Very often, the music of women composers is condemned to particular concerts "For Women Composers Only". Rather than promoting their creativity, this practice gives the impression that women composers need special assistance, that their music is inferior, and that they require affirmative ... of almost any other musician of the nineteenth century. Concert programs exist for 1,299 performances of Clara's, and that number does not include programs that may have been lost, or concerts she gave in private homes (Nichols, 1992). It was Clara that gave the first performances of all of Robert Schum...

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... . The Traveler Embracing the skills both of his children had Leopold decided to take his God-given geniuses on tour. The tour began in Munich and Vienna where a series of concerts were played. In 1763, when Wolfgang was seven his father took a leave from his position at Salzburg court to take his family on an extended tour of Western Europe. The ... lived in Vienna for the rest of his life. He undertook a number of journeys to Salzburg in 1783, to introduce his wife to his family; to Prague three times for concerts and operas; to Berlin in 1789, where he had hopes to post; to Frankfut in...

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... church as patrons of the arts. Most music was written for upper class social events. Coinciding with the rise of the middle class, this era saw the beginning of public concerts and music publication. In addition to this, the piano was found in a large percentage of homes and many families would sit around the piano and play the latest sonata. Understandably ... ...

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... compositions, in London, a city where he greatly enjoyed performing his works. In 1833, he took on the post of conductor at Dusseldorf, where he concentrated on Handel's oratorios and performed concerts including Handel's Messiah. That same year, he composed many of his own vocal works, including Lord, Have Mercy Upon Us, and the Opera, Trala. A frischer Bua bin I. At the age ... ...

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... in his music. Nothing was ever perfect for him. Frederic learned the music before attempting to change the art. He accomplished much in his adolescence, going to school and playing concerts. It was during this time that he realized that he wanted to be a professional musician. He did not write his music, he played his music and it was written down ... ...

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... 4:30 a.m. in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, a small town near Paris, France. His parents, Manuel-Achille Debussy and Victorine Manoury, owned a small china shop. Music was respected in this small town: concerts were held everywhere and all the time and the music ranged from Verdi to Gluck to Rossini (Dietcschy 5). In December 1871 when Claude was just nine years old, his father ... ...

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