Carl Orff became famous as a composer and brilliant musician. He managed to compose works that are easy to listen to, but at the same time, the compositions retained sophistication and originality. "Carmina Burana" is the most famous work of the maestro. Karl advocated a symbiosis of theater and music. He became famous not only as a brilliant composer, but also as a teacher. He developed his own […]
Classical music
Classical music is one of the exemplary pieces of music that make up the fund of world musical culture. It appeared in the middle of the 17th century. Compositions that belong to the classics are meaningful. They possess the ideological significance of a perfect form.
Classical works combine emotional experiences and unique melodies. Composers who wrote such music often put their own emotions into it.
The presented genre includes not only compositions created in the past, but also contemporary works. Classics in all centuries absorbed folk musical creativity. Thus, this genre had a great influence on the development of non-academic works.
Ravi Shankar is a musician and composer. This is one of the most popular and influential figures of Indian culture. He made a great contribution to the popularization of the traditional music of his native country in the European community. Childhood and youth Ravi was born on the territory of Varanasi on April 2, 1920. He was brought up in a large family. Parents noticed creative inclinations […]
Boris Mokrousov became famous as the author of music for the legendary Soviet films. The musician collaborated with theatrical and cinematographic figures. Childhood and youth He was born on February 27, 1909 in Nizhny Novgorod. Boris's father and mother were ordinary workers. Due to constant employment, they were often not at home. Mokrousov looked after […]
Over a long creative career, Claude Debussy created a number of brilliant works. Originality and mystery benefited the maestro. He did not recognize classical traditions and entered the list of so-called "artistic outcasts". Not everyone perceived the work of the musical genius, but one way or another, he managed to become one of the best representatives of impressionism in […]
Alexander Dargomyzhsky - musician, composer, conductor. During his lifetime, most of the maestro's musical works remained unrecognized. Dargomyzhsky was a member of the creative association "Mighty Handful". He left behind brilliant piano, orchestral and vocal compositions. The Mighty Handful is a creative association, which included exclusively Russian composers. The Commonwealth was formed in St. Petersburg in […]
Gustav Mahler is a composer, opera singer, conductor. During his lifetime, he managed to become one of the most talented conductors on the planet. He was a representative of the so-called "post-Wagner five". Mahler's talent as a composer was recognized only after the maestro's death. Mahler's legacy is not rich, and consists of songs and symphonies. Despite this, Gustav Mahler today […]
