If you think you know what Peer Gynt is about, maybe think again! We'll give you the whole run down of the play, with the music from Suite No. 1 sprinkled in for context. Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://musopen.org/music/777-peer-gynt-suite-no-1-op-46/#recordings https://imslp.org/wiki/Peer_Gynt_Suite_No.1,_Op.46_(Grieg,_Edv…

You know it and love it, it's the Peer Gynt Suite! We're starting this series with a bit of bio about Grieg, and we'll delve into some music in our next episode, so stay tuned! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://musopen.org/music/777-peer-gynt-suite-no-1-op-46/#recordings https://imslp.org/wiki/Peer_Gynt_Suite_No.1,_Op.46_(Grie…

Our annual April Fool's tradition: our goofs and outtakes from the past year. We hope you enjoy the shenanigans! Music: https://musopen.org/music/777-peer-gynt-suite-no-1-op-46/#recordings https://imslp.org/wiki/Peer_Gynt_Suite_No.1,_Op.46_(Grieg,_Edvard) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode…

It's not like your normal woodwind instrument, it has Free Reeds! Join us to learn all about the harmonic. And be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Au_coeur_du_jour_(Marcoux%2C_Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcodeBy Rocky Mountain Student Media

We're back with Satie and we'll regale you with his strange and unusual history! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/3_Gymnop%C3%A9dies_(Satie%2C_Erik) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcodeBy Rocky Mountain Student Media

You've probably picked up a trick or two from us regarding critical listening over the past several hundred episodes, but this week we want to give you all the tools you need to listen for yourself! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Jazz Transcriptions on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GeorgeCollier Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Scheheraz…

It may be cold outside, but we hope your fingers are all warmed up for this week's piece- it's a real work out! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/4_Impromptus%2C_D.899_(Schubert%2C_Franz) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcodeBy Rocky Mountain Student Media

Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4xizJkG3GzjrKWRmMVRHJn?si=18347e91a70a42fb Youtube Links: Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KzF1KgaREo Mahler Symphony No. 6, Mvt IV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_z2xWjlK9U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob4lKRKrTuQ Anderson Sleigh Ride: https://www.youtube.com/watc…

It's the final epic episode of Suite Bergamasque- we're ending with the most iconic movement, Clair de Lune. If you want to review the piece's actual final movement, go back and listen to Episode 185 after this. And be sure to like and share with a friend. Happy Holidays from the CoffeeHouse Classical Music Podcast! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Su…

Well well well, if it isn't time to look at Debussy's Minuet! We hope you'll enjoy a look into this movement, and be sure to tune in next time for Clair de Lune! Like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Suite_bergamasque_(Debussy%2C_Claude) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode…

It's part II, but Mvt I of the Suite Bergamasque series! We hope you'll stick with us for the whole suite! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Suite_bergamasque_(Debussy%2C_Claude) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcodeBy Rocky Mountain Student Media

Dreamers, awake! It's time for Dance Debussy! Be sure to like and share with a friend Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Suite_bergamasque_(Debussy%2C_Claude) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcodeBy Rocky Mountain Student Media

It's the soundtrack to all the best spooky settings: the Theremin. Learn all about it just in time for Halloween! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Schmaltz_Continuum_(Kram%2C_Richard) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/A_Rose_for_Ecclesiastes_(Yamamoto%2C_Jun)…

We've made it to the end! Listen along to our final episode of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6- we hope you'll enjoy it! Be sure to like and share with a friend! A good YouTube video of a full Symphony No. 6 performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVkWCHgOxw8 Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.6,_Op.74_(Tchaikovsky,_Pyotr) https://creative…

Well, well, well, look at us deciding to show up with an episode! We're sorry we missed last week, but to make it up we're releasing episodes two weeks in a row! So enjoy Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 mvt. 3 today and the come back next week for mvt. 4! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.6,_Op.74_(Tcha…

It's the part you've been waiting for- Part II! We're looking at Tchaikovsky's emotion filled movement II from the 6th symphony. Stay tuned for the rest of the symphony in our upcoming episodes- like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.6,_Op.74_(Tchaikovsky,_Pyotr) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/leg…

As promised, we are looking at a WHOLE SYMPHONY from our dearest Tchaikovsky. And this is just part 1, stay tuned in the following weeks for our 2nd, and possibly 3rd episodes on this symphony as well. And be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.6,_Op.74_(Tchaikovsky,_Pyotr) https://creativecommons.org/lic…

