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Classical 101Imagine a vocalist singing heartfelt words and beautiful music directly to you.That’s the kind of intimacy that Columbus’ organization devoted entirely to…
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Classical 101By the height of the Harlem Renaissance in the early 20th century, the tradition of arranging African-American spirituals for concert performance had…
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Classical 101My point of entry for a love of vocal music, back when Mozart was alive, tended to be bloody, loud, flashy operatic melodrama.Give me a chorus yelling…
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Classical 101Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the mother and mother-in-law. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the music lover. And, thanks…
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Classical 101Art song, lied, lieder, mélodie, canzona, song, or boring, German, turgid, fat people screaming? The art of lyric poetry being set to music for one voice…