Sentence examples for knowledge of composers from inspiring English sources

The categorizations available to trained musicians are more elaborate and may range from single notes or pitch intervals to generic stylistic features linked to knowledge of composers or musical eras.

I would hope that generally contemporary composers get better knowledge of composing for the human voice.

He possessed a thorough knowledge of its composers, its repertoire, and its performers.

She thinks both of them would have got more nominations in a poll among musicians, who have a more intimate knowledge of these composers' works.

Thanks to the blog Spotify Classical Playlists, you don't need a textbook or a professor to brush up on your knowledge of lady composers past.

But with "Barber" and a few other comedies constituting the bulk of modern-day Rossini performances, most opera-goers have an imperfect knowledge of the composer on whose shoulders 19th-century Italian opera traditions rest.

But his job over the years has evolved into that of detective, applying his considerable forensic skills and his vast knowledge of the composer and his times to track down, verify and if possible acquire Beethoven documents and personal effects.

The Delius Society, formed in 1962 by his more dedicated followers, continues to promote knowledge of the composer's life and works, and sponsors the annual Delius Prize competition for young musicians.

Was it my knowledge of German romantic composers?

"They will need someone with a knowledge of jazz, living composers, world music and classical music.

He has a scholar's knowledge of each of the composers he plays, but he is, at heart, a modernist.