Liu Tianhua Jiangyin, Jiangsu, China (1895–1932)

Liu was a noted erhu and pipa player, and an early pioneer in the modernization of traditional Chinese music. He joined Cai Yuanpei's Peking

Rabindranath Tagore Calcutta, India (1861–1941)

Tagore was an Indian poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He reshaped Bengali literature and music as

Manuel María Ponce Cuéllar (8 December 1882 – 24 April 1948), known in Mexico as Manuel M. Ponce, was a Mexican composer active in the 20th century. His work as a composer, music

Great Composers ~ The Impressionists. Paintings by artist Al Moretti

A modern take on traditional composer portraits. Full of color and brightness to attract visual attention.

Great Composers ~ The Impressionists. Paintings by artist Al Moretti

A modern take on traditional composer portraits. Full of color and brightness to attract visual attention.

Great Composers ~ The Impressionists. Paintings by artist Al Moretti

A modern take on traditional composer portraits. Full of color and brightness to attract visual attention.

Great Composers ~ The Impressionists. Paintings by artist Al Moretti

A modern take on traditional composer portraits. Full of color and brightness to attract visual attention.

Great Composers ~ The Impressionists. Paintings by artist Al Moretti

A modern take on traditional composer portraits. Full of color and brightness to attract visual attention.

Great Composers ~ The Impressionists. Paintings by artist Al Moretti

A modern take on traditional composer portraits. Full of color and brightness to attract visual attention.

Great composer paintings by artist Al Moretti

A modern take on traditional composer portraits. Full of color and brightness to attract visual attention. Highlighting great composers that will

Great composer paintings by artist Al Moretti

A modern take on traditional composer portraits. Full of color and brightness to attract visual attention. Highlighting great composers that will

Great composer paintings by artist Al Moretti

A modern take on traditional composer portraits. Full of color and brightness to attract visual attention. Highlighting great composers that will

Great composer paintings by artist Al Moretti

A modern take on traditional composer portraits. Full of color and brightness to attract visual attention. Highlighting great composers that will

Great composer paintings by artist Al Moretti

A modern take on traditional composer portraits. Full of color and brightness to attract visual attention. Highlighting great composers that will

Great composer paintings by artist Al Moretti

A modern take on traditional composer portraits. Full of color and brightness to attract visual attention. Highlighting great composers that will

Got the Blues to Haunt Me has a syncopated Latin feel that moves along nicely. Lots of rich chord harmonies. The easy skeletal presentation leaves lots of room for added notes and syncopated

Sunrise is a fusion based triplet feel jam that maintains a contagious bass ostinato that drives this piece from beginning to end. The easy skeletal presentation leaves lots of room for added notes

This piece has a funky feel that is set up by the block chord intro.  The theme maintains that bouncy feeling with rich harmonies that provide lots of color for this fun piece. Dynamics and phrase

Rue Song is one of our favorite songs to play. It has an up-tempo pop feel that is contagious and light-hearted. This composition is roughly based on the jazz classic, "Road Song", from which it

Streamin' Thru  floats along without a care. Waltz time and major seventh chords seem to glide right along. This sweet little piece is fun to play and really does make you feel calm. Dynamics

High Time is a fun piece to play. It's uplifting feeling is optimistic and hopeful. It has a jazz gospel feeling to it reminiscent of Ray Charles and David "Fathead" Newman. Dynamics and phrase

Storm King is based on a strong, rhythmic bass line complimented by an epic melody. The feeling and emotion of the composition builds all the way to the closing statement at the end. You can feel

Origin is based on an ostinato bass line that sets the feeling and emotion of the composition. The ostinato also makes the piece pulsate.  This primal feel builds in momentum throughout the

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