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Structural Chord Progressions
When composing music, it is good to be sure you have the right set of chords surrounding your melody. This column provides a brief overview on how to begin to think of chord structures for your songs.
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Hildegard Publishing Company: Francesca Caccini
Provides biographical information about the Rennaisance composer, Francesca Caccini.
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania: Quotations of John Cage
John Cage, the American minimalist composer, often made interesting commentaries on his music and culture in general. Here are some select examples of his remarks.
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Compositional Inspiration
Without going into specifics, this article provides general ideas on how to begin writing your own music. A few of the ideas discussed are recording yourself playing around, learn a new scale or pattern, and apply some new music theory...
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Npr: Performance Today
This is a clever feature of National Public Radio's website. Each day of the year several events related to classical music that occurred on that date in history are listed.
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Writing Guitar Licks
You have just written a cool guitar lick and you want to play it in your favorite song, however, it just doesn't sound good in the song. This article explains how you can break down your lick into the key components and refine it to suit...
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Baroque Composers: Telemann
Brief bio with very organized list of works condensed and catalogued for easy perusal.
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Witold Lutoslawski, Composer
This bio is relatively short but has many good details, plus a link to reviews of his Symphony No. 4.
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Mocomi: Frederic Chopin
Explore this brief biography of Frederic Chopin, famous Polish composer in classical music.
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Mocomi: Ludwig Van Beethoven
Explore this brief biography of Ludwig Van Beethoven, famous composer in classical music.
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Mocomi: Johannes Brahms
Explore this brief biography of Johannes Brahms, famous German composer in classical music.
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Stephen Schwartz
A biography and partial listing of the works of Stephen Schwartz, composer. He also wrote lyrics for the two Disney musicals Pocahontas and The Hunchback Of Notre Dame.
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Mocomi: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Biography
Brief biographical sketch of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, an Austrian composer of the Classical Era.
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Mocomi: Sergei Rachmaninoff Biography
Brief biographical sketch of Russian pianist, composer, and conductor Sergei Rachmaninoff.
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Mocomi: George Frideric Handel Biography
Brief biographical sketch of German-born British composer, George Frideric Handel.
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Mocomi: Claude Debussy Biography
Brief biographical sketch of Claude Debussy, a French composer of the Impressionistic Era.
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Mocomi: Antonio Vivaldi Biography
Short biographical sketch of Antonio Vivaldi, Italian composer, and priest.
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Mocomi: Erik Satie Biography
Useful biographical information about French composer, Erik Satie.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Stevie Wonder
A brief biographical sketch of Stevie Wonder, an African-American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, a child prodigy who developed into one of the most creative musical figures of the late 20th century.
PBS
Pbs: Jazz: Glenn Miller
This site offers a short biography of the great musical composer Glenn Miller. Includes information on his backgrounds, as well as his musical achievements.
National Library of France
National Library of France: Marcel Proust: Writing and the Arts
A rich look at the influences on Marcel Proust's writing from the National Library of France. See how his interaction with art, artists, music, composers, and contemporary society developed his craft.
The Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute: Ben Franklin's Armonica
Ever rub your wet finger along the top of a glass and listen to it sing? So did Benjamin Franklin. He then invented the glass armonica to recreate the sound. Read about the armonica, the music composed for it, and Franklin's scientific...
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Part 13: In 900 Minutes, You Can Be Composing
Learn how to compose music in 900 minutes through a process known as "Improvitaping." This is a good tool for the upper level student and makes a great teachers help.
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Guild Music: Luigi Boccherini
This resource presents a short biography on Luigi Boccherini, classical composer.
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