The Good Musician

This article is part of the Basic Repertoire Project.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the most recognized composers of all time. Born in 1756 to a well-to-do Austrian family, his father, a composer himself, brought this prodigy forward to become the composer of some brilliant works.
As you know, child prodigies scare the hell out of me.
Mozart wrote a couple of great operas, one of them being The Magic Flute. His early works weren’t as well-received as his later ones, and this last opera of his is considered on of his greatest.
To understand the basics of an opera, it essentially is …read more

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Beginning with this article, I would like to ignite a feature here on TGM to showcase some of my favorite, and in my opinion most recognized songs, pieces, musical performances and artists in the world.
The point of it is to bring you closer to the world of music as it is recognized by fellow musicians world-wide, as well as build up a set of pieces “everyone should know about”. Knowing a bit about music history gives us enormous perspective of our own work, plus takes you a long way in conversations.
It’s a part of our culture, and I …read more

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