7 Pieces of Classical Music about Love
Like a theme that threads through so much art, literature and music, love has provided inspiration for some of the most celebrated composer’s works. In … Read more
Like a theme that threads through so much art, literature and music, love has provided inspiration for some of the most celebrated composer’s works. In … Read more
A US court has ruled that one of the world’s most popular songs, Happy Birthday, is no longer under copyright. This could potentially mean that … Read more
Music has inspired architecture in many different ways, whether it be indirectly by influencing how a project is approached by an architect, or more obviously … Read more
Mozart is probably the most celebrated composer from the Classical period of music. His output contained over six hundred compositions, many of which were for … Read more
In 1851, Richard Wagner made a bold statement regarding the art of symphony: he claimed that, after Beethoven’s substantial contribution to the genre, the symphonies … Read more
Whoever analyses the biographies of a determinate amount of classical composers will notice that half exhibited cases of various degrees of psychopathology: affective disorders–anxiety and … Read more
The Internet 2.0 gave us a great opportunity: user-generated content can allow anyone’s voice to be heard (a blessing or a curse?) and, as a … Read more
Music is the ultimate “brain” activity, as it involves the motor, visual, auditory, audiovisual, somatosensory, parietal and frontal areas in both hemispheres and the cerebellum. … Read more
Beethoven is a particularly interesting composer as his life spanned both the Classical and Romantic movements. In his relatively short and troubled life, Beethoven composed … Read more
Classical Music Inspired by FairyTales 1. ‘Der Erlkönig’ by Franz Schubert (D.328) This is one of the most terrifying songs that Schubert ever wrote. It … Read more
If you ask a professional musician what their career is like, they will more often than not explain that their job is much more demanding … Read more
The contemporary dating scene might, at times, resemble TS Eliot’s wasteland or, worse, a post-apocalyptic landscape punctuated by primeval beings who shy away from light. Apps like … Read more
Whether you agree with Graf, or simply enjoy twirling or, like Wagner, you have the deepest admiration for Johann Strauss II’s Wein, Weib und Gesang, … Read more
We all know that music is beneficial to the human mind: it lowers anxiety, pain levels, it alters your brainwaves and, of course, helps infants’ … Read more
Described as a “six and a half foot scowl” by Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff (born April 1st, 1873) rose to fame at age 18 with … Read more