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What is Cynthia Erivo’s voice type and is she classically trained?
In the wake of the release of Wicked: Part 1, we look at the voice type of star singer Cynthia Erivo. Cynthia Erivo is the ...
Classic FM1d
Wicked soundtrack: who composed it and what are the famous songs?
Stephen Schwartz’s bewitching musical vision has been brought to life for the silver screen. But what are all the songs in ...
Classic FM1d
‘I just stole it from Beethoven’: Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz on how he wrote ‘Defying Gravity’
Stephen Schwartz sat down with Classic FM to break down the hit song ‘Defying Gravity’. American musical theatre legend and ...
Classic FM4d
Six pieces of festive music that aren’t actually about Christmas at all
Turns out a lot of the Christmas music you know and love was never meant to be Christmas music at all. As we cosily sidle into the festive period, the sound of Christmas music is everywhere. Whether ...
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What does ‘concerto’ mean in classical music, and what is its history?
If you’ve spent any time around classical music, you might have heard the word ‘concerto’. It is a testimony to the enduring relevance of the concerto that for over four centuries, the genre has ...