Hanging By A Crotchet
Feeling rough this morning? Don't worry! Sit back and relax to our brand spanking new classical music breakfast show. Featuring music from all the way from the 16th century to today and from all around the world. Join us each week for a new theme where we discuss the weird and wonderful elements of classical music, in the most exhilarating way, alongside many of the fan favourites. Whether you can play all 32 of Beethoven's piano sonatas or don't even know what a crotchet is, there's something for everyone here at Hanging by a Crotchet.
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Hanging By A Crotchet - HBAC 6: Minimalism.
08/09/2024
Our theme for this week is minimalism!! Developing in America in the 1960s minimalism was a fascinating development in modernism as a reaction agains…
Hanging By A Crotchet - HBAC 5: Musical Nationalism & the Symphony That Saved Shostakovich’s Life
11/08/2024
This week we examine the rise of musical nationalism across the 19th century and how individual styles emerged across different nations. Ever wondere…
Hanging By A Crotchet - Episode 4: Wonderful Women and Rach 2
28/07/2024
This week we will explore some of our favourite women of classical music who managed to craft a legacy with such little support and opportunity. In p…
Hanging By A Crotchet - Episode 3: The Greatest and Gayest ... and the Requiem
21/07/2024
This week we're having a listen to some of the gayest classical music by renowned gay (or allegedly fruity) composers from Tchaikovsky to Glass. Whet…
Hanging By A Crotchet - Episode 2: Salome and the Baroque Period
30/06/2024
Join us for a foray into Strauss’ monumental, controversial, and innovative opera ‘Salome’ as well as an introduction into the decadent music of the …