Bach’s Prelude n.1 in C Major with Boomwhackers? Sounds legit.
The Members of French juggling ensemble Les Objets Volants show us how Bach’s Prelude n.1 in C major can be executed with boomwhackers which, in … Read more
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Bugle Call Taps Civil War History
The bugle call, Taps, is one of the most recognized melodies of the American military. It was first heard during the Civil War in July … Read more
Ethan Hawke’s Documentary About Pianist Seymour Bernstein in Theatres This Month
Actor Ethan Hawke is paying homage to pianist Seymour Bernstein, a largely unknown artist, with his first documentary Seymour: An Introduction. As NPR Classical summarizes … Read more
Video Game Music: Focus on Nobuo Uematsu
For laypeople, video game music is usually associated with catchy, yet somehow annoying 8-bit tunes like the Tetris Theme A and the Super Mario Bros … Read more
“Bach in the Subways” Bringing New Audiences to Classical Music
In 2010, New York-based cellist Dale Henderson began playing the cello suites of Johan Sebastian Bach in subway stations around the city. His aim was … Read more
This Is Perhaps The Youngest String Quartet Ever: The Joyous String Quartet
Based in Long Island, these kids have apparently been playing together since they were four years old, and have made TV appearances in Korean and … Read more
How to become a great composer in 10 steps
If you’ve been slaving over your sheet music, listening to non-stop Mozart for some inspiration, or spending hours on end at the piano trying to … Read more
String Vibrations On Violin Explained
The videos which have both gone viral as well as promoted the work of several emerging musicians have featured a visual expression of oscillating strings, … Read more
‘Danny Boy’ Popular Connection to Ireland – Who is the real author of the song?
Danny Boy, one of the most famous Irish ballads set to the tune of Londonderry Air, is filled with the poignant sentiment of a parent … Read more
A New Approach to Music Notation?
The tradition of reading sheet music on paper is losing ground to modern technology. But some are even questioning musical notation itself. This video, produced … Read more
Conductor Surprisingly Transforms 15 Little Children Into Concert Pianists in Just 5 Weeks
Is it possible to get 15 little kids who have never played piano before, to play a classical recital together on stage in just five … Read more
Hilary Hahn & Hauschka: The Sacred Geography of Silfra
The fissure between the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates is very large, stretching out along the northern third or so of our planet, and … Read more
Q&A with Valentino Zucchiatti, Solo Bassoonist at Teatro alla Scala
Valentino Zucchiatti (born 1961) was only 23 years old when he was chosen by Riccardo Muti as a Solo Bassoonist of the Scala Orchestra in … Read more
Piano Prodigy Solves Earworm Dilemma
I wrote about some scientific and psychological research done to discover the causes of earworms, otherwise known as the effect of getting a song stuck … Read more
The Secret Of Removing The Song Stuck In Your Head
You’re minding your own business, doing what you normally do as you get ready for work. While you’re in the car, you hear a song … Read more