CLASSICAL

A little like so many genres of music, the title ‘Country Music’, covers a huge selection of sub-genres of music. When thinking about Country Music, … Read more

In terms of Western Art, the Baroque period followed the Renaissance and is broadly agreed to cover the years from 1600 until around 1750 when … Read more

Franz Liszt gained a formidable and deserved reputation during his long life, as a virtuoso pianist and composer. For many pianists studying and performing the … Read more

We enter a weighty, academic world when exploring the title above. It’s a fascinating and consuming aspect of the study of music but one that … Read more

Opera buff or not, you are unlikely not to recognise the title above of one of WA Mozart’s most discussed, analysed and performed operas: The … Read more

The way I intend to explore this question is both modern in terms of modern classical music and modern popular music. Both genres have evolved … Read more

This article is going to give two highly important periods of Western Classical Music a chance to square up to one another and discover how … Read more

Spanish music dominates the country’s festivals and celebrations. The country’s diverse regions produce and enjoy various sounds, from flamboyant flamenco to alternative rock, pop, and … Read more

If you visit Austria today, and in particular Salzburg, you could be forgiven for thinking that WA Mozart was a manufacturer of chocolate or liqueurs. … Read more

Blues is a musical form and a musical genre. The term “blues” derives from its initial relationship with gloomy issues and sounds. When we have … Read more

Even if you have not come across the term minimalist about music, the chances are you have listened to minimalist music. Since Michael Nyman coined … Read more

If you ask almost anyone to name a classical composer, they are highly likely to name Mozart. In part, this is because his music has … Read more