All Those Notes: Recent Episodes

Shari Barbour

As youngsters, they learned to play an instrument and some became better at it than others. Those who kept at it often made it a career and became famous as musicians, mentors and teachers. Some of them took their skills and special talent in a different direction. Hear how composers turn historical events, people, places and adventure into All Those Notes with Shari Barbour.

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Brazil's most famous composer.

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Unique, mesmerizing and hypnotic.

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One of the leading Spanish composers of the "Beautiful Age".

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A composer of great promise - unfulfilled.

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"One of the greatest geniuses of modern music." (Pablo Casals)

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Opener, curtain raiser, and concert piece.

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The American Grieg.

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This maverick did not write "pretty" music.

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Where there's a will, there's a way.

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"Music is music whether it is for the stage, rostrum or cinema." (E.W. Korngold)

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The instrument with an unmistakable sound.

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One of the most iconic and famous songwriters in American history.

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French violinist and Romantic era composer.

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More than a musician.

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A great 20th Century musician and composer.

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One of the most important American composers of the 20th century.

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Important in linking the Classical Era to the Romantic.

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His heart was set on becoming a composer.

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The most important composer of French Grand Opera.

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Well-known present-day composer, choral conductor and music scholar.

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He lit a candle in the world of music that will never go out. (Vaughan-Williams)

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Famous for an opera based on a Shakespeare play.

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Father of American music.

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A great 20th century composer.

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One of the most influential violinists of all time.

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Father of the operetta.

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A great contributor to Late Baroque and Early Classical music.

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An eccentric composer of piano miniatures.

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An award-winning, versatile, contemporary American composer.

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20th century ambassador of music for everyone.

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A famous composer of dances.

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An important force in the world of music, who happened to be a woman.

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Legendary piano virtuoso, composer and conductor.

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A poem by M. Moore.

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Musician, composer and his life-changing piece of music.

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Ambassador for American music - loved, admired and respected all over the world.

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An important 18th century composer and teacher.

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The English Orpheus.

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New Orleans' first international superstar.

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Religious mystic known for her literary works and songs.

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He had the courage to implement change.

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A master of small-scale forms. But, did you know...

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A leader in the Nationalist movement of Spanish music.

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Founder of French Opera.

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A 19th century superstar.

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Ahead of its time.

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Inspired by an affair.

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The most intimate of the performing arts.

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He bridged the Classical, Romantic and Modern eras of music.

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The first internationally known English composer since the days of Handel and Purcell.

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He helped transition late Renaissance music into the early Baroque period.

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A lively dance for couples and that's not all.

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His music expresses faith, heritage and love of country.

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Inspired by natural surroundings.

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A composer ahead of his time.

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One of the most famous and innovative of all Baroque composers.

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"Amateur" composer?

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Songwriter, musician and film score composer.

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Most of these piano pieces were intended for his own use.

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He believed everyone possesses basic musicality.

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This "one-hit wonder" wrote over 500 pieces of music.

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Composer of more than 200 works for the stage.

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He wrote more notes than Handel and Bach combined.

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Distinctive in color and design.

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The box office rarely failed him.

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The greatest cellist of the Classical era.

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Composer, pianist and music critic who achieved the ultimate goal of art.

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Free Music creator and prominent in the revival of British Folk Music.

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Musical counterpart to Impressionist painters.

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One of the 18th century's most important figures in the development of Classical music.

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His music is among the most popular of the 20th century.

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A chasm in the unspoiled American west.

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The last of the great Classical composers.

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High-quality compositions preserve musical traditions.

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In the right place - at the wrong time.

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Restorer of Italy's instrumental music.

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A symphonic birthday greeting.

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Poet of the piano.

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A grueling workload could not keep him from composing his famous works.

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His best-known composition is regarded as a masterpiece.

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He never knew the world loved his music.

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English royalty's favorite composer.

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He was a firm believer in Astrology.

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The King of Ragtime.

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He rarely believed in the excellence of his own music.

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He was an international star of the stage.

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He heard music in the heart of noise and wrote his most famous piece at the last minute.

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The March King and America’s symbol of freedom.

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An early riser and lover of nature, he liked to work in the morning and had the habit of composing during long walks.

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If you have never listened to an opera by Wagner, there’s a great place to start!