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#ClassicsaDay #PoetryMonth 2025
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

#ClassicsaDay #PoetryMonth 2025

The Classics a Day challenge for April is to post examples of classical music inspired by poetry. The most obvious cases are poems set to music. But sometimes, inspiration runs deeper. 

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#ClassicsaDay #PoetryMonth Week 2, 2025
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

#ClassicsaDay #PoetryMonth Week 2, 2025

 April is Poetry Month. The Classics a Day challenge for April is to post examples of classical music inspired by poetry. The most obvious cases are poems set to music. But sometimes, inspiration runs deeper. 

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#ClassicsaDay #PoetryMonth Week 1 2025
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

#ClassicsaDay #PoetryMonth Week 1 2025

April is Poetry Month. The Classics a Day challenge for April is to post examples of classical music inspired by poetry. The most obvious cases are poems set to music. But sometimes, inspiration runs deeper. 

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#ClassicsaDay #WomensHistoryMonth Week 4, 2025
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

#ClassicsaDay #WomensHistoryMonth Week 4, 2025

Women composers are often unjustly overlooked by history. The problem is seldom the quality of their work -- just the worker's gender. The challenge in March is to post examples of music by women composers.

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#ClassicsaDay #WomensHistoryMonth Week 3, 2025
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

#ClassicsaDay #WomensHistoryMonth Week 3, 2025

Women composers are often unjustly overlooked by history. The problem is seldom the quality of their work -- just the worker's gender. The challenge in March is to post examples of music by women composers.

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#ClassicsaDay #WomensHistoryMonth Week 2, 2025
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#ClassicsaDay #WomensHistoryMonth Week 2, 2025

Women composers are often unjustly overlooked by history. The problem is seldom the quality of their work -- just the worker's gender. The challenge in March is to post examples of music by women composers.

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#ClassicsaDay #BlackHistoryMonth Week 4 2025
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

#ClassicsaDay #BlackHistoryMonth Week 4 2025

February is Black History Month and a logical time to highlight contributions by people of color to classical music. Those contributions have been significant -- and not just in the past 50 years. 

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#ClassicsaDay #BlackHistoryMonth Week 3, 2025
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

#ClassicsaDay #BlackHistoryMonth Week 3, 2025

February is Black History Month and a logical time to highlight contributions by people of color to classical music. Those contributions have been significant -- and not just in the past 50 years. 

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#ClassicsaDay #BlackHistoryMonth Week 2, 2025
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

#ClassicsaDay #BlackHistoryMonth Week 2, 2025

 February is Black History Month and a logical time to highlight contributions by people of color to classical music. Those contributions have been significant -- and not just in the past 50 years. 

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