Category Archives: Moses Meet Mozart

Father Noah’s Ark is a 1933 Walt Disney Silly Symphonies animated film. It is based on the story of Noah’s Ark. The short’s musical score is an adaptation of the first dance in Ludwig van Beethoven‘s 12 Contredanses. El Arca … Continue reading →

The Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, is a piece of organ music attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach. First published in 1833 through the efforts of Felix Mendelssohn, the piece quickly became popular, and is now one of … Continue reading →

Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (Thus Spoke Zarathustra or Thus Spake Zarathustra) is a tone poem by Richard Strauss, composed in 1896 and inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophical novel of the same name. The composer conducted its first performance on … Continue reading →