Eleven Number 1’s

Today is November 1, 2011 or 11/1/11. Music and numerology sometimes go hand-in-hand. The number nine seemed to be the cut point for symphonies. Beethoven, Bruckner, Schubert and Dvorak all got to nine and then wrote no more. Rossini apparently suffered from triskaidekaphobia (the fear of the number 13). Rossini also was worried about Fridays and ironically died on a Friday the 13th. He was also born on a leap year, so the numbers were always against him. 

All-Star Composer Lineup!

A mid-July favorite, Major League Baseball’s All-Star game is a showcase for the game’s best. But what if there were an all-star game for composers? Who would make the team and what would be the batting order? We selected a composer all-star team and some of their best works, and made some pretty nifty composer baseball cards to go with them...

See the all-star lineup and check out the cards!