The Glorious Decade
The years between 1900 and 1910 are known as one of the richest periods of piano composition. This decade saw the height of piano production and composers who were in their prime during these years...
View ArticleThe Piano Makes a House a Home
A house was not a home without its piano, says host David Dubal, especially during the years between 1900 and World War I. The Glorious Decade gave us music of the drawing room and the concert hall. It...
View ArticlePiano Works From Around the World
By the turn of the 20th century, the piano had infiltrated every level of society and globally proved that the piano was indispensable to the art of music. On this episode, host David Dubal presents...
View ArticleComposing for the Home Piano
Since the turn of the 20th century, the piano has continued to hold its fascination around the world, becoming widespread within public establishments and in the home. In particular, the years from...
View ArticleA Composer's Best Friend
For the first decade of the 1900s, the piano resumed its position as the best friend of the composer. This week on The Glorious Decade, host David Dubal shares several contrasting works, including the...
View ArticlePiano Music Big and Small
The Glorious Decade was a great time for piano building, piano composing and piano playing. It was a time when the piano was a cherished element in domestic life. The years between 1900 and 1910 gave...
View ArticleA New Opportunity in America
During "the Glorious Decade," the period from the turn of the 20th century to about the beginning of World War I, America became the land of opportunity and it beckoned millions. Pianists, too, came in...
View ArticleThe End Of a Glorious Decade
The early years of the 20th century showcased daring stylistic differences and developments in piano music. Contributing to the wealth of new challenges in literature for the contemporary pianist, as...
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