Category Archives: Essential 100

Exodus 13:17-14:31 Crossing the Red Sea

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Brad

The Grand Canyon Suite is a suite for orchestra by Ferde Grofé, composed between 1929 and 1931. It was initially titled “Five Pictures of the Grand Canyon”. It consists of five movements, each an evocation in tone of a particular scene typical of the Grand Canyon. Paul Whiteman and his orchestra gave … Continue reading →

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Exodus 12:1-42 Passover and Exodus

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Brad

Symphony # 10 – Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (Russian:  25 September[1] 1906 – 9 August 1975) was a Russian composer and pianist, and a prominent figure of 20th-century music.[2]  Shostakovich achieved fame in the Soviet Union under the patronage of Soviet chief of staff Mikhail Tukhachevsky, but later had … Continue reading →

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Exodus 6:28 -11:10 The Ten Plagues

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Brad

“Flight of the Bumblebee” is an orchestral interlude written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov for his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan, composed in 1899–1900. The piece closes Act III, Tableau 1, during which the magic Swan-Bird changes Prince Gvidon Saltanovich (the … Continue reading →

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