George Gershwin
| George GershwinPopular legend has it that when Rhapsody in Blue premiered on
February 12, 1924, George Gershwin pounded the piano keys so hard
that his fingers bled. He called this, his most popular... more
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Johann Sebastian Bach
| Johann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach is one of the 3 B's of classical
music--along with Beethoven and Brahms. But during his lifetime, very
little of his music was widely published. He was a p... more
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Johannes Brahms
| Johannes Brahms
Symphonies, sonatas, choral works, concertos, capriccios,
intermezzos—Johannes Brahms wrote for almost every musical
genre.
Sample these internet sites and complete the activitie... more
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Music Everywhere
| Music Everywhere
One of the things the Internet has done for music lovers is make music more assessable. This activity will make some of this accessibility even more accessible. I have included sou... more
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Scott Joplin
| Scott JoplinIt is thought that Scott Joplin did not attend a formal school
until he was a teenager because there were few schools for
African-American children in the mid 1800s. However, he did lear... more
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Stephen Foster
| Writing in the mid 1800s, Stephen Foster is considered to be one
of American's first real composers. He wrote Jeanie With the
Light Brown Hair for his wife, Jane. His song, Swanee
River which is al... more
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
| Mozart was a musical prodigy. He performed and composed music at a
very early age. During his short life, he was often referred to as
rude, immature, and irresponsible. But he was certainly a musica... more
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