Joseph Haydn composed the Concerto per il Clarino (Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major) in 1796 for the trumpet virtuoso Anton Weidinger. Joseph Haydn was 64 years of age. A favourite of the trumpet repertoire, it has been cited as “possibly Haydn’s most popular concerto”. Although written in 1796, Weidinger first performed the concerto four years […]
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
“I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)” is a song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston, released in April 1987 by Arista Records as the leading single from her second studio album, Whitney. By the late summer of 1986, Houston had achieved global success with her self titled debut album. Released in February 1985, […]
I Only Want To Be With You
“I Only Want to Be with You” is a song written by Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde. According to Jean Ryder, the ex-wife of songwriter Mike Hawker, “I Only Want to Be With You” was written soon after she and Hawker married in December 1961, being inspired by Hawker’s intense romantic feelings for his new […]
The Sky Is Crying
“The Sky Is Crying” is a blues standard written and initially recorded by Elmore James in 1959. Called “one of his most durable compositions”, “The Sky Is Crying” became a R&B record chart hit and has been interpreted and recorded by numerous artists.”The Sky Is Crying” is a slow-tempo twelve-bar blues notated in 12/8 time […]
Rock With You
“Rock with You” is a song by American singer Michael Jackson, written by Rod Temperton and produced by Quincy Jones. It was first offered to Karen Carpenter, while she was working on her first solo album, but she turned it down. It was released in October 1979, by Epic Records as the second single from […]
I Only Have Eyes for You
“I Only Have Eyes For You” is a song by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Al Dubin. The song was written for the 1934 film ‘Dames’, in which it was performed by Dick Powell. In addition to the original version by Dick Powell, recordings of the song by Ben Selvin (vocal by Howard Phillips), Eddy […]
Sylvia
Sylvia is a British musical with book by Kate Prince and Priya Parmer, with music by Josh Cohen and DJ Walde and lyrics by Prince based on the life of Sylvia Pankhurst. Starting with a flash-forward to Sylvia’s expulsion from the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) in 1913, the work returns to Sylvia and […]
Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel was an American band formed by Jeff Mangum in Ruston, Louisiana, in 1989. They were active until 1998, and then from 2013 to 2015. The band’s music featured a deliberately low quality sound, influenced by indie rock and psychedelic folk. Mangum wrote surreal and opaque lyrics that covered a wide range of […]
Seguidilla
The Seguidilla plural in both English and Spanish seguidillas; diminutive of seguida, which means “sequence” and is the name of a dance) is an old Castilian folksong and dance form in quick triple time for two people with many regional variations. The music is generally in a major key and often begins on an offbeat. […]
L’Arlesienne Suite No. 1
L’Arlésienne is incidental music composed by Georges Bizet for Alphonse Daudet’s drama of the same name, usually translated as The Girl from Arles. It was first performed on 30 September 1872 at the Theatre du Vaudeville in Paris. Bizet’s original incidental music consists of 27 numbers for chorus and small orchestra, ranging from pieces of […]