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Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel: Journal, pp. 24-27, February 28, 1876

Theory of MusicAug 08, 2022

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05:33

Award Winning Composer Francesco Pirrone presents his new single “The Hero”

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Dec 23, 202201:45

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel. Some Letters from Johannes Brahms to George Henschel (Thun, 1887, Ischl, 1892 & Vienna, 1892)

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Dec 23, 202202:09

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel. Some Letters from Johannes Brahms to George Henschel (Vienna, 1883 & 1887)

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Dec 23, 202201:55

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel. Some Letters from Johannes Brahms to George Henschel (Vienna, 1883)

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Dec 23, 202202:02

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel. Some Letters from Johannes Brahms to George Henschel (Vienna,1882)

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Dec 23, 202201:01

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel. Some Letters from Johannes Brahms to George Henschel (Pressbaum,1881 & Ischl, June, 1882)

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Dec 23, 202201:19

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel. Some Letters from Johannes Brahms to George Henschel (Vienna, 1881)

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Dec 23, 202201:27

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel. Some Letters from Johannes Brahms to George Henschel (Vienna, Feb. 1880)

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Dec 23, 202201:54

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel. Some Letters from Johannes Brahms to George Henschel (Vienna, 1879)

Dec 23, 202201:11

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel. Some Letters from Johannes Brahms to George Henschel (Vienna, 1878)

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Dec 23, 202202:32

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel. Some Letters from Johannes Brahms to George Henschel (July 1876, December 1877)

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Dec 23, 202201:18

Oratorio Society of New York announces 2022-23 Season with performances in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall

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Nov 09, 202211:18

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel. Some Letters from Johannes Brahms to George Henschel (March & April 1875)

Nov 09, 202201:49

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel. Some Letters from Johannes Brahms to George Henschel (February 1875)

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Nov 09, 202201:32

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel. Some Letters from Johannes Brahms to George Henschel (November 1874, second letter)

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Oct 13, 202201:28

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel. Some Letters from Johannes Brahms to George Henschel (November 1874, first letter)

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Oct 11, 202201:19

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel. Some Letters from Johannes Brahms to George Henschel (August 1874)

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Sep 29, 202201:04

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel: Recollections of Brahms, pp. 54-61. [The death of Brahms]

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Sep 15, 202210:35

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel: The Journal, pp. 52-53, July 18&19 [1876]

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Sep 07, 202201:58

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel: The Journal, pp. 44-51, July 17 [1876]

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Sep 07, 202210:17

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel: The Journal, pp. 42-43, July 15 [1876]

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Sep 06, 202202:18

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel: The Journal, pp. 40-41, July 13&14 [1876]

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Sep 05, 202202:32

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel: The Journal, p. 39, July 12 [1876]

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Aug 12, 202201:20

Lorelei Ensemble Premieres Julia Wolfe’s Her Story

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Aug 12, 202215:29

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel: The Journal, pp. 35-38, July 11 [1876]

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Aug 12, 202204:44

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel: The Journal, pp. 33-34, Jul 10 [1876]

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Aug 11, 202202:07

Freiburger Barockorchester Forms a New Creative Partnership with Deutsche Grammophon

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Aug 10, 202205:49

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel: The Journal, pp. 29-32, July 9 [1876]

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Aug 10, 202205:16

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel: The Journal, p.28, July 8, 1876

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Aug 10, 202200:49

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel: Journal, pp. 24-27, February 28, 1876

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Aug 08, 202205:33

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel: The Journal, pp. 22-23, February 27, 1876

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Aug 08, 202202:37

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel: The Journal, pp.20-21, February 26, 1876

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Aug 06, 202202:30

Italian pianist Umberto Laureti interviewed by Barry Mitchell

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Aug 05, 202208:02

1842 Musical Antiquarian Society edition of Purcell’s Bonduca crowdfunding project patron FAQ

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Aug 05, 202205:02

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel: The Journal, pp. 18-19, February 6, 1876

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Aug 05, 202201:21

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel: The Journal, p.17, Feb 3, 1876

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Aug 05, 202200:58

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel: first meeting with Brahms

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Aug 05, 202207:21

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms (1907) by George Henschel: Preface

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Aug 05, 202200:58

Rameau argues that melody is derived from harmony

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Aug 05, 202202:01

Review: Flowers in the Concrete, Leighton House Museum, London, 29 October 2019, Philippe Quint violin with Leonard Elschenbroich and José Gallardo

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Sep 09, 202104:12

Composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate Named Cultural Ambassador for the U.S. Department of State for 2021-2022 Virtual Season

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Jul 01, 202106:06

Composer Anna Clyne releases Mythologies

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Jun 09, 202112:37

Francisco de Peñalosa, Lamentationes, New York Polyphony, release September 2019

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Jun 04, 202109:55

Advice to WA Mozart from his father (1778)

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Jun 01, 202101:23

Irish Christian Brothers Boys School, Oxford St. Belfast 1964-68

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May 31, 202133:26

Beethoven’s Letters: dedication of 3 piano sonatas to the Prince Elector of Cologne

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May 29, 202101:49

Do the ideas in André Pogoriloffsky’s The Music of the Temporalists have any practical application?

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May 19, 202120:08

Clickcoach launches an online nonprofit artist support system for musicians and musical theater professionals

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May 17, 202106:26

CPE Bach’s alternative to Rameau’s theory of the Fundamental Bass

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May 13, 202104:55

The Will of William Byrd, modern English version

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May 12, 202105:29