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May 16, 2013
We had so many possibilities for last week’s three-minute mixtape, we had to create another playlist featuring classical music’s most famous dance tunes, all under three minutes (with one minor exception).
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May 9, 2013
If you, or one of the, um, younger people you know, has a short attention span, you’re going to love this mixtape.
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May 2, 2013
There are dozens of ways to organize musical meter, but only some of them are common in Western classical styles. This week's Playlist samples some of the uncommon ways of organizing rhythm.
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April 25, 2013
As prom season begins, we bring you a playlist of old school ballroom dances from all over. Dance animates the majority of music, and it’s no different in the classical corner. As you make the last adjustments to your prom formal wear, it’s the perfect moment to dive into these formal dances.
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April 18, 2013
Celebrating the April 21 Brazilian holiday, Tiradentes’ Day, our Brazil Mixtape blurs the boundaries between classical and popular music, reflecting the blurred boundaries between the races in Brazil, a great place to listen to and to visit.
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April 11, 2013
People of any age in any place can appreciate how the composers represented on this mixtape turned rain and wind into evocative pieces of music, much of it based on mythical and religious stories.
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April 4, 2013
With this list, you’ll find a variety of reasons to smile and laugh, getting some of that best medicine along with some memorable melodies.
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March 28, 2013
Here’s a playlist of concerto movements and Handel oratorio choruses in that 18th-century tradition.
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March 21, 2013
Here’s a playlist of some of the biggest hits in classical music (and one Rodgers and Hart classic), all inspired by the vernal equinox and the racing blood of youth in love.
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February 19, 2013
The much-loved children’s book The Secret Garden becomes a modern and accessible opera, premiering in Berkeley in March.
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