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  Born: March 17, 1839 Vaduz Liechtenstein Died: November 25, 1901 (aged 62) Munich Germany Joseph Rheinberger, in full Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger, (born March 17, 1839, Vaduz, Liechtenstein—died Nov. 25, 1901, Munich, Ger.), German composer and teacher whose organ sonatas are among the finest 19th-century works for that instrument. Rheinberger studied organ at Vaduz and became organist at the parish church when he was only seven years old. He later studied at Feldkirch and Munich and in 1867 became professor of organ and composition at the Munich Conservatory. Among his pupils were Engelbert Humperdinck, Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Wilhelm Furtwängler, and the American composers George W. Chadwick and Horatio Parker. Besides 20 organ sonatas, he wrote four operas and much church and chamber music. He received a title of nobility in 1894.

Being Rheinberger’s only valid essay in the genre, the Piano Concerto in A-flat major op. 94 of 1876, merits special attention. It was splendidly received by contemporary musicians and critics and granted the shy and introverted Rheinberger a successful and amazingly smooth entrée into the world of the concert hall. Shortly after its creation the work was performed and wildly acclaimed in Munich, Leipzig), Cologne, and many other musical centers of Germany. (carus-verlag.com)

The relationship between music and memory is powerful. Music evokes powerful emotions that then bring back memories. When we listen to a piece of music from years ago, we seem to travel back to that moment. We can feel everything as if we were there. Our long-term memory can be divided into two distinct types, namely implicit memory and explicit memory. Explicit memory is a deliberate, conscious remembering of the past. Explicit memory involves things like textbook learning or experiential memories, things that must be consciously brought into awareness. Implicit memories are our unconscious and automatic memories. For example, playing a musical instrument, or recalling the words to a song when someone sings the first few words. A large part of memory takes place in the unconscious mind. Explicit memory fades in the absence of recall, while implicit memory is more enduring and may last a lifetime even in the absence of further practice. The explicit memory systems become damaged by con...

Published   January 13, 2023, 10:02 AM by  Robert Requintina Priscilla Presley (left) and daughter Lisa Marie (Instagram) Rest in peace. Singer Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of music icon Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley, died following a cardiac arrest on Jan. 12. She was 54. Hours before her demise, Priscilla took to Instagram to ask for prayers for her daughter after she eas rushed to the hospital on Thursday. Her post read:  “My beloved daughter Lisa Marie was rushed to the hospital. She is now receiving the best care. Please keep her and our family in your prayers. We feel the prayers from around the world, and ask for privacy during this time. – Priscilla Presley” Lisa Marie Presley (Facebook) Fans prayed for Lisa Marie, the only child and daughter of Elvis and Priscilla. Lisa Marie had four children. She was married and divorced four times, including pop star Michael Jackson and Nicholas Cage. Elvis Presley and daughter Lisa Marie in her younger years (Facebook) ...

(L to R) Errollyn Wallen, Unsuk Chin, Kaija Saariaho.  Picture: Wikimedia Commons / Getty / Alamy By Sophia Alexandra Hall @sophiassocials   New research finds that almost half of the world’s top 20 contemporary composers in 2022 were women.  An annual classical music statistics report has found that in 2022, nine of the top 20 most performed living composers were women. Some of the women composers named in the top 20 include Anna Clyne, Kaija Saariaho, Olga Neuwirth, Unsuk Chin, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Missy Mazzoli and Errollyn Wallen. The  report , carried out by online classical music magazine Bachtrack, is based on 27,124 listings for performances which took place in 2022. On the report’s full list of 106 most performed living composers, of 24 the British composers featured on the list, 12 were women, and of the 27 Americans named, 10 were women. Bachtrack’s 2022 statistics  are starkly different from previous figures. In 2014, just one composer in the t...