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MusicOfTheDay.co.uk is now complete! Explore daily composer posts from Britten to Brubeck, with new reading comprehension resources available for schools.

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🎉 A Full Year of Music!
🗓 Week of 30 November – 6 December 2025
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November 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🎼 #ComposerOfTheDay: 29 Nov
Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643) – A pioneering composer who bridged Renaissance and Baroque styles. His Magnificat shows the expressive, forward-looking sound that helped shape early opera and sacred music.

🎧 Listen: Magnificat
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#Monteverdi #EarlyMusic
November 29th – Music Of The Day
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November 29, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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November 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🎼 #ComposerOfTheDay: 28 Nov
Anton Rubinstein (1829–1894) – Russian pianist–composer and founder of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. His influence stretched from his legendary historical recitals to teaching Tchaikovsky.

🎧 Listen: 2 Melodies, Op. 3
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#AntonRubinstein
November 28th – Music Of The Day
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November 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🎼 #ComposerOfTheDay: 27 Nov
Maria Schneider (b. 1960) – American composer known for her lush, expressive sound worlds. Her piece Coming About showcases the colour & sophistication that define her Grammy-winning style.

🎧 Listen: Coming About
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November 27th – Music Of The Day
Thomas Pitts Music, North America, United States of America Coming About, November, Schneider
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November 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
🎼 #ComposerOfTheDay: 26 Nov
Takanori Arisawa (1951–2005) – Japanese composer celebrated for his iconic anime scores, especially Sailor Moon and Digimon. His style blends pop energy with elegant classical influences.

🎧 Listen: Shinjuku Transfer
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#TakanoriArisawa #SailorMoon
November 26th – Music Of The Day
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November 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
🎼 Music Of The Day is now complete.
A composer for every single day of the year, including 29 February.
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Music Of The Day
Step into a world of beautiful melodies and the intriguing stories behind the composers who created them. Each day, discover a new piece of music, handpicked to bring calm, inspiration, and a touch of...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
🎼 #ComposerOfTheDay: 25 Nov
Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752–1814) – German composer, critic, and prolific songwriter who wrote around 1,500 Lieder, many inspired by Goethe.

🎧 Listen: Pieces for Flute Trio
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#Reichardt #GermanComposer
November 25th – Music Of The Day
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November 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🎼 #ComposerOfTheDay: 24 Nov
Scott Joplin (1868–1917) – American composer and “King of Ragtime”. His timeless syncopated style shaped an entire musical era.

🎧 Listen: Gladiolus Rag
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#ScottJoplin #Ragtime
November 23rd – Music Of The Day
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November 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🎼 #ComposerOfTheDay: 23 Nov
Ludovico Einaudi (b. 1955) – Italian pianist–composer whose minimalist, atmospheric style has captivated audiences worldwide. His works often blend classical roots with contemporary textures.

🎧 Listen: Elegy for the Arctic
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#LudovicoEinaudi #Minimalism
November 23rd – Music Of The Day
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November 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
From Einaudi to Joplin, Maria Schneider to Monteverdi — explore rhythm and resonance across genres at MusicOfTheDay.co.uk.

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🎶 Rhythms and Resonance: This Week on MusicOfTheDay.co.uk
🗓 Week of 23–29 November 2025
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November 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
🎼 #ComposerOfTheDay: 22 Nov
Joaquín Rodrigo (1901–1999) – Spanish composer whose lyrical writing transformed the guitar concerto. His Concierto de Aranjuez and Fantasía para un gentilhombre remain iconic favourites.

🎧 Listen: Fantasía para un gentilhombre / Concierto de Aranjuez
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November 22nd – Music Of The Day
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November 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🎼 #ComposerOfTheDay: 21 Nov
Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg (1718–1795): German composer & one of the 18th Cs most influential music critics. His Sinfonia per clavicembalo shows his sharp understanding of keyboard style.

🎧 Listen: Sinfonia ‘per clavicembalo’
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#Marpurg #BaroqueMusic
November 21st – Music Of The Day
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November 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🎼 #ComposerOfTheDay: 20 Nov
Franjo Kuhač (1834–1911) – Croatian composer, teacher, and major folk-song collector. His Budnica Trenkovih pandura reflects his passion for national music and tradition.

