Music Resources (page 3)

The circulation of opera outside the opera house in the nineteenth century is emblematic of several shifting relationships. In terms of the purely musical, these changes illustrate a ...

There are many different reasons to take music exams. Some advantages of taking exams are that it can be very motivating as it gives something to work towards and can give a sense of ...

2nd Part Critical comparison of 2 recordings of the Viola Concerto by Bartók (Rivka Golani, William Primrose) In my opinion it is not the performer's task to decide how is the most ...

1st Part Research about the composition Circumstances during the composing process In 1938 it was already clear that Europe is in a state of war. Germany has annexed Austr...

The Op. 76 set of quartets of Haydn was composed at the very end of the 18th century, after he spent two years in London. He was already a free man. Although all these quartets are ...

There can not be more importance put on this idea of simultaneous learning, most notably written about by author Paul Harris in Improve Your Teaching: Teaching Beginners: A New Approa...

I would like to present you an opera of Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro, ossia la folle giornata (The Marriage of Figaro, or the Day of Madness) which is an opera buffa with an Italian li...

Playing music can be one of the most rewarding things, but can also be the most frustrating. I started playing the violin at the comparatively late age of fourteen. I had lessons with...

The Sight reading mechanism depends on an acquired sense of in-keyboard location that works in relation to the musical intervals. It is paramount for the performer to get detached f...

I'm going to be performing in London as a street performer next weekend (18.09.13) and It got me thinking about the incredibly talented street musicians that perform the streets every...