Aaron Copland: Distinctively American Part 2
In part two, we learn how Copland created his distinctly American style and how McCarthyism impacted his career.
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Janae Jean
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Music Theory and Practice – Classical Counterpoint
The Continued Evolution of Counterpoint Refresher: What is Counterpoint? In the post, Music Theory and Practice – Introduction to...
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Women in the Arts – Fanny Mendelssohn: A Prodigious Talent
Meet the F. Mendelssohn While not as well-known as her younger brother, Felix Mendelssohn (Feb. 3, 1809 - Nov. 4, 1847), 19th century...
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Music Theory and Practice – So What's Bach Ever Done for us?
Or, how studying music history makes you a better musician–no matter what genre you work in. Studying the history of music is beneficial...
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Frohe Weihnachten! – Silent Night, O Christmas Tree, and Still, Still, Still
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Janae Jean
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One Picture Is Worth One Thousand Notes – An Interview with Composer John Dante Prevedini
Our First Featured Interview! For our first interview on the Perennial blog, I spoke with composer and educator John Dante Prevedini. ...
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The Musical Bridge – 4 Traditional Irish Musical Instruments
Music of the Emerald Isle On the Perennial Blog, I have several different ongoing article series, many of which that have been recurring...
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Beauty Is In the Eye (and Ear) of the Beholder – 5 Examples of Augenmusik or Eye Music
Celebrating the Beauty of Love this Valentine's Day In today's multimedia landscape, it's common—and often necessary—for one person to be...
Janae Jean
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Women in Music – Barbara Strozzi, Baroque Songstress
Barbara Strozzi was the most prolific composer of secular songs of her time.
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Music & Arts at the Movies – 5 Composer Biopics for Movie Night
5 Baroque and Classical Composer Biopics Music and movies have gone together since the earliest days of cinema. Silent films were...
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May 6, 202112 min read
Women in Music – Ruth Crawford Seeger
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Janae Jean
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Celebrating the 20th Annual Jazz Appreciation Month - "Ellas" Edition
The Stories Behind the Songs April is Jazz Appreciation Month, also cleverly called as "JAM."The Smithsonian's Museum of American History...
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Celebrating the 20th Annual Jazz Appreciation Month - Fellas Edition
The Stories Behind the Songs April is Jazz Appreciation Month, also cleverly called as "JAM."It was founded at the Smithsonian's Museum...
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Music for the Dead – The Requiem
Music for Remembrance We've reached Fall 2020, a year that will no doubt be remembered as a year of transition and mourning. This past...
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Orchestration Basics – Choir – Voices Types
Classifying the Voice
There are four main voice types in choral music: soprano, alto, tenor, and bass.
Janae Jean
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Four Types of Texture in Music
What images pop into your heard when you hear the word "texture"? Soft or hard? Dry or wet? Alive or inanimate? Slimy? Sticky? Fur, skin,...
Janae Jean
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Sample This! Part 3
A Brief Introduction to Sampling in Music: Part Three Breakbeats, Turntables, Early Hip Hop In the previous installments, we continued...
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Songs of the Season 2019
Happy Holidays from Perennial Music and Arts! Ave Maria Schubert's "Ave Maria" contains music that was originally meant to be part of a...
Janae Jean
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The Musical Bridge: Salute to America's Bandsmen – John Philip Sousa and Glenn Miller
What says, "summer" more than a parade? And, what says, "parade" more than a marching band? Music has been the flint to strike up the fire o
Janae Jean
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Holiday Song Stories 2018
The Stories Behind Some of Our Favorite Holiday Songs In the Bleak Midwinter "In the Bleak Midwinter” is a Christmas carol based on a...
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