Koyunbaba III cantabile by Carlo Domeniconi (born 1947) Domeniconi possibly is most well known for his 1985 piece Koyunbaba. The name is actually Turkish and literally translates as “sheep-father” (koyun-baba), or “shepherd”, some sources also translate it to “the spirit of the sheep”, but also refers to many other things, including a 13th century mystical …
Koyunbaba i moderato by Carlo Domeniconi (born 1947) Domeniconi possibly is most well known for his 1985 piece Koyunbaba. The name is actually Turkish and literally translates as “sheep-father” (koyun-baba), or “shepherd”, some sources also translate it to “the spirit of the sheep”, but also refers to many other things, including a 13th century mystical …
Bouree by Johann Krieger (1651-1735) Krieger’s keyboard music places him among the most important German composers of his time. The two published collections, Sechs musicalische Partien (1697) and Anmuthige Clavier-Übung (1698), contain harpsichord suites, organ toccatas, fugues, ricercars, and other works. Krieger’s contemporaries praised his contrapuntal skill, evident in the extant fugues and ricercars. Johann …
Italiana by Vincenzo Galilei (1520-1591) Vincenzo Galilei was an Italian lutenist, composer, and music theorist, and the father of the famous astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei and of the lute virtuoso and composer Michelagnolo Galilei. He was a seminal figure in the musical life of the late Renaissance, and contributed significantly to the musical revolution …
Its Beginning to Look Like Christmas by Meredith Willson (1902-1984) Robert Meredith Willson was an American composer, songwriter, conductor and playwright, best known for writing the book, music and lyrics for the hit Broadway musical The Music Man. He wrote three other Broadway musicals, composed symphonies and popular songs, and his film scores were twice …
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Hard Candy Christmas by Carol Hall (1936-) Carol Hall is an American composer and lyricist, born in Abilene, Texas. Hall is best known for composing the music and lyrics for the Broadway stage musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1978, adapted as a film in 1982). Her other major works include the unsuccessful Broadway …
Nuttin For Christmasby Roy Bennett and Sid Tepper “Nuttin’ for Christmas” is a novelty Christmas song written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett. It became a hit during the 1955 Christmas season when the song showed up on Billboard’s pop charts by a total of five different artists. The highest-charting of the five recordings …
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Happy Xmas (War is Over) by John Lennon Yoko Ono “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” is a song written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono and released in 1971 as a single by John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir.
Caroling Caroling by Alfred Burt (1920-1954) Alfred Shaddick Burt was an American jazz musician who is best known for composing the music for fifteen Christmas carols between 1942 and 1954. Only one of the carols was performed in public outside his immediate family circle during his lifetime.
The Christmas Song by Mel Torme and Robert Wells “The Christmas Song” (commonly subtitled “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire” or, as it was originally subtitled, “Merry Christmas to You”) is a classic Christmas song written in 1944 by musician, composer, and vocalist Mel Tormé (nicknamed in the music industry as “The Velvet Fog”) and …
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