Send us a text Description The Musician’s Life in the Romantic Era in 60 Seconds. Take a minute to get the scoop! Fun Fact Franz Liszt was the 19th-century equivalent of a rock star. Fans reportedly fought over his discarded gloves and hair strands, a frenzy dubbed Lisztomania. While his performances caused swooning in concert halls, his income often relied more on teaching and touring than on the sale of his compositions. About Steven, Host Steven is a Canadian composer & actor living i...
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Send us a text Description The Musician’s Life in the Romantic Era in 60 Seconds. Take a minute to get the scoop! Fun Fact Franz Liszt was the 19th-century equivalent of a rock star. Fans reportedly fought over his discarded gloves and hair strands, a frenzy dubbed Lisztomania. While his performances caused swooning in concert halls, his income often relied more on teaching and touring than on the sale of his compositions. About Steven, Host Steven is a Canadian composer & actor living i...
If the Music Fits, Sing It: The Art of Word Painting
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If the Music Fits, Sing It: The Art of Word Painting
Send us a text Description If the Music Fits, Sing It: The Art of Word Painting in 60 Seconds. Take a minute to get the scoop! Fun Fact In Weelkes’ madrigal "As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending", the word “descending” is literally sung with downward scales—meanwhile, “ascending” climbs right back up. Even “running down” gets a rapid, breathless passage. It’s one of the earliest—and cheekiest—examples of word painting pushed to delightful extremes. About Steven, Host Steven is a Canadian...
The Classical Music Minute
Send us a text Description The Musician’s Life in the Romantic Era in 60 Seconds. Take a minute to get the scoop! Fun Fact Franz Liszt was the 19th-century equivalent of a rock star. Fans reportedly fought over his discarded gloves and hair strands, a frenzy dubbed Lisztomania. While his performances caused swooning in concert halls, his income often relied more on teaching and touring than on the sale of his compositions. About Steven, Host Steven is a Canadian composer & actor living i...
