The PDF I attached in this post is breaks down the 556 keyboard sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti by key and quality. Given the time period Scarlatti composed in, and the tuning systems he composed in, there is nothing too surprising, but it is interesting to take a look at some of the key signatures that […]
I have always been fascinated with the relationships and connections between composers. I have spent many hours thinking about what one composer was up to during a period of time for another composer. Could this composer have been aware of this other composer and his music? What kind of historical perspective would this composer have […]
Notes I have always felt that a disproportionate number of composers were born in March. Even limited to the more well-known composers, March hosts the birthdays of: Chopin – March 1, 1810 Vivaldi – March 4, 1678 Ravel – March 7, 1875 C.P.E. Bach – March 8, 1714 Mussorgsky – March 21, 1835 Telemann – […]
Notes Above is a chart I put together detailing the ages to which 150 great composers have lived. There was not a strict criteria used in selecting the composers to include. The composers represented were either historically significant, are currently well-known or famous, or else simply admired by myself. In data like this it is […]
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