"Op" stands for "Opus". The number following indicates the order in which his/her compositions were written. Opus 66 would then be the 66th work that composer wrote.
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i`m looking for a quite long time for new piano works and composers. can anyone suggest me some or rexource(online) where to get information from. thanks a lot. Answer: Go to a large music store (or online) and go through the 20th Century m...
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Nikolai Medtner is a cool Russian composer from the late Romantic era who was very similar to Rachmaninoff but his work is always overshadowed by the latter, sadly. If you like Rachmaninoff, check him out. His piano concerti are amazing. I ...
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I should add that this falls within the "Classical" era of composers, prior to the "Romantic" era.
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Dear Jay, In fact there is no "simple" answer to your question, but I'll do what I can.... Many (most?) composers learned about orchestration as part of their musical education. Mozart and others also played orchestral instrume...
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Probably I could answer that best by quoting one of my early reviews that referred to a "small distinction" [pun intended!]. He said that as a composer I added a "thinking" to my piano playing -- thinking of music from t...
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