What the Fugue is a Concerto?
Posted November 3, 2022One of the most distinguishable forms of classical music is the concerto. Concertos are defined as compositions for a solo...
What the Fugue?
What the Fugue is a Darbouka?
Posted September 20, 2022On October 7th, as part of Denver Philharmonic’s 75th Anniversary Season, internationally renowned Lebanese percussionist and composer, Rony Barrak, will...
What the Fugue is a Requiem?
Posted November 8, 2019A musical celebration and honoring of the dead based on religious texts is called a requiem. November 15 & 16,...
What the Fugue is a Cimbalom?
Posted April 25, 2019Our season finale, Victory, features the Háry János Suite performed on the cimbalom by Laurence Kaptain — okay, wait, what?...
What the Fugue is Hygge?
Posted November 13, 2018Living through dark, cold, Scandinavian winters, Norwegians like composer Edvard Grieg mastered the art of hygge. Okay, but what the fugue is hygge?...
What the Fugue are Uilleann Pipes?
Posted February 10, 2018Did you know that there are more than 30 different kinds of bagpipes from all over Europe and the Middle...
What the Fugue is Gemütlichkeit?
Posted March 27, 2017Spring has arrived! Days are getting longer, the snow has melted, and flowers are blooming across the city (much to...
What the Fugue is a Philanthropist?
Posted December 6, 2016We hear the term “philanthropist,” and we think of steel barons and Daddy Warbucks. It’s a word that kind of a...
