I imagine Italian and French composers are most prone to
be charmed by the fairer sex. Some of the most ravishing melodies
from films like Georges Delerue's music for the films of BB and
Ennio Morricone's Lady Caliph theme for Romy Schneider
and Cristina's theme for Daniela Bianchi were apparently
product of inspiration by the charm of the most beautiful
women on screen.
On March 21, 1885, Dvorak's Symphony No. 7 was performed for the first time. Johannes Brahms, a Dvorak fan, attended the event and declared it magnificent.
Ravel decided to write a piece based on the musical form and Spanish dance called bolero. Ravel went to the piano and played a melody with one finger to his friend Gustave Samazeuh, saying "Don't you think this theme has an insistent quality? I'm going to try and repeat it a number of times without any development, gradually increasing the orchestra as best I can."
Stunning interpretive dance
Maya Plisetskaya was former prima ballerina of the Bolshoi.
"Vide Cor Meum" (The Burning Heart) is a song composed by Patrick Cassidy based on Dante's "La Vita Nuova", for the Movie Hannibal as he stalks his next victim