The Classics a Day team noted that the new year is comprised of two twenties — double digits. So the theme for January 2020 is to post other examples of double digits found in classical music. Prolific composers are a good place to start. But I found a few surprises among composers with very small […]
Nikolai Myaskovsky
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#ClassicsaDay #SovietaDay Week 5
For May 2018, some of us contributing to #ClassicsaDay decided to mark May Day. Reason enough to post works by Soviet composers. I decided to go a little farther with my #SovietaDay posts and concentrate on Soviet prize winners. Here are the posts I shared for week 5. Jovdat Hajiyev (1917-2002): For Peace, symphonic poem […]
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#ClassicsaDay #SovietaDay Week 1
For May 2018, some of us contributing to #ClassicsaDay decided to mark May Day. Reason enough to post works by Soviet composers. I decided to go a little farther with my #SovietaDay posts and concentrate on Soviet prize winners. Here are the posts I shared for week 1. Nikolai Myaskovsky (1880-1950) – Symphony No.21 in […]