5 Classical Music Pieces for Electric Guitar You Should Listen To
This article crosses many borders in a search for compositions that have been specifically written for that iconic popular music instrument, the electric guitar. The … Read more
Dr Justin Wildridge
A Concise History Of Music Therapy
Before exploring the history of music therapy, pause for a moment to consider the definition of the therapy given by the British Association for Music … Read more
The Best of George Frideric Handel (7 Beautiful Works by Handel)
1. The Messiah In a concise survey of my favourite Handel pieces, it would be impossible not to begin with The Messiah. This is probably … Read more
Why Does Music Make Us Feel Emotions?
This has to be one of the most asked questions about music. It is probably something everyone has from time to time pondered perhaps when … Read more
What Instruments Did Beethoven Play?
Beethoven’s date of birth meant that he was destined to live between two major eras of musical history; the Classical and the Romantic. He was … Read more
The Piano Sonata in C# Minor Op.27; No.2 by Beethoven
Of all the celebrated works by this great composer, this Piano Sonata ranks high amongst them. It was composed in 1801 at a time when … Read more
Why Are Soap Operas Called Soap Operas?
Operas as a musical form stretch back many hundreds of years. Here in the 21st Century, the idea of music without opera may seem strange … Read more
How Hard Is Un Sospiro? by Franz Liszt
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
The Best of Niccolò Paganini (3 Beautiful Works by Niccolò Paganini)
Born in Genoa in October of 1782, Paganini was to become one of the most celebrated violinists of his age. Encouraged and taught as a … Read more
Why Was The Marriage Of Figaro Considered To Be Controversial?
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 Best of Robert Schumann (5 Beautiful Works by Robert Schumann)
Making an accurate summary of any composer’s musical life is a subject of controversy and debate. Schumann’s life was not an easy one and has … Read more
What Makes Mozart Famous?
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
The Best of Franz Liszt (5 Beautiful Works by Franz Liszt)
Franz Liszt was one of the most influential and controversial figures in Romantic music. His reputation as a formidable and almost unrivalled virtuoso pianist of … Read more
The Best of George Gershwin