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Debussy - Rêverie

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W. A. Mozart - KV 45 - Symphony No. 7 in D major

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The symphony is set in 4 movements: 1. Allegro ( 0:00 ) 2. Andante ( 2:43 ) 3. Menuetto ( 5:09 ) 4. Finale ( 9:18 ) Composed in Vienna and dated January 16, 1768. Later reworked into the overture to La finta simplice. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony... Performers: The academy of ancient music, conducted by Christopher Hogwood.

How to Listen to Classical Music: Tonality

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Explains Tonality, Keys, Key Relations, Modes, Characters, Modulations, Relative Major/Minor, Dominant Preparations, and how composers use all this. Where to Start with Classical Music? - https://www.insidethescore.com/14-pieces Master Your Ear, Writing, and Musicianship - https://www.insidethescore.com/musica... 11 Rules for Composing Success - https://www.insidethescore.com/11-rules This video covers much of the crucial ground needed to understand tonality, tonal systems, tonal and modal music, major and minor keys, key relations, what it means to modulate or key change, what is the tonic, dominant, subdominant, relative major and minor chords, and more. This information is crucial to absorb if you want to understand classical music at a higher level, because it permeates so much music, from J.S. Bach through Mozart and Beethoven, all the way to 20th Century composers such as Shostakovich and others. While many people use classical music for studying, relaxing and relaxation...

Theme to Exodus / London Pops Orchestra

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A stirring rendition to the soundtrack of the film Exodus, directed by Otto Preminger, originally composed by Ernest Gold.

月亮代表我的心 - The Moon, My Heart - Carl Doy

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Carl Doy is a New Zealand pianist, composer and arranger and one of New Zealand’s most successful musicians having sold over 2 million albums. Here he performs The Moon, My Heart with members of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

Sarah Brightman Dust In The Wind (Subtitulos en español)

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Italian Dishes or Classical Composers?

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By Georg Predota, Interlude Italy, the veritable land of music and delicious food! Can you tell the difference between great Italian dishes and Italian composers? © tastingtable.com Cambini Although we might easily imagine Cambini to be a lightly sautéed seafood dish from the Tuscany region, it actually identifies the Italian composer and violinist Giuseppe Maria Cambini (1746-1810). Born in Livorno, Cambini made his way to Paris and appeared as a celebrated soloist at the Concert Spirituel. He also was an extremely prolific composer, writing 82 Sinfonia concertantes, 9 symphonies, 17 concertos and over 100 string quintets! Yet, in the chronicles of music history we primarily know Cambini for his supposed hostilities towards Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart had his  Sinfonia concertante  (K. 297B) scheduled for performance at a concert Spirituel. However, Cambini reacted jealously, and in fear of his own reputation in Paris sabotaged the performance.  Falvet...