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Podcast: MusicBasics4Keyboard
Episode: Chord Progressions for Silent Night by Franz Gruber
Description: Can music be taught? According to one critic in an article for the Encyclopedia Britannica it can't. The article was written in response to a quote by Johannes Bach that music can be taught. Who is Franz Gruber?
Franz Xaver Gruber (25 November 1787 – 7 June 1863) was an Austrian primary school teacher, church organist and composer in the village of Arnsdorf, who is best known for composing the music to "Stille Nacht" ("Silent Night").
Rooted in the national folk tradition of Norway, Grieg’s music is noted for a refined lyrical sense. Between 1867 and 1901 he wrote ten collections of L...