Composers throughout history have created great masterworks of art during times of hardship, here’s an examination of three such pieces.
Tag: Maurice Ravel
What Is the Hemiola Effect?
You might recognize hemiola as being a foundational polyrhythmic beat of African music, but did you know you can also compose hemiola melodically?
Sounds of Battle: Compositions That Defined the Wars of the Early 20th Century
In 1942, half-starved and weak from war and lack of supplies, members of Leningrad’s Philharmonic…