Pluto vzw: Composers Calendar
Pluto vzw developed a calendar where you celebrate a composer's birthday in an appropriate way every month. This way, listening to classical music does not become a long-winded, dusty story, but a festive event.
The assignments and activities are musically conceived, in addition to music, other art disciplines such as drama, movement and image are also discussed. There is also a freely accessible website with background information, listening tips, videos, graphic scores and additional assignments.
The composers featured in this composer calendar are:
- January: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ;
- February: Gioachino Rossini ;
- March: Johann Sebastian Bach ;
- April: Josquin Desprez ;
- May: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ;
- June: Edvard Grieg ;
- July: Carl Orff ;
- August: Claude Debussy ;
- September: Arvo Pärt ;
- October: Steve Reich ;
- November: Benjamin Britten ;
- December: Ludwig van Beethoven .
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