Are We Feeling Three or Two?
Maestro Maull takes us into the ambivalent world of compound meter in which composers like Antonín Dvořák play with our senses as they toggle back and forth between organizing sounds…
Dvorak
Going Home Part 2
Maestro Maull continues the journey into the beautiful second movement of Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, From the New World. After a quick review of the 3 themes found in…
Going Home Part 1
Antonín Dvořák’s most beloved and well-known melody is to be found in the second movement of his Symphony No. 9, From the New World. And while its devastating beauty cannot…
What is Maullaria?
When, and where, did this term first appear? Do you have it? If you have an intense emotional response to classical music then you may! Notes from Under the Piano…
Game of Tones Parties
14.7 million US citizens watched the first episode of the last season of Game of Thrones. . .according to Reuters news. That’s about 5.25% of our total population. According to…
Something To Cheer About!
We’ve written about our educational television shows before, and we’re proud of the number of viewers who according to Nielsen Ratings have seen each of them here in the United…
Thank you so much for inviting us to attend the Saint-Saens “Organ Symphony” recording session. I have always enjoyed listening to this work. As is always the case, your tutorial was excellent! I cannot believe how much more I now know about the “Organ Symphony”. And with more understanding comes a better appreciation. The Discovery Orchestra is much bigger than I remember. Their performance was excellent and truly exciting! A really big pipe organ performed by Mark Miller further enhanced the entire listening experience.