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All Those Notes

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As youngsters, they learned to play an instrument and some became better at it than others. Those who kept at it often made it a career and became famous as musicians, mentors and teachers. Some of them took their skills and special talent in a different direction. Hear how composers turn historical events, people, places and adventure into All Those Notes with Shari Barbour.

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Episodes

All Those Notes 039 - Fandango

November 28, 2019 17:42 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

A lively dance for couples and that's not all.

All Those Notes 038 - Dvorak

November 14, 2019 15:21 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

His music expresses faith, heritage and love of country.

All Those Notes 037 - Mendelssohn

October 31, 2019 13:35 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

Inspired by natural surroundings.

All Those Notes 036 - Berlioz

October 17, 2019 17:56 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

A composer ahead of his time.

All Those Notes 035 - Vivaldi

October 03, 2019 14:36 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

One of the most famous and innovative of all Baroque composers.

All Those Notes 034 - Borodin

September 19, 2019 13:22 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

"Amateur" composer?

All Those Notes 033 - Chaplin

September 05, 2019 13:47 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

Songwriter, musician and film score composer.

All Those Notes 032 - Mozart

August 22, 2019 14:21 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

Most of these piano pieces were intended for his own use.

All Those Notes 031 - Orff

August 08, 2019 12:34 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

He believed everyone possesses basic musicality.

All Those Notes 030 - Pachelbel

July 25, 2019 13:14 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

This "one-hit wonder" wrote over 500 pieces of music.

All Those Notes 029 - Suppe

July 10, 2019 13:52 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

Composer of more than 200 works for the stage.

All Those Notes 028 - Telemann

June 27, 2019 13:38 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

He wrote more notes than Handel and Bach combined.

All Those Notes 027 - A Piece of Cloth.

June 13, 2019 13:43 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

Distinctive in color and design.

All Those Notes 026 - Verdi

May 30, 2019 14:26 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

The box office rarely failed him.

All Those Notes 025 - Boccherini

May 16, 2019 16:39 - 2 minutes - 2.02 MB

The greatest cellist of the Classical era.

All Those Notes 024 - R. Schumann

May 02, 2019 17:13 - 2 minutes - 2.02 MB

Composer, pianist and music critic who achieved the ultimate goal of art.

All Those Notes 023 - P. Grainger

April 18, 2019 14:00 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

Free Music creator and prominent in the revival of British Folk Music.

All Those Notes 022 - Chabrier

April 04, 2019 14:20 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

Musical counterpart to Impressionist painters.

All Those Notes 021 - F.J.Haydn

March 21, 2019 15:45 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

One of the 18th century's most important figures in the development of Classical music.

All Those Notes 020 - Rodrigo

March 07, 2019 17:25 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

His music is among the most popular of the 20th century.

All Those Notes 019 - Grofe and one of the world's natural wonders.

February 21, 2019 15:28 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

A chasm in the unspoiled American west.

All Those Notes 018 - Schubert

February 07, 2019 15:46 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

The last of the great Classical composers.

All Those Notes 017 - Brahms

January 24, 2019 17:48 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

High-quality compositions preserve musical traditions.

All Those Notes 016 - Bizet

January 09, 2019 20:03 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

In the right place - at the wrong time.

All Those Notes 015 - Respighi

December 27, 2018 19:59 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

Restorer of Italy's instrumental music.

All Those Notes 014 - Wagner and a special gift.

December 13, 2018 13:37 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

A symphonic birthday greeting.

All Those Notes 013 - Chopin

November 30, 2018 00:14 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

Poet of the piano.

All Those Notes 012 - J.S. Bach

November 15, 2018 13:50 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

A grueling workload could not keep him from composing his famous works.

All Those Notes 011 - Dukas

November 01, 2018 12:53 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

His best-known composition is regarded as a masterpiece.

All Those Notes 010 - Mussorgsky

October 17, 2018 16:10 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

He never knew the world loved his music.

All Those Notes 009 - Handel

October 04, 2018 19:16 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

English royalty's favorite composer.

All Those Notes 008 - Holst

September 20, 2018 18:18 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

He was a firm believer in Astrology.

All Those Notes 007 - S. Joplin

September 06, 2018 12:21 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

The King of Ragtime.

All Those Notes 006 - Tchaikovsky

August 27, 2018 15:06 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

He rarely believed in the excellence of his own music.

All Those Notes 005 - Liszt

August 16, 2018 15:09 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

He was an international star of the stage.

All Those Notes 004 - Gershwin

July 26, 2018 15:49 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

He heard music in the heart of noise and wrote his most famous piece at the last minute.

All Those Notes 003 - Sousa and The Liberty Bell

July 10, 2018 19:53 - 2 minutes - 2.14 MB

The March King and America’s symbol of freedom.

All Those Notes 002 - Beethoven

July 10, 2018 19:52 - 2 minutes - 2.57 MB

An early riser and lover of nature, he liked to work in the morning and had the habit of composing during long walks.

All Those Notes 001 - Wagner and The Flying Dutchman

July 10, 2018 19:52 - 2 minutes - 2.14 MB

If you have never listened to an opera by Wagner, there’s a great place to start!

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