Piano

George Marriner Maull presents the music of William Grant Still. Stream from our website https://discoveryorchestra.org/mother-and-child/

Mother and Child

In 1943, when composer William Grant Still wrote his Suite for Violin and Piano, he took inspiration from three African American works of art, including Sargent Johnson’s “Mother & Child”,…

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Inside Music: Golliwog's Satirical Cakewalk

Golliwog’s Satirical Cakewalk

This episode features the music of Claude Debussy and his suite for piano – The Children’s Corner. Inside Music with George Marriner Maull on WWFM The Classical Network is sponsored by Glenmede,…

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March 8, 2020: Intimate Afternoon – Roll Out the Red Carpet

This special Intimate Afternoon will feature a 15 minute preview of Discover The Firebird!

We are thrilled to share a “sneak peak” of our latest television show, which will begin broadcasting nationwide in May.

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Change That Chord

The importance of noticing re-harmonization in music is demonstrated utilizing the piano music of Bela Bartok and Claude Debussy. Host George Marriner Maull plays and speaks about a simple Slovakian…

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The Problem with Program Notes image with piano keys playing

The Problem with Program Notes

Movement I of Mozart’s Piano Sonata in C, K.545 is used by Host George Marriner Maull to look into “the problem with program notes” – the use of technical music…

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Shall We Dance? Some Homework

Maurice Ravel wrote the following words about his composition La valse, po̬me chorÌographique pour orchestre: “Through whirling clouds, waltzing couples may be fairly distinguished. The clouds gradually scatter: one sees…

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Your “listening guide” amazes me, in that it is a means of illustrating the role of various instrumental sections in communicating and “telling” a story. My background is science and technology so the 1 -1 ½ hours listening to a symphony with your presentation was an exciting learning experience I was not expecting.You are an exceptional talent and personality to be able to introduce someone like myself to the very complicated language of a symphony.

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