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Some classical composers were not so composed when in love!
The love lives of the great composers ran the gamut of human emotion, from extreme shyness to unrestrained boldness. Read about three of those lives, as well as some juicy tidbits from the pen of one to a secret love. ( Lesen Sie Florians Kolumne ab sofort auch in Deutsch: Einblicke aus Österreich.) |
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New leader steps boldly into role
Marg Leong did not wait long after becoming a community leader before committing herself to the success of our first Geo-wide contest. Find out about this Calgary, Canada, resident and her multiple award-winning site. *New Photos Added 2/8/00! |
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The What's That Tune contest moves to Vienna Online, and we add more puzzles and games, along with monthly link picks to increase your browsing pleasure.
New column debuts to take a look at the instruments that make up the orchestra. VCL Paul Huang opens the column with some background about the most popular instrument in the orchestra -- the violin.
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FEATURED MUSIC
Salut d'Amour by Edward Elgar was written for the love of his life, Caroline Alice Roberts. But why did he write it? What did Caroline do to provoke such an action?
" Grazioso" by Luigi Boccherini is a quintet for flute and strings performed by the Quintetto Tourte. It's live music in RealAudio format, and supplied to us by the flutist for the Quintetto Tourte, Nicola Guidetti. Read more about the piece at the link above. |
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VIENNA'S AWARDS
Five new sites have been added to the Vienna Award list. You won't want to miss these great homepages, as well as the links to the dozens of other winners, as you wind your way through the streets of virtual Vienna. You might even want to submit your site for the journey!
Winners of the Vienna Award are eligible for the Vanguard Award, reserved for the best of the best. Take a look at the guidelines for the newest Vienna award, and visit the winners' sites.
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Using free software, it is a simple process to make your self-recorded wave file sound like a professional's. Two more easy steps put it on the Web for yourself and your friends to enjoy in the quick-downloading streaming RealAudio version.
January saw five new sites welcomed to the list of Vienna Award winners. Visit a Beethoven shrine with few equals, inspect the Salvation Army's background, guess which one is named for a Coleridge rhyme, learn about the French horn, and see what happens when a music teacher puts a homesite on the Internet.
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