The Musical Force of Cyril Scott

August 10, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

Cyril Scott, 20th century "Romantic/Impressionist" composer, changed the shape of British music. He combined musical characteristics to make his own style.

After discussing the Romantic era last week, today I want to introduce you to English composer Cyril Scott (1879-1970). Essentially a “modern late-Romantic Impressionist” composer, Scott defined his musical style by combining contemporary trends with his own flare. Biography Born to a scholar father and amateur pianist mother, Cyril Scott showed musical talent at a […]

Images Book 1 by Debussy

July 20, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

Images Book 1 by composer Claude Debussy is one of his most beautiful and intricate piano works. Each movement tells its own story of light, color and life. Click to read more.

Debussy’s Images Book 1 (usually pronounced the French way: im-AHJ) is a gorgeous French Impressionist work for solo piano. It is the first set in a series of six solo piano pieces composed between 1901 and 1907: Background Debussy (1862-1918) was – and still is – known for his innovative music. During his life, the Romantic Era […]

Clair de lune by Debussy

October 6, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

One of the most famous pieces of music ever written: Composed originally in 1890 (but not published until 1905), “Clair de lune” is the third movement in a set of four pieces known as Suite bergamesque. Debussy based it on Paul Verlaine’s poem of the same name: Clair de lune (Moonlight) Votre âme est un paysage […]

A Dance for a Princess

August 19, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

Before we jump into this blog post, let’s listen to the focus piece first. Because it is so beautiful. Background Maurice Ravel was a French composer who lived from 1875-1937. He is best known for composing in the style of French Impressionism (a musical movement focused on creating an atmosphere and describing moods and emotions in […]