Joseph Haydn – Father of the Symphony
The candle gutters once, then steadies in the small room, and the young man bends closer to the page so his shadow does not swallow the notes he is scratching by lamplight. His pen…
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Classical
This group examines the Classical period through Mozart, with attention to formal balance, dramatic characterization, and instrumental and operatic writing.
Ludwig van Beethoven – The Revolutionary
The room is small, the air heavy, the candles guttering in their holders, and at the keyboard sits a young man whose hair is already unruly, whose expression seems to shift between fury and…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – The Prodigy of Grace
It is December 5th, 1791, in Vienna. A young man lies in bed, fevered, his body wasted from illness. Outside, the city is cold, silent, waiting. Inside, he clutches the unfinished score of a…