Welcome back to yet another episode about Berlioz, with another piece that is a crowd favorite! But, it comes from one of Berlioz's worst failures- how will he prevail this time? Be sure to like, subscribe, and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Le_Carnaval_romain%2C_H_95_(Berlioz%2C_Hector) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3…

Hold your horses, It's time for another episode! Let's ride off to Valhalla with Wagner, this week on the CoffeeHouse! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Die_Walk%C3%BCre,_WWV_86B_(Wagner,_Richard) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcodeBy Rocky Mountain Student Media

Buzz, buzz! Happy Sunday and welcome to another new episode of the CoffeeHouse! Please enjoy this episode featuring one of the most well known tunes in the classical cannon, and be sure to share with a friend! Music: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rimsky-Korsakov_-_flight_of_the_bumblebee.oga https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1…

He's such a famous guy, yet we haven't done a bio of him until now! It's the long awaited Rossini! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://archive.org/details/BarberOfSeville_719 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/By Rocky Mountain Student Media

Don't sleep on this composer any more- after you listen to this episode, go listen to all of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's music and discover this hidden gem! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/4_Novelletten_for_String_Orchestra%2C_Op.52_(Coleridge-Taylor%2C_Samuel) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/…

We're back yet again with a new composer bio and music analysis! We hope you enjoy it! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Szymanowski,_Karol https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcodeBy Rocky Mountain Student Media

Music fit for a king (NOT a graduation!) Be sure to like and share with a friend! Classic FM list of the Coronation music: https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/king-coronation-music-performers-hymns-full-list/ Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Pomp_and_Circumstance_March_No.4%2C_Op.39_No.4_(Elgar%2C_Edward) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-n…

If you or someone you know was offended about what we said about bagpipes in our last episode, than this episode is for you! We're showering the bagpipe with love this week on the CoffeeHouse! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Mui%C3%B1eira_da_Cascarexa_(Campos%2C_Ernesto) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by…

Welcome to Spring! All across the country we're experiencing Spring-like weather (for better or for worse!) so we wanted to celebrate the season with a timeless concerto. Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Violin_Concerto_in_E_major%2C_RV_269_(Vivaldi%2C_Antonio) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/leg…

Happy April Fools Day! It's our annual tradition to take you back stage to hear our goof ups and play acts! We hope you enjoy, and we'll be back with more *serious* classical music next week! Be sure to rate and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.1_(Mahler%2C_Gustav) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalco…

The weather has been gloomy around these parts, but Spring is just around the corner- it's a fitting to to listen to some Chopin who leaves us with a glimmer of hope this week on the CoffeeHouse! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Nocturne_in_C-sharp_minor%2C_B.49_(Chopin%2C_Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric) https://creativeco…

It's a wild ride this week on the CoffeeHouse with Dvorak's crowd pleasing Carnival Overture! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Carnival_Overture%2C_Op.92_(Dvo%C5%99%C3%A1k%2C_Anton%C3%ADn) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcodeBy Rocky Mountain Student Media

Do you want to see sound? This week we'll teach you how by making your very own Chladni Figures! If you participate in our experiment, we'd love if you would share your figures with us on our social media. And as always, be sure to like and share with a friend. Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Agrippina%2C_HWV_6_(Handel%2C_George_Frideric) https://cre…

Berlioz wrote a real crown pleaser, then shoved it into a flop- was it enough to save his piece and his reputation? Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/La_damnation_de_Faust%2C_H_111_(Berlioz%2C_Hector) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcodeBy Rocky Mountain Student Media

Welcome to the new year with the CoffeeHouse! We're Bach and better than ever with one of our favorite composers. Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Cello_Suite_No.1_in_G_major%2C_BWV_1007_(Bach%2C_Johann_Sebastian) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode…

Happy Holidays from the CoffeeHouse! For this year's holiday special, we are joined by friend of the show Emily Kerski to offer you bracket style showdown of the very best holiday tunes. Play along at home with our brackets found on Facebook or Instagram (linked below) and listen along with our Spotify playlist. Spotify Playlist: https://open.spoti…

