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A New Anthology of Art Songs by African American Composers
A diverse repertoire of art songs for piano and voiceThe art song—a delicate and inspiring blend of music and poetry—has been performed by singers and pianists and appreciated by audiences…
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BBC Proms 2022
The BBC Proms is the world’s biggest and longest-running classical music festival and one of the jewels in the crown for the BBC. Held every summer at the Royal Albert…
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Evening in the Palace of Reason
Johann Sebastian Bach created what may be the most celestial and profound body of music in history; Frederick the Great built the colossus we now know as Germany, and along…
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Fables and Stories
Rick Carter’s father served in three branches of the US military. As a result, Rick spent his youth traveling the world, living on and off military bases with his family….
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Mozart’s Women
Throughout his life, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was enchanted, amused, aroused, and betrayed by women—his mother, sister, wife, sisters-in-law, female patrons, friends, lovers, and fellow artists—and he was equally complex to…
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September in the Rain
Peter J. Levinson is the author of Trumpet Blues: The Life of Harry James. He worked for 42 years in the entertainment business as a publicist, freelance writer, booking agent,…
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Souled American
From Jim Crow to Eminem, white culture has been transformedby black music. To be so influenced by the boundlessimagination of a race brought to America in chains setsup a fascinating…