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Pineapple Rag was composed by Scott Joplin (1867/1868 – April 1, 1917), an African-American composer and pianist. Joplin achieved fame for his ragtime compositions and was dubbed the “King of Ragtime Writers”.[2] During his brief career, he wrote 44 original ragtime pieces, one ragtime ballet, and two operas. … Continue reading →

Fidelio Op. 72, is a German opera with spoken dialogue by Ludwig van Beethoven, his only opera. The opera tells how Leonore, disguised as a prison guard named “Fidelio”, rescues her husband Florestan from death in a political prison. Fidelio Op . 72 , es una ópera alemana con … Continue reading →

  Pines of Rome (Italian: Pini di Roma) is a symphonic poem written by the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi in 1924. Each of the four movements depicts pine trees in different locations in Rome at different times of the day. Pinos de Roma (Italia: Pini di Roma ) es un poema sinfónico … Continue reading →