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#ClassicsaDay #Divertimento Week 1
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

#ClassicsaDay #Divertimento Week 1

For October, the challenge is to post videos of divertimentos written by classical composers. 

Seems straightforward enough. However I quickly discovered that every composer had a different idea of what "light in character" meant.

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#ClassicsaDay Women’s History Month Week 1
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

#ClassicsaDay Women’s History Month Week 1

Classical audiences might be aware that there are contemporary female composers. But perhaps not so aware (with the exception of Hildegard von Bingen), of how many women composed music throughout the centuries.

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