Category Archives: Commemorative Months

Classical Music Month~ September 26

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Symphony: Mathis der Maler by Paul Hindemith

“Symphony: Mathis der Maler (Matthias the Painter) is among the most famous orchestral works of German composer Paul Hindemith. Music from the symphony was incorporated into, or reworked for, Hindemith’s opera Mathis der Maler, which concerns the painter Matthias Grünewald (or Neithardt).”  ~Wikipedia

The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Matthias Grünewald

c.1512-15 / Oil on wood / A panel from the IsenHeim Altar, Musée Unterlinden, Colmar, France

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Classical Music Month~ September 23

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Job: A Masque for Dancing (one act ballet) by Ralph Vaughan Williams

“The ballet is based on the Book of Job from the Hebrew Bible and was inspired by the illustrated edition by William Blake, published in 1826. Job had its world premiere on July 5, 1931, and was performed for members of the Camargo Society at the Cambridge Theatre, London. The first public performance of the ballet took place on September 22, 1931 at the Old Vic Theatre.” ~Wikipedia

When the Morning Stars Sang Together by William Blake

c.1804-7 / Pen and black ink, gray wash, and watercolor, over traces of graphite
11″x7 1/16″ / The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY

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