Amy Beach and the Rainbow Inside the Piano
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For little Amy Beach, music wasn’t just something she heard — it was something she SAW. Her brain had a magical gift called synesthesia that turned every sound into swirling colors. This episode explores how she used her rainbow-colored imagination to become the first major American woman to compose large orchestral works, breaking barriers that had stood for centuries.
Music Featured
| Composer | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Beach | Grand Mass in E-flat Major, Op. 5 - Kyrie eleison | archive.org |
| Amy Beach | Romance for Violin and Piano in A major, Op. 23 | archive.org |
| Amy Beach | Grand Mass in E-flat Major, Op. 5 - Quoniam tu solus sanctus | archive.org |
| Amy Beach | Violin Sonata in A minor, Op. 34 - I. Allegro moderato | archive.org |
| Amy Beach | Grand Mass in E-flat Major, Op. 5 - Qui tollis peccata mundi | archive.org |
| Amy Beach | Grand Mass in E-flat Major, Op. 5 - Sanctus / Hosannah | archive.org |
| Amy Beach | Grand Mass in E-flat Major, Op. 5 - Gloria in excelsis Deo | archive.org |
| Amy Beach | Grand Mass in E-flat Major, Op. 5 - Credo in unum Deum | archive.org |
| Amy Beach | Violin Sonata in A minor, Op. 34 - IV. Allegro con fuoco | archive.org |
| Amy Beach | Invocation, Op. 55 | archive.org |
| Amy Beach | Grand Mass in E-flat Major, Op. 5 - Agnus Dei | archive.org |