We know you know this tune, but how much to you know about the name sake, the humble jingle bell? We'll ring in the holiday season and again give you some fun facts to share around a holiday dinner table. Be sure to like and share with a friend!By Rocky Mountain Student Media

Happy Thanksgiving! We are thankful for you, our listeners, and all the wonderful music there is to experience in the world- including the Shaker dance Simple Gifts. Learn all about this simple piece here in our Thanksgiving Holiday Special! Be sure to like and share with a friend!By Rocky Mountain Student Media

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Well playing in a New York symphony will get you close. This week we'll learn all about the history of the New York Philharmonic. Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.5%2C_Op.67_(Beethoven%2C_Ludwig_van) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode…

This Spooky Season, we bring the tale of Paganini, the violinist who sold his soul to the Devil, was protected by Angels, and who's body had quite the busy afterlife! Be sure to like and share with a friend! TwoSet Violin (on YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8X2Kv-ztr8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klmvaVvv_0c Music: https://imslp.org/w…

You (probably) know it and love it- it's La Campanella! Or if you're a pianist, maybe it's the bane of your existence... listen in this week's episode and let us know your complex feelings about this iconic work! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Liszt-La_Campanella-Greiss.ogg…

We're branching out to learn about the music that inspired Debussy in 1889 at the grand Paris Exhibition! Expand your horizons this week on the CoffeeHouse! Gamelan Nyai Saraswati: http://www.ibiblio.org/gamelan/index.php?style=light&view=home Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Danse_sacr%C3%A9e_et_danse_profane_(Debussy%2C_Claude) https://creativecommo…

Pianos that play themselves? Yes, they're real! Learn all about them in this episode, and be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Maple_Leaf_Rag_(Joplin%2C_Scott) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/Wall_Street_Rag_(Joplin%2C_Scott) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/l…

We predict a Purcell revival! And remember, you heard it here first! Youtube for A Far Cry Ensemble: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMzi6cFsjGQ Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Old_Bachelor%2C_Z.607_(Purcell%2C_Henry) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcodeBy Rocky Mountain Student Media

Was Adolph Sax a hyperintelligent cat with a passion for instrument invention? It certainly seems like he had nine lives! Find out more in this episode, and be sure to share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Second_Suite_for_Military_Band%2C_Op.28_No.2_(Holst%2C_Gustav) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode…

You asked for it, and we have answered- here is the story of the magical instrument the Euphonium! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Euphonium_Sonata_(Fine%2C_Elaine) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/Second_Suite_for_Military_Band%2C_Op.28_No.2_(Holst%2C_Gustav) https:…

As promised, Holst has returned to grace our ears with another suite for band! It's campy, it's cute, and it's here to infect you with ear worms. Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Second_Suite_for_Military_Band%2C_Op.28_No.2_(Holst%2C_Gustav) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode…

Calling band kids everywhere- we've got a piece just for you! We're taking a looks at Holst's wildly popular First Suite and tackling an ensemble we usually don't see to much of around on the CoffeeHouse- the Concert (or Military) Band! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/First_Suite_for_Military_Band%2C_Op.28_No.…

Okay, maybe you already know the right story behind this famous nursey rhyme, but nevertheless we're here to set the record straight. Feat. our favorite boy, Mozart! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/12_Variations_on_%27Ah,_vous_dirai-je_maman%27,_K.265/300e_(Mozart,_Wolfgang_Amadeus) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode…

It's the composer we all know and love, Buxtehude! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Toccata_in_F_major%2C_BuxWV_156_(Buxtehude%2C_Dietrich) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcodeBy Rocky Mountain Student Media

We promised we'd be bach! This time we listened to an relic from the 90's: "Mr. Bach Comes to Call". We're reviewing this little production in an effort to never forget the world's greatest composers. Youtube playlist with entire “Mr. Bach Comes to Call”: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEBA5E55B56858165 Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Orchest…

Yes, of course we a Bach again. And expect us to be Bach in our next episode too! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Notebooks_for_Anna_Magdalena_Bach_(Bach%2C_Johann_Sebastian) https://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:Creative_Commons_Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs_4.0By Rocky Mountain Student Media

Strap in, it's a fun one! Laugh along with us as we look back on the past year's notable goofs and gags. Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Samson_et_Dalila%2C_Op.47_(Saint-Sa%C3%ABns%2C_Camille) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcodeBy Rocky Mountain Student Media