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Classical Music
Classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western music (both liturgical and secular). It encompasses a broad period from roughly the 11th century to the present day. The central norms of this tradition became codified between 1550 and 1900, which is known as the common practice period.
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Haydn was quite simply the greatest variation writer who ever lived.
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― Exploring Haydn: A Listener's Guide to Music's Boldest Innovator
― Exploring Haydn: A Listener's Guide to Music's Boldest Innovator
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Like everyone else, Prokofiev assumed that Gershwin wrote songs only for dollars and had to drop his real work to do them. Yet the chances are for at least some of the morning, he'd been listening to George's songs and enjoying them just as much as the "serious" parts. But if he'd known the songs better, he might have realized, as Duke did, that Gershwin just wrote Gershwin, and the dollars he made only helped him to write more Gershwin.
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― The House That George Built: With a Little Help from Irving, Cole, and a Crew of About Fifty
― The House That George Built: With a Little Help from Irving, Cole, and a Crew of About Fifty
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