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#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalMexico Week 1 2024
The Classics a Day team realizes that Cinco de Mayo is more of an American than a Mexican holiday. But it is an opportunity to celebrate Mexican culture. And so, the challenge for May is to post examples of Mexican classical music on your social media platforms.
#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalHumor Week 4
The challenge this month is to post examples of musical humor in classical works. Although most of my posts are PDQ Bach, an equal number aren't.
#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalHumor Week 3
But Schickle wsn't the first composer to have some fun with "serious" music. The challenge this month is to post examples of musical humor in classical works.
#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalHumor Week 2
Peter Schickle wsn't the first composer to have some fun with "serious" music. The challenge this month is to post examples of musical humor in classical works.
#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalHumor Week 1
This month's Classics a Day theme is a tribute to the late Peter Schickle. Schickle was a talented composer of both classical and film music. He's best remembered, though, for his alter ego, PDQ Bach.
#ClassicsaDay #WomensHistoryMonth Week 4, 2024
What continually surprises me is how much music is yet to be discovered from earlier centuries. And also how much of it was known at the time, but somehow fell into obscurity.
#ClassicsaDay #WomensHistoryMonth Week 3, 2024
What continually surprises me is how much music is yet to be discovered from earlier centuries. And also how much of it was known at the time, but somehow fell into obscurity.
#ClassicsaDay #WomensHistoryMonth Week 2, 2024
What continually surprises me is how much music is yet to be discovered from earlier centuries. And also how much of it was known at the time, but somehow fell into obscurity.
#ClassicsaDay #BlackHistoryMonth Week 4, 2024
Classical music originated in Western Europe, but it's not exclusive to dead, white European males. The challenge for February is to post videos of classical music either written or performed by musicians of color.
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