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Yesterday’s genre, or the music of the future?Creative Commons Image Work found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Philip_Glass_018.jpg / CC BY-SA 3.0

By Dr Ben Winters (The Open University)

18 November 2011

Ben Winters asks about the Symphony after the Second World War Read more : Yesterday’s genre, or the music of the future?

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A timeline of symphonies from 1900-1945Creative Commons Image an unsung Symphony / Jithin Radhakrishnan / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

By Fiona Richards (The Open University)

17 November 2011

A timeline of the major symphonic works produced in the first half of the 20th Century Read more : A timeline of symphonies from 1900-1945

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When was the heyday of the symphony?Creative Commons Image Work found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Carl_Wenzel_Zajicek_025.jpg / CC BY-SA 3.0

By Dr Robert Samuels (The Open University)

10 November 2011

Robert Samuels looks back to when symphonies were the way to get noticed in the world of music Read more : When was the heyday of the symphony?

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What is a symphony, anyway?Creative Commons Image Madera de músico / Jorge Franganillo / http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

By Dr Robert Samuels (The Open University)

01 November 2011

Robert Samuels wonders what it is that makes 200-year-old symphonies worth listening to today Read more : What is a symphony, anyway?

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Shostakovich: Why is he famous? Featuring: video, Kamoda under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

27 October 2009

As World War II swept through Europe, a young Russian composer set out to win the fight with his piano. But is it possible that... Read more : Shostakovich: Why is he famous?

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Point for debate - Classical elitismJupiter Images

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

07 April 2007

Does Reith 2006 lecturer Daniel Barenboim do himself a disservice when he fails to relate to music outside his field, wondered community user Alasdair Codona. Read more : Point for debate - Classical elitism

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Debate: Jazz versus classicalJupiter Images

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

07 April 2006

As part of the response to the 2006 Reith Lectures, community users discussed the merits of jazz against classical, inspired by a post from forum... Read more : Debate: Jazz versus classical

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By Richard Langham Smith (The Open University)

05 April 2006

How does music make sense of our world? Richard Langham Smith discusses Daniel Barenboim's 2006 Reith Lectures Read more : Points for debate

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Pages tagged as Classical Music

Yesterday’s genre, or the music of the future?Creative Commons Image Work found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Philip_Glass_018.jpg / CC BY-SA 3.0

A timeline of symphonies from 1900-1945Creative Commons Image an unsung Symphony / Jithin Radhakrishnan / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

When was the heyday of the symphony?Creative Commons Image Work found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Carl_Wenzel_Zajicek_025.jpg / CC BY-SA 3.0

What is a symphony, anyway?Creative Commons Image Madera de músico / Jorge Franganillo / http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Shostakovich: Why is he famous? Featuring: video, Kamoda under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

Point for debate - Classical elitismJupiter Images

Debate: Jazz versus classicalJupiter Images

Points for debateProduction team