John Corigliano - 5

 

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American composer John Corigliano was born in and still lives in New York City.
His father was the concertmaster for the New York Philharmonic Orchestra,
and his mother was a pianist.
He has written more than 100 major compositions,
many of them award-winning ( he has: A Pulitzer, 5 grammy awards, and an oscar)
He is also a well-respected music teacher at the Julliard School and CUNY (he still teaches at 84!),
and has influenced many composers of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Here are some examples try to listen to a bit of the all:




Fern Hill this is choral music (performed by a choir) listen around 5:00 for the most exciting part!

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  1. Mrs. EdmisonApril 13, 2018 at 4:57 AM

    Dear Mr. Montague,

    I like the Red Violin by John Corigliano. It makes me feel sadness. It makes me see a rainy cloudy day at the ocean and a mermaid is looking for someone she misses. I like the singing too.

    Lorelei

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  2. UnknownOctober 22, 2018 at 5:42 PM

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  3. Ari GOctober 24, 2018 at 1:33 PM

    I think that it was calming and exciting. Though a little freaky. ARI

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  4. AnonymousOctober 29, 2018 at 3:10 PM

    The music peaceful Madelyn

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  5. BrendaPalmeriJanuary 14, 2019 at 3:14 AM

    Really its nice post...we get the lot of useful information from this post....thank you for sharing......
    Lifestyle

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  6. AnnaliseOctober 6, 2019 at 2:26 PM

    It sounds like a good day at the beach 🏖

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  7. Kennedy WOctober 9, 2019 at 3:51 AM

    I listened to some of Symphony No. 1. It started out loud but then became very peaceful. It was very long. Kennedy W.

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  8. UnknownOctober 6, 2021 at 1:38 PM

    Hi Mr. Montague! It’s Julia! Thank you for letting us do something fun!

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  9. UnknownOctober 6, 2021 at 1:39 PM

    Hi Mr. Montague. It’s Julia. Thank you for letting us do something fun!

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  10. Henry HyltonOctober 7, 2021 at 4:33 AM

    John Corigliano makes fun music.

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  11. UnknownOctober 11, 2021 at 4:21 PM

    It's spooky!😰😱🙂😬

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  12. HMKOctober 15, 2021 at 3:51 AM

    I love the the Red Violin. It's sounds sad and beautiful.- Indira

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  13. HMKOctober 15, 2021 at 3:52 AM

    I love the the Red Violin. It's sounds sad and beautiful.- Indira

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  14. HMKOctober 15, 2021 at 3:52 AM

    I love the the Red Violin. It's sounds sad and beautiful.- Indira

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  15. Nairn FamilySeptember 21, 2022 at 2:52 PM

    I have never herd that and it literly blew my mind!-Mia

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  16. Matthew HarringtonSeptember 21, 2022 at 7:07 PM

    The violin is a good instrument and the song gets really loud at the end. I liked that part!

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  17. Matthew HarringtonSeptember 21, 2022 at 7:09 PM

    might have heard that song before and I really liked it. It's good to know the name of it. Thank you for recommending it, Mr. Montague.

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  18. Graeme WhighamSeptember 22, 2022 at 3:26 PM

    I like the music graeme

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  19. Mackenzie SimpsonSeptember 23, 2022 at 4:27 AM

    The red violin reminds me of music I play on the piano

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  20. Mila SimpsonSeptember 23, 2022 at 4:34 AM

    The red violin in peaceful

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