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Polish-born pianist Mieczyslaw Horszowski performed his last recital at age 99, somewhat greater than a year before his death in 1993. Although his documenting career only dates back to 1936, the customs of playing he displayed are much more than that, dating back again to the early Intimate period. He …

A famed Canadian singer, songwriter, and guitarist, Terry Carisse started performing in his early teenagers. When he started writing music, he discovered his ideal match when he teamed up with songwriter Bruce Rawlins. In 1971, the talented duo composed their first strike song jointly, “Hello Mother,” for the country group …

Marpurg was primarily a contributor to the annals of music through his writings. Oddly enough, Marpurg was connected with many of the encyclopedists including Voltaire and D’Alembert. He was also a composer whose functions included several lieder (tunes) and key pad pieces. Articles compiled by Marpurg had been published in …

French violinist and composer Émile Sauret was a kid prodigy who began his research in the conservatory in Strasbourg when he was 6 and started offering concerts at age eight. His educators included Charles de Bériot and Henri Vieuxtemps. Sauret became globally renowned in the 1870s, and his trips took …

b. 22 Might 1905, Brooklyn, NY, USA, d. 28 January 1999, California, USA. Segure examined at school in Nevada and California. He proved helpful being a pianist on watercraft towards the East and performed in both China and Japan in the 30s. He resolved in NY in the past due …

b. 22 Might 1935, Philadelphia, Pa, USA. A well-tutored clarinettist, alto saxophonist and flautist, Logan researched at the brand new Britain Conservatory of Music. He performed jazz in Boston and NY where his wide range allowed him to encompass R&B and free of charge jazz and he was more comfortable …

When Mareschall moved to Basle in 1576-77(?), which may be the initial information attained about him, he inserted the school. Almost instantly he became an organist at Basle Cathedral, a teacher of music on the school, and he trained at both Gymnasium as well as the Collegium Alumnorum. Though he …

Frantisek Jilek was a Czech conductor and musicologist whose area of expertise was the music of Leos Janácek. A indigenous of Brno, he started his musical research in his hometown under Zdenek Chalabala and Jaroslav Kvapil; he finished his classes with Vitezslav Novák in Prague. Jilek’s performing career started in …

Sarti was Davidov’s initial important music trainer. On the St. Petersburg Crisis School he trained singing and constructed music for the stage. Although he had written some sacred functions his power was within the operatic compositions. The usage of Russian folk music in his functions is an obvious sign of …

b. William Henry Johnson, 10 Dec 1920, Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland, d. 22 Might 2007, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. As a kid Johnson was self-taught on ukulele and electric guitar and in his teenagers he played electric guitar in local rings. For quite some time he followed fiddler Tom Anderson …