March is Women’s History Month and a time to highlight women’s great accomplishments. While we are remembering the brilliance of women in the past, we’re living history today! Who are the women making history right now? Here is a list of 10 women that are making their mark. This list is only a small sample…
by J. A. Fuller-Maitland
An excerpt from “Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven”, by Prof. Dr. C. Krebs.
By W. H. Hadow
“The 20th century saw rapid and far-reaching developments in the expressive range (and size) of the classical orchestra.” (L. Walker)
“The Nocturnes are short works in a slower tempo, often with a more animated middle section. These compositions have an elegiac, Romanz, or reverie-like character. The form had its first flowering in the works by John Field. Chopin based his efforts on Field, yet surpassed him in every way.” (Hugo Leichtentritt)
