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Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Composed by Bach, it is often performed at wedding ceremonies, as well as during Christian festive seasons like Christmas and Easter |
2019-08-11 12:21:53 | 13.7% | ||
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New World Symphony
It is the most popular of Dvorak's symphonies; Neil Armstrong took a recording of it with him on the Apollo mission to the moon |
2019-08-11 12:18:49 | 14.3% | ||
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Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
It's a sinister organ piece attributed to Bach, associated with the Halloween holiday and other tales of horror. |
2019-08-11 12:16:40 | 15.4% | ||
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Tchaikovsky's Overture 1812
This overture was meant for a spectacular open air performance featuring booming cannons and ringing churchbells and even final fireworks |
2019-08-11 12:14:19 | 17.6% | ||
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Spring
A piece from Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons". He was ordained a priest, but begged off his duties due to chest ailment. Some biographers believe he faked this to dedicate more to music. |
2019-08-11 12:11:55 | 18.7% | ||
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Brahms' Lullaby
Brahms, as a gift to his friend Bertha Faber, who gave birth to a son, took a German folk text and to its rhythm composed one of the most known melodies in the world |
2019-08-11 12:09:36 | 25.2% | ||
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Ode to Joy
It was composed by Beethoven when he was already deaf. He couldn't hear the frenetic applause when it premiered. |
2019-08-11 12:07:31 | 36.2% | ||
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Introducing the Bar chimes
The sound you heard in the portal is from bar chimes or mark tree, a percussion instrument used primarily for musical colour, created in the last 1960's by percussionist Mark Stevens |
2019-08-11 12:00:05 | 93.8% |