Essays on Classical Music

There are 5 eras in the music history consist of Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and 20th Century which have different composers from distinctive era. These composers have their own unique idea to compose the pieces. Based on the essay’s question given, I would like to...

In our society, how do we deal with the problem of sexism in classical music? Why have there been no great female classical composers? Why throughout music history textbooks is emphasis only placed on Western, male composers and not on celebrating diversity in classical music...

Throughout our history persecutions of religious minorities has been commonplace in our society. Even now as we think of ourselves as enlightened individuals empowered by our circumstances, to achieve what many people would consider being perfect human beings persecution on our planet continues. Although there...

Over the past few years I have been interested in various composers that I have heard, and one that has sparked my interest is the Austrian composer Franz Peter Schubert. I have personally sung one of his composed tenor solos named Die Forelle, but in...

When someone mentions the name Strauss most people would recognize it. But probably not through knowledge of Richard Strauss. The popular jean brand Levi Strauss probably comes to mind. Or maybe they think of Johann Strauss II, also known as “The Waltz King.” They may...

Have you ever imagined that people could be deeply touched by music underwritten by a deaf? Hard to believe but very the truth because he is Beethoven, one of the most recognized and influential musicians in the world, also one of the greatest composers of...

Rebecca Clarke was born into a musical family in 1886. Her father played cello and her mother, viola. Clarke and her brother were given violins so they could form a family string quartet. She studied violin at the Royal Academy of Music. After turning down...