At the moment the weather is very hot and dry, there is the threat of drought. What could be better than to find some music that represents rain! Here are our some of our when will it rain thoughts Scarlatti. Kp.198, L.022 Sonata in E minor Piano Sonata in E minor: lively and sparkling, this reminds us of… Read More »
Classical composers with August birthdays We’ve only a few classical composers born in August featured on music-scores.com. They’re from different music periods and each with their own musical style. Read more about each one by clicking through to our blog posts. Claude Debussy – 22 August 1862. Influential French composer. Benjamin Godard – 18 Aug 1849. French violinist… Read More »
A Brief History of the Proms The World’s Greatest Music Festival The world famous BBC Proms began its 2022 season on 15 July and runs until 10 September at the Royal Albert Hall, London. There are 8 weeks of concerts covering huge variety of genres and appealing to audiences of all ages. You can find out about the… Read More »
A selection of classical composers with July birthdays There are a few classical composers born in July. Some of the ones featured on music-scores.com are listed below. They’re from varying music periods and each with their own musical style. According to some modern research babies born in July tend to grow into adults with a more positive and… Read More »
American Independence Day Music American Independence Day is not far away so we thought we would take a look at the history of a few pieces of patriotic music available on music-scores.com The Star Spangled Banner The first patriotic piece of music that comes to mind for Independence Day is The Star Spangled Banner. Back in 1814 an… Read More »
Favourite Classical Music For Summer Now the warmer weather and longer days are here we have the best classical music for summer lined up for you. We hope to inspire you to try out some music for summertime that you’ve not played before. Perhaps you have a favourite piece that you’ve enjoyed listening to and would like have… Read More »
Discover classical composers with June birthdays There are a few classical composers born in June. Here are some of the ones featured on music-scores.com from different decades, with a mixture of musical styles. Read more about each one by clicking through to our blog posts. Tomaso Albinoni – 8 June 1671. Particularly known for his instrumental music, especially concertos.… Read More »
Celebrating Classical Composers born in May There are quite a few classical composers born in May. We’ve listed here some of the ones featured on music-scores.com. Read more about each one by clicking through to our blog posts. Isaac Albéniz – 29 May 1860. Much of his work was based on Spanish folk music. Michael Balfe – 15 May 1808.… Read More »
Spring Sheet Music Hello Music-Scorers – April has arrived and spring with it. This time of new beginning makes us think about what spring sheet music we can share with you as we head towards Easter. Here in the UK the spring flowers are out, the fruit trees are beginning to blossom and the new lambs are in… Read More »
Ukraine State Anthem Sheet Music The Ukraine state anthem is based on a poem by the Pavlo Chubynsky and set to music by the composer Mykholia Verbytsky. This week Anne has added two quartet arrangements of the anthem – one for Wind Quartet and the other for Clarinet Quartet. Chubynsky wrote the poem in 1862 and it was… Read More »