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About InformusicInformusic is the all-in-one music history resource that provides biographical information, program notes, sheet music, audio examples, and interactive timelines that allow users to contextualize musical events with other disciplines such as art, history, politics, and more.
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The year 1830 is just 365 days in history, but over the span of that year alone Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique premiered in Paris and Vincenzo Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi premiered in Venice. Robert Schumann moved in with the Wiecks, Franz Liszt traveled to Paris, and Frédéric Chopin visited Vienna. In the same year, the November Uprising ignited in Warsaw, the July Revolt sparked in Paris, and the Java War drew to a close. Joseph Smith published the Book of Mormon, Victor Hugo wrote Hernani, and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe gave Felix Mendelssohn a manuscript of Faust. Camille Pissarro, Emily Dickinson, and Franz Joseph I were all born in 1830.
It’s astounding that so much of the history we celebrate and study today could take place in one short year. There are numerous instances like this - Poets, painters, architects and musicians spent time with one another while wars, technological advancements, and medical innovations undoubtedly influenced their creations. Take for example, Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring (1913). The ballet stretches the orchestra to its technical limits while (consciously or subconsciously) embodying the tenacious atmosphere throughout Europe on the brink of World War I. These interdisciplinary historical overlaps, interactions, and influences inspired us to create Informusic.
As Informusic evolved we spoke with professors, students, and classical music enthusiasts to create the first all-in-one music history resource for smartphones and tablets. We hope that it allows you to experience and think about music and great compositions in a different light and in regards to the world around it.
Drew Schweppe
Founder, Director
It’s astounding that so much of the history we celebrate and study today could take place in one short year. There are numerous instances like this - Poets, painters, architects and musicians spent time with one another while wars, technological advancements, and medical innovations undoubtedly influenced their creations. Take for example, Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring (1913). The ballet stretches the orchestra to its technical limits while (consciously or subconsciously) embodying the tenacious atmosphere throughout Europe on the brink of World War I. These interdisciplinary historical overlaps, interactions, and influences inspired us to create Informusic.
As Informusic evolved we spoke with professors, students, and classical music enthusiasts to create the first all-in-one music history resource for smartphones and tablets. We hope that it allows you to experience and think about music and great compositions in a different light and in regards to the world around it.
Drew Schweppe
Founder, Director
