If you're late to the party, or trying to think of a new theme, here's a list of themes from previous months.
May, 2012 #SovietaDay
In honor of May Day, this month it was all about Soviet (and Soviet ex-patriot) composers.
April, 2012 #FoolaDay
April Fool's Day got a month-long run. There are several composers who wrote musical jokes. But there are other works, too, that use humor in a different way. And while not all selections were ROFL, there were smiles all around.
March, 2012 #88aDay
This month is was all about the piano. Famous pianists, piano compositions, pianists who were also composers -- and so on. As long as 88 keys were involved, it was all good.
February, 2012 #SQaDay
Two violins, a viola, and a cello. The classic string quartet has inspired composers from Haydn and Mozart up to the present day. This theme covered everything from Beethoven to Glass, and beyond.
January, 2012 #FilmClassicsaDay
Classical composers who wrote for film, film composers who wrote classic scores, and sometimes a combination of the two. That's what this month was all about.
December, 2011 #XmasClassicsaDay
No, not "Rudolph." Christmas or seasonal music by classical composers is what we were after this month. And with all the church music written from 1100 on up, there was a lot to choose from.
November, 2011 #FaustADay
Many classical works have been inspired by the story of "Faust" -- and not just operas. This month's theme challenged us to find (and listen) to them all!
October, 2011 #BachADay
One would think that there would be plenty of material just sticking with Johann Sebastian Bach. But some of our participants pressed on to include the SOBs (Sons of Bach), making the selection of music even broader and more varied.
September, 2011 #HovhanessADay
The sheer volume of music composed by the prolific Alan Hovhaness made this one of the easiest #ClassicsADay themes to participate in. And the high quality of most of the works made it a joy as well.
August, 2011 #KoussevitskyADay
The renowned conductor (and composer) Serge Koussevitsky was the subject this month. A lot of great recordings by Koussevitsky and the Boston Symphony got revisited.
June, 2010 #SchumannADay
This theme was in honor of Robert Schumann's birthday. It wasn't long before some people were also including the music of his wife, Clara Wieck Schumann!
May, 2010 #LivingComposerADay
Not all the great classical music has been written -- and not all the great composers are dead! In May we listened to living composers from all over the world. Some old masters, others young Turks, with quite a few composers inbetween those two extremes. Is classical music dying? Judging by the amount of music listened to this month from living composers, no.
April, 2010 #RussianComposerADay
To mark the birthdays of Sergei Rachmaninoff and Sergei Prokofiev (both born in April), this month we listened to music by Russian composers from 1800's up to the present.
March 2010 #ConcertoADay
If the composer called it a concerto, then it was fair game. In March Twitterers listened to everything from concerto grossos of the 1700's to repertoire masterworks to modernist chamber concertos for small groups of instruments.
February 2010 #SymphonyADay
Symphony's a pretty broad term -- covering everything from the sinfonias of the Baroque up to the offerings of modern composers. The selections by participating Twitterers was as far-ranging and varied as the recorded repertoire allowed.
