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American Classical Music: Origins, Composers & Controversy

Not Everyone Loved Antonín Dvořák… Czech composer Antonín Dvořák made invaluable contributions to American classical music. He composed his famous “New World Symphony” in the United States, he taught many future American musicians, and he tried to win respect for certain forms of indigenous American folk music. There was only one problem: We forget that […]

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The Barber of Seville Composer: “The Backstabber of Seville”

Rossini, Paisiello, and one wild operatic backstory ”Backstabber of Seville” Podcast Transcript Who was originally the Barber of Seville composer? Find out in episode 1, “The Backstabber of Seville.” We tell the little-known stories behind the Paisiello Il Barbiere di Sevilla, and we relate the humble origins of one of the world’s greatest opera legends,

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