The Lighter Classics in Music
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The Lighter Classics in Music is by David Ewen, described as a comprehensive guide to musical masterworks in a lighter vein by 187 composers. The text gives life facts of composers, such as Hans Christian Lumbye, who was born in Copenhagen, Denmark on May 2, 1810, and played in military bands as a young man. Works are described, among them an orchestral suite from the Ballet Égyptien score that is a favorite of bands and salon orchestras everywhere.
The Mute of Portici is called a grand opera that was first performed in Paris on February 29, 1828, and had profound repercussions on the political situation of that period. The text by Eugène Scribe and Germain Delavigne is based on a successful Neapolitan revolt against the Duke of Arcos, headed by Tommaso Anello in 1647. An Alphabetical Listing of the Lighter Classics in Music names works such as “Abendlied” (Schumann) and Abendsterne (Lanner).
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- David Ewen
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- 405
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