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Strings
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Strings is written by and for players and teachers of bowed stringed instruments. Each issue features lively interviews with such luminaries as Itzhak Perlman, Edgar Meyer, and Yo-Yo Ma. Plus, it's filled with music to play, from long-forgotten pieces to new works.
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today in classical music
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on June 24 in...
- 1803 Birth of English composer George James WEBB. In Boston from 1930 as
choral director.
- 1840 Birth of French pianist and composer Louis BRASSIN. d- 17 MAY 1884.
- 1854 At Weimar, FP of Schubert's opera Alfonso and Estrella, produced by
Liszt.
- 1865 Birth of Irish baritone H. Plunket GREEN. Old English songs
singer.
- 1901 Birth of American composer Harry PARTCH in Oakland
CA.
- 1903 Birth of composer Hans DISTLER.
- 1906 Birth of French cellist Pierre FOURNIER. d-1986.
- 1909 Birth of conductor, violist and commentator on WOR radio, Milton KATIMS in
NYC.
- 1916 Birth of American composer Ruth Shaw WYLIE in Cincinnati.
- 1921 Opening of The American Conservatory of Music at Fontainebleau.
- 1922 Birth of American composer Roy TRAVIS in NYC.
- 1935 At The Dresden Opera, FP of R. Strauss' Die Schweigsame Frau.
- 1935 Birth of American avant guard composer Terry RILEY in Colfax CA.
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