A Little Fugue … A Little Tango
Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla transformed the world of tango with his amazing compositions. In his Fugata, he actually begins a tango with a short fugue… which may have presented some…
Radio Show: “Inside Music with George Marriner Maull”
Brahm’s Light
In this episode of Inside Music, host George Marriner Maull presents another side of composer Johannes Brahms. Brahms wrote his Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 over a…
You’ve Heard It A Million Times
You’ve Heard It A Million Times – But Have You Really Listened? Inside Music host George Marriner Maull looks into Pachelbel’s frequently encountered “Canon”. This work combines the musical…
The Decision
One of the first Black composers to gain recognition in the United States, Margaret Bonds sadly did not live to hear her 1962 symphonic work, The Montgomery Variations, performed in its entirety…
“Meet the Archduke” on our Radio Show
Beethoven dedicated a number of works to his friend, student, and (perhaps most importantly) patron Archduke Rudolph of Austria, who was 18 years younger than the composer. In fact, due…
Now That’s a Coda!
Stream it on WWFM this Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 7:30PM! Codas are those extra endings with which composers often conclude one of the movements they have written—be that movement…
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