Map: See Where Famous Composers Have Lived in NYC
Real estate in New York isn't just a modern-day obsession. Some of history's great composers have found both shelter and inspiration in Gotham's apartment houses, hotels and tenements.Gustav Mahler was...
View ArticleDan Deacon's 'America': A Beautiful Cacophony
Composer and electronic musician Dan Deacon is known for his brilliantly cacophonous sound collages (hello, "Call Me Maybe") and high-energy dance parties. His forthcoming album is called America -...
View ArticleA Conversation with Philip Glass
In 1976, Philip Glass was an unknown composer — almost pushing 40, and driving a taxi to make ends meet — when he got his break: a new work performed at New York’s echt-prestigious Metropolitan Opera...
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Henry Cowell: An Unknown Great
There's been a lot of talk lately about the late American composer John Cage, whose 100th birthday would have occurred on September 5. But Cage didn’t materialize out of thin air: He found inspiration...
View ArticleThe People Behind The Music Of 'Free To Be...'
All this week, we'’ve been talking about the influential children’s album Free To Be… You And Me, which turns 40 years old this month. We've spoken with a cultural historian, the producer of the...
View ArticleRemembering Jazz Icon Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck, one of the most influential and popular figures in jazz, died Wednesday of heart failure in Norwalk, Conn., the day before he would have turned 92 years old. Best known for his iconic...
View ArticleTelemann’s Life
Georg Philipp Telemann wrote more music than any other classical composer. Learn about the life of this prolific musician this week on Classics for Kids.Music used within the program (all by...
View ArticleVirgil Thomson on What Makes a Good Music Critic
Virgil Thomson is the guest on this 1948 edition of The Reader's Almanac. Not Virgil Thomson the composer, though, but Virgil Thomson the critic, whose collection, The Art of Judging Music (1948), had...
View ArticleLeoš Janáček
One of the most influential (and underrated) Czech composers, Leoš Janáček created a deeply original style of composition that infused his operas, string quartets and symphonic music with Moravian and...
View ArticleA Chorus of Conversation: What Is American Music?
Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Lukas Foss, and Irving Fine joke, argue, compliment each other, and agree to disagree, illustrating their points with musical examples. Behind the banter in this 1950...
View ArticleGabriel Fauré
Recognized as the greatest French composer of his generation, Gabriel Fauré bridged the Romantic era and the 20th century with a sophistication that heralded the arrival of a significant new voice....
View ArticleChopin’s Life
Frederic Chopin was born in Poland, but he spent much of his life away from the country he loved. This week on Classics for Kids, learn more about this famous pianist composer.Music used within the...
View ArticleFamous Pianist Composers (Who Played Their Own Music)
Years ago, pianists who gave concerts had to perform works they had written themselves. Learn more about the great pianist composers this week on Classics for Kids.Music used within the...
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Marking Bernstein's Massachusetts Debut
On June 12, 1938 — 75 years ago today — a 19-year-old Leonard Bernstein gave his first performance as a composer-pianist in Brookline, Mass., performing his Music for the Dance Nos. 1 and 2 and Music...
View ArticleThe Eiffel Tower as a Musical Instrument
What do we think about when we think about the Eiffel tower?Most of us envision the famous iron monument in our heads - and no wonder, it is among the most recognizable structures in the world. But...
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[Unedited] Meredith Monk and Krista Tippett
Krista Tippett's unedited interview with Meredith Monk, award-winning, composer, singer, director and choreographer. She spoke with her on January 11, 2012 from the studios of APM in St. Paul,...
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Meredith Monk — Archaeologist of the Human Voice [remix]
A kind of archeologist of the human voice, singer and composer Meredith Monk says that "the voice could be like the body" — flexible and fluid with practice. Through music as through meditation, the...
View ArticleThe Life of Charles Ives
Charles Ives was one America’s most unusual composers. Like his father, who was a bandleader, he loved to experiment with sounds in very unique ways. Learn more about the life of Charles Ives this week...
View ArticleTimo Andres: Weaving Together Eno And Mozart
Brian Eno and Mozart are two names one may not expect to be paired up. Yet pianist and composer Timo Andres counts Eno and Mozart among his influences, and has found a way to couple them. On his new...
View ArticleBehind Breaking Bad's Gritty And Impactful Score
The hit AMC drama Breaking Bad -- which tells the story of a mild-mannered (and terminally ill) science teacher-turned-drug kingpin -- wraps up this fall after five seasons on the air. From the show’s...
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