Echoes Across Eras
This Week on MusicOfTheDay.co.uk
This week’s composers span Renaissance song, Romantic opera, early piano poetry, film and television, and national musical movements – a reminder that music constantly echoes its past while shaping what comes next.
18 January – César Cui
Member of The Mighty Handful, Cui helped define Russian nationalist music while balancing composition with a career in military engineering.
19 January – Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini
18th-century Italian composer whose keyboard works and operas show wit, clarity, and Classical elegance.
20 January – Ennio Porrino
Italian composer deeply inspired by Sardinian culture, blending modern orchestral writing with folk-rooted identity.
21 January – John Dowland
Renaissance master of melancholy song, whose lute music and airs remain some of the most expressive ever written.
22 January – Irwin Levine
Songwriter and television composer best known for Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree, proving how music embeds itself in shared memory.
23 January – John Field
Irish composer and pianist credited with inventing the nocturne – paving the way for Chopin’s poetic piano style.
24 January – Friedrich von Flotow
Romantic opera composer remembered for melodic charm and theatrical flair, especially in Martha.
From Renaissance intimacy to Romantic lyricism and modern popular culture, this week invites close listening and thoughtful comparison.
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