The Serenade in Mozart's time was a multi-movement work that could be written for any combination of instruments, although the majorit...

After a performance 1833 of his Symphonie Fantastique  and other works, Hector Berlioz was approached by Nicolo Paganini with a request t...

Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)  began to compose Symphonie Fantastique, An Episode in The Life Of An Artist, In Five Parts  in 1827 after he...

A composer's first symphony is always special. Beethoven's 1st with its mystic introduction, Brahms 1st with it's rugged beg...

Chopin published his second set of 12 etudes for the piano in 1837, four years after his Etudes Opus 10 . The second set continues in giving...

An etude is a composition written for keyboard  that explores a specific aspect of technique, such as double notes, arpeggios, etc. The orig...

The meaning of the name that Satie gave these three pieces for piano is up for debate, as well as the source where he first saw the word. A...