Adult | Education | Humanities
Instruments of the orchestra – early 20th century (L. Walker)
“The 20th century saw rapid and far-reaching developments in the expressive range (and size) of the classical orchestra.” (L. Walker)
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Igor Stravinsky – Brief bio and Hoopla recordings
“Stravinsky was born in Russia in a town now called Lomonosov near St. Petersburg on 5 June 1882, although he lived for most of his life outside his home country, in Switzerland, France and later America, also obtaining French and American nationalities.” (British Library)
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3 Late Sonatas by Mozart (A. Einstein)
“In the last of these great sonatas, in A major (K. 526) – thus completed during the composition of “Don Giovanni” – Mozart perfected a balance of styles in the piano and violin sonata.”