Classical Classroom Research Presentation: The mysterious mystery of Mozart’s death

10/04/13 • 7 min

Mozart's death is still so mysterious over two centuries later, that we couldn't help but do a Research Presentation about it. In this short, Dacia explores why his death is an unsolved mystery, and why we're still so fascinated by it. Intweeged? Hit play to find out more!

Music used in this episode includes:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s...
- La clemenza di Tito, K. 621
- Requiem Mass in D minor K. 626
  - Introitus: Requiem aeternam
  - Sequentia: Lacrimosa dies illa
  - Communio: Lux aeterna

For more information about the Mozart Festival radio series, go to www.themozartfestival.org. Classical 91.7 will be broadcasting the series throughout the month of October. For more information about our broadcast, go to www.classical917.org!

Music used in this episode includes:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s...
- La clemenza di Tito, K. 621
- Requiem Mass in D minor K. 626
  - Introitus: Requiem aeternam
  - Sequentia: Lacrimosa dies illa
  - Communio: Lux aeterna

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Classical Classroom, Episode 23: Bach’s materials – the world inside an Invention with Kurt Stallmann

Bach's Invention No. 1 contains an entire universe of music as we learn in this episode with Kurt Stallmann, Associate Professor of Music at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music. It gets metaphysical up in here, you guys.

Audio production by Todd “Birthday Boy” Hulslander, with happy claps of approval by Dacia Clay.

Music in this episode includes:

– Johann Sebastian Bach, Invention No. 1 in C Major (from his Inventions and Sinfonias BWV 772–801, aka the Two- and Three-Part Inventions), played by Kurt Stallmann.

– Recording of same piece by Glen Gould:

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Classical Classroom, Episode 24: You do what for a living?! Chamber music with WindSync wind quintet

Chamber music, performing live as a group, and how movement informs music! In this episode, WindSync wind quintet talk about all of those things and about life as a touring group. Hotel rooms are trashed (okay, not really)! Miley Cyrus is discussed (very probably)! WindSync gets schooled by tango (definitely)!

Audio production by Todd “Ermahgerd” Hulslander with “help” from Dacia Clay.

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Music in this episode includes performances by WindSync!: