Music Notation before Finale: how scores were prepared in the past
The art of writing music, of actually placing the notes and related markings on paper, has changed dramatically over the centuries. Computer programs invented since … Read more
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How Well Do You Know Tchaikovsky? Take the Quiz!
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) was widely misunderstood in life, and perhaps even more so in death. How much do you know about the great composer?
The 10 Funniest Classical Music Shred Videos
The whole shred craze started out with pop music videos from the past and present, including groups like the Beach Boys and Kings of Leon. … Read more
Four Curious Facts About Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake
Before Tchaikovsky started composing ballet music, that genre mainly contained vapid stuff in Russia: usually it was little more than background music meant to display … Read more
What do Airline baggage workers do to break your instrument? Cellist demonstrates [VIDEO]
Another musical instrument was recently crushed by baggage workers during a flight on Southwest Airlines. It’s a cello and it belongs to American musician Nicholas Gold. The … Read more
10 Astounding a Cappella Versions of Classical Music
The term a cappella nowadays is generally assumed to mean a piece of vocal music without instrumental accompaniment, but it wasn’t always this way. The … Read more
Six Curious Facts About Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
With a body of work of 169 compositions, whose genres include symponies, concertos, operas, ballet, chamber music and even a choral setting of the Russian … Read more
This Little Angel Playing the Harp Will Make You Feel Better About Life
Young harpist Alisa Sadikova is a truly gifted girl. She began playing the instrument at 5 years old and was immediately able to play without … Read more
Violinist Maximilian Simon plays Paganiniana
The young German violinist Maximilian Simon gives a brilliant performance of Nathan Milstein’s Paganiniana, combining technical brilliance with an impressive interpretation of the piece. Taking … Read more
3 Opera Divas Who Made ‘Tosca’ One of the Most Popular Operas Today
The lead character of Floria Tosca in Puccini’s opera, Tosca, is one of those iconic roles that seems destined for some opera singers. It also … Read more
Interstellar soundtrack rendition for Piano and Organ sounds Majestic
Lyon-based Grissini Project recorded this rendition of Interstellar’s “No Time For Caution” in the Church of Notre Dame Saint Vincent in Lyon. That’s the soundtrack … Read more
Gershwin’s Summertime: the Birth of a Great American Classic
The soprano aria, Summertime, composed by George Gershwin as part of his folk opera, Porgy and Bess, is one of the most popular jazz standards … Read more
11-Year-Old Curtis Elton is the Youngest-Ever Person to Receive a Music Degree
The eleven-year-old Curtis Elton, who received a LTCL at Trinity College London, started playing the piano when he was three. He used to listen to … Read more
Ten Things You Should Never Say to Your Piano Teacher
The memories a lot of people have of piano lessons at school makes it easy to forget that some of the greatest composers also spent … Read more
Five Unusual Concerts at the BBC Proms
Since the programme for proms was unveiled, a lot of press coverage has focused on the inclusion of an Ibiza-style clubbing night. The idea of … Read more