Music Appreciation
From the Beatles to opera, and the Middle Ages to today, come and discover some amazing music and the often complex relationship between composers, society, music and ideas.
Brahms: One of the Greatest
<p>Pianist, composer and conductor, Johannes Brahms has been listed in greatness with Bach and Beethoven. His works encompass songs, sonatas, chamber music, symphonies and the German Requiem. While
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The Concertos and Sonatas of Bach, Handel, Haydn and Mozart
<p>Explore the concerto and sonata repertoire created by four of the greatest composers of the late Baroque and Classical eras, comparing and contrasting their achievements and the reasons for their
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The Great Puccini
La Boheme, Madama Butterfly, Turandot, Tosca – Puccini’s operas are performed more often than any other composer’s, and loved by millions of listeners worldwide. As well as opera, Puccini loved women,
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Composers, Courts and Classicism
<p>The Classical period, from about 1730 to about 1820, was a period of incredible change: Enlightenment, French Revolution, Industrial Revolution, American Independence and for us in Australia both
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Remembering 100 Years of Blues Music: A Tribute
<p>The outstanding American contribution to world music, the ‘Blues’ is the basis of Pop, Rock and Roll and Jazz.The Blues began in the late nineteenth century in the Mississippi Delta and we outline
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An Evening in the Impressionist Period
Composers of the Impressionist period, such as Rachmaninov, Elgar, Sibelius, Puccini, Mahler, Debussy and Ravel, gave the world exotic and rich experiments in sound and beauty, in the last moments
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Abbey Road - "The perfect ending to a recording career"
On the 26th of September 1969 the Beatles released their last recorded album. It is arguably their finest. We explore each track and the background to the making of this album.
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Music and Art for Christmastide: Its Architectural Setting
<p>Some of the most beautiful music, art and sculpture created for the Christmas season, from the Baroque period up to today. Both sacred and secular, vocal and instrumental music will be included.<br
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Travelling the Blues Trail: Memphis and Mississippi
<p>Come take a musical journey down the “Blues Highway” from Memphis through the entire Mississippi Delta and beyond. Visit Beale Street, Sun Studios, The Stax Museum of Soul Music, Gracelands, the
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