer, pianist and conductor. He is considered one of the major composers of the 20th century as the creator of accredited masterpieces across a variety of genres. His works include the ballet Romeo and Juliet, The Love for Three Oranges, and Peter and the Wolf

La Mer by Claude Debussy

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La Mer
1905
Orchestral

Claude Debussy

Claude Debussy
Romantic, Classical, Impressionist
Born: 22 August 1862, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Nationality: French
Died: 25 March 1918, Paris France

Debussy was a composer. He is seen as the first impressionist composer, although he himself rejected the term. Among the first influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries he was born to a family of modest means and little cultural involvement. He showed a musical talent enough to be admitted to the Conservatoire de Paris, France’s leading musical college, at age ten. Initially a student of the piano, he found his vocation in innovative composition and took many years to develop his mature style. He was nearly forty when he achieved international fame with his only opera, Pelléas et Mélisande

Sea Pictures by Edward Elgar

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Sea Pictures
1899
Orchestral

Edward Elgar

Edward Elgar
Classical, Orchestral
Born: 2 June 1857, Worcestershire, UK
Nationality: English
Died: 23 February 1934, Worcestershire, UK

Elgar was a composer known for his works that have entered many English and International classical repertoires. Amongst his most famous compositions are orchestral works such as the Enigma Variations, Pomp and Circumstance Marches, and concertos for violin and cello. He also composed choral works such as The Dream of Gerantius. He was appointed Master of the King’s Music in 1924

Nimrod by Edward Elgar

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Nimrod
1899
Orchestral

Edward Elgar
Classical, Orchestral
Born: 2 June 1857, Worcestershire, UK
Nationality: English
Died: 23 February 1934, Worcestershire, UK

Elgar was a composer known for his works that have entered many English and International classical repertoires. Amongst his most famous compositions are orchestral works such as the Enigma Variations, Pomp and Circumstance Marches, and concertos for violin and cello. He also composed choral works such as The Dream of Gerantius. He was appointed Master of the King’s Music in 1924

Thaxted by Gustav Holst

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Thaxted
1913
Orchestral

Gustav Holst
Orchestral
Born: 21 September 1874, Cheltenham, England
Nationality: English
Died: 25 May 1934, London, England

Holst was a composer, arranger, and teacher best known for his orchestral suite The Planets. He composed many other works across a range of genres. The product of many influences his distinctive compositional style is an example of the rising of modern composers in the 20th century

The Planets: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity by Gustav Holst

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Title: The Planets
Date: 1914 – 16
Movement: Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity
Genre: Orchestral

A seven-movement orchestral suite by Gustav Holst, ‘The Planets, Op.32’ was written between 1914 and 1916. Each movement represents and is named after a planet of the solar system and its corresponding astrological character. From its premiere to the present day, ‘The Planets’ has been a popular and widely performed and recorded orchestral work.

Composer: Gustav Holst
Born: 21 September 1874, Cheltenham, England
Nationality: English
Died: 25 May 1934, London, England

Holst was a composer, arranger, and teacher best known for his orchestral suite The Planets. He composed many other works across a range of genres. The product of many influences his distinctive compositional style is an example of the rising of modern composers in the 20th century.

The Planets – Mercury, the Winged Messenger by Gustav Holst

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Title: Mercury, the Winged Messenger
Date: 1916
Orchestral

A seven-movement orchestral suite by Gustav Holst, ‘The Planets, Op.32’ was written between 1914 and 1916. Each movement represents and is named after a planet of the solar system and its corresponding astrological character. From its premiere to the present day, ‘The Planets’ has been a popular and widely performed and recorded orchestral work.

Composer: Gustav Holst
Born: 21 September 1874, Cheltenham, England
English
Died: 25 May 1934, London, England