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  The Infinite Variety Of Symphonic Form . Part Two . After the revolutionary symphonies of Beethoven , the symphony was a form continued to evolve throughout the 19th and 20th centuries . Franz Schubert, Felix Mendelssohn , Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms et al were strongly influenced by Beethoven but... 05-12-2017 6:02 PM by the horn to The Horn

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  The Infinite Variety Of Symphonic Form . Part One . What, exactly, is a symphony ? n classical music , there are a variety of different musical genres , such as sonatas , chamber music , art songs , oratorios , cantatas , etc . The symphony is one of them , but not the same thing as a symphony orchestra... 05-11-2017 3:39 PM by the horn to The Horn

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  Is There Enough Diversity In Classical Music Today ? This is a complex issue . Many people think that classical music is dominated by white males , especially dead ones . To some extent this is true . For example, there have been many women composers over the centuries , yet not one of them is as well known... 05-10-2017 6:32 PM by the horn to The Horn

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  A Promising New Metropolitan Opera Season Begins This September 26th . It's September , and the world's symphony orchestras and opera companies are set to begin another season , including the Metropolitan opera , the largest performing arts organization in the world . This mighty and world famous institution is celebrating... 09-07-2016 3:52 PM by the horn to The Horn

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  Yes, Classical Music Matters ! Pardon me for using a title influenced by one of the most contentious issues in America about human lives mattering , but Classical Music does matter in our world . It's not dying by any means , even though it has the same kind of serious problems... 08-09-2016 7:55 PM by the horn to The Horn

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  French -Canadian Conductor Yannick-Nezet-Seguin To Be Next Music Director Of the Metropolitan Opera In recent years , the brilliantly gifted French-Canadian conductor Yannick-Nezet-Seguin , 41 , has become one of the most acclaimed and sought after conductors in the world , and has been music director of the world famous Philadelphia orchestra since... 06-19-2016 1:37 PM by the horn to The Horn

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  "My Life With Wagner " , by German Conductor Christian Thielemann - A Fascinating Book I've just read an absorbing new book by the distinguished German conductor Christian Thielemann ( Tee-leh-mahn ) , who is currently chief conductor of the renowned Saxon State opera of Dresden and its equally renowned resident orchestra, the Staatskapelle... 05-30-2016 10:04 PM by the horn to The Horn

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  Dutch Conductor Jaap Van Zweden - How will He Fare as the Next Music Director Of The New York Philharmonic ? A few months ago , the highly respected Dutch conductor Jaap Van Zweden (Yaap Fan Zvay-den ) 55, was appointed to be the next music director of the New York Philharmonic , where he will succeed the American Alan Gilbert in 2018 . Van Zweden is currently... 05-02-2016 11:07 PM by the horn to The Horn

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  James Levine To Step Down As Music Director Of The Metropolitan Opera After 40 years as music director of the Metropolitan opera , the renowned American conductor James Levine has finally agreed to step down from this prestigious and demanding post because of serious health problems which have plagued him for year The veteran... 04-18-2016 10:17 PM by the horn to The Horn

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  Pierre Boulez (1925 - 2016 ) . A Belated Tribute . This past January , Pierre Boulez , one of the most important composers and conductors of our time passed away at the age of 90 . Circumstances beyond my control kept me from posting a tribute to him immediately , but here is my attempt to do so now ... 03-31-2016 6:38 PM by the horn to The Horn

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  Can The Symphony Orchestra Survive In The 21 st Century ? This is a big question , and there are no easy answers to it . The present era has been a rocky one for too many of America's numerous symphony orchestras , and problems have been increasing for quite a few in Europe and elsewhere . An appalling number... 10-12-2015 9:59 PM by the horn to The Horn

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  The Composer Is Turning In His grave . Recently , London's Royal Opera , Covent Garden revived a legendary , rarely performed opera by Gioacchino Rossini (1792 - 1868 ) , best known for his beloved comic opera The Barber of Seville . This was the famous William Tell , made famous by its... 08-10-2015 9:55 PM by the horn to The Horn

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  Russian Conductor Kirill Petrenko Chosen To Be Next Chief Conductor Of The Berlin Philharmonic . Habemus conductorem ! In a surprise move , the members of the mighty Berlin Philharmonic have chosen a dark horse to their next chief conductor to take the helm from Sir Simon Rattle in 2018 when Rattle departs to lead the London Symphony orchestra .... 06-23-2015 10:00 PM by the horn to The Horn

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  How I Completed the Third Draft! Part 4: Denoue-blaaah It's not a good sign if what you are writing bores you. Generally speaking, if you're bored, chances are your reader will be too. I mean, you should probably be the biggest fan of your work in some regards. I know I've talked a lot about the... 06-16-2015 9:03 PM by DMI to Eric: Unpublished

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  Today Is The 150th Birthday Of The Great Danish Composer Carl Nielsen . The great Danish composer Carl Nielsen was born a century and a half ago on June 9th , 1865 and died in 1931 , honored as the foremost composer of that small but charming Scandinavian country . Unless you're fairly knowledgable about classical music... 06-09-2015 3:51 PM by the horn to The Horn