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The Difference Between an Art Song and a Folk Song

What is the difference between a folk song and an art song?Songs are natural and instinctive means of self-expression of human beings. A song combines two musical elements of universal appeal – melody and the human voice. Hence, a song can be

Mozart, The Masons, and The Magic Flute Opera

Undeniably, it has comic elements, but spiritual threads where also interwoven with it throughout the opera.Image via Wikipedia The Magic Flute was labeled by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as a comic opera. Undeniably, it has comic elements, but spiritu

Cosi Fan Tutte: An Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

A brief background on Mozart’s opera Cosi fan tutte. image sourceComposed in the years 1789-90, Cosi fan tutte was first performed on January 26, 1790 in Vienna under the composer’s direction. The opera is in two a