🎧 Listen: Budnica Trenkovih pandura
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#CroatianMusic
November 20th – Music Of The Day
Thomas Pitts Croatia, Europe, Music Budnica Trenkovih pandura, Kuhač, November, The Patriotic Song of Trenck's Pandurs
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November 20, 2025 at 7:01 AM
🎼 #ComposerOfTheDay: 19 Nov
Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859–1935) – Russian composer and conductor, celebrated for music inspired by the Caucasus. His Mtsïri, Op.54, shows his rich, atmospheric style.

🎧 Listen: Mtsïri, Op.54
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#IppolitovIvanov
November 19th – Music Of The Day
Thomas Pitts Asia, Europe, Music, Russia Ippolitov-Ivanov, Mtsïri, November
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November 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🎼 #ComposerOfTheDay: 18 Nov
Jean-Baptiste Loeillet of London (1680–1730) – Flemish-born Baroque composer who helped popularise flute in England. His Trio Sonata in D minor shows his elegant, melodic style.

🎧 Listen: Trio Sonata in D minor, Op.2 No.4
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November 18th – Music Of The Day
Thomas Pitts Belgium, Europe, Music Loeillet of London, November, Trio Sonata in D minor
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November 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🎼 #ComposerOfTheDay: 17 Nov
Hugh Aston (c.1485–1558) - Tudor composer known for elegant keyboard writing & early English polyphony. Hornepype shows his dance-inspired style.

🎧 Listen: A Hornepype for Harpsichord
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#HughAston #EarlyMusic #TudorMusic
November 17th – Music Of The Day
Thomas Pitts England, Europe, Music A Hornepype for Harpsichord, Aston, November
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November 17, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🎼 #ComposerOfTheDay: 16 Nov
Luis Cluzeau Mortet (1888–1957) – Uruguayan composer known for his nationalistic style. Today’s pick: 2 Piezas Criollas.

🎧 Listen: 2 Piezas Criollas
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#Mortet #Uruguay
November 16th – Music Of The Day
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November 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM
From Rodrigo to Ippolitov-Ivanov, Marpurg to Aston - travel through centuries of music this week at MusicOfTheDay.co.uk.

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🕰️ A Musical Time Machine: This Week on MusicOfTheDay.co.uk
🗓 Week of 16–22 November 2025
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November 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
🎼 #ComposerOfTheDay: 15 Nov
Artie Matthews (1888–1958) – American pianist & ragtime composer, celebrated for his influence on early jazz. A key figure in the development of ragtime.

🎧 Listen: Pastime Rag No. 1
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#Ragtime #EarlyJazz
November 15th – Music Of The Day
Thomas Pitts Music, North America, United States of America A Slow Drag, Matthews, November, Pastime Rag No. 1
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November 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🎼 #ComposerOfTheDay: 14 Nov
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778–1837) – Austrian pianist & composer whose elegant style bridges Classical and Romantic eras. A former pupil of Mozart who influenced Chopin & Liszt.

🎧 Listen: Trumpet Concerto
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#TrumpetConcerto
November 14th – Music Of The Day
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November 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🎼 #ComposerOfTheDay: 13 Nov
Joonas Kokkonen (1921–1996) – Finnish composer best known for his opera The Last Temptations. His Pielavesi Suite reflects the clarity and character of 20th-century Finnish music.

🎧 Listen: Pielavesi Suite
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#FinnishMusic
November 13th – Music Of The Day
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November 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Sorry for the delay, here’s yesterday’s composer!

🎼 #ComposerOfTheDay: 12 Nov
Alexander Borodin (1833–1887) – Russian composer & member of “The Five”. Notturno (String Quartet No. 2) is one of his most beloved movements.

🎧 Listen: Notturno
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November 12th – Music Of The Day
Thomas Pitts Asia, Europe, Music, Russia Borodin, November, String Quartet No. 2, The Five
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November 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
🎼 #ComposerOfTheDay: 11 Nov
Karl Jenkins (b. 1944) – Welsh composer whose powerful The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace is widely performed on Remembrance Day. The Benedictus is especially moving.

🎧 Listen: The Armed Man – Benedictus
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#KarlJenkins #RemembranceDay #MassForPeace
November 11th – Music Of The Day
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November 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🎼 #ComposerOfTheDay: 10 Nov
Ennio Morricone (1928–2020) – legendary Italian film composer whose iconic themes defined the sound of the Western and beyond.

🎧 Listen: The Ecstasy of Gold / Gabriel’s Oboe
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#EnnioMorricone #FilmMusic
November 10th – Music Of The Day
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November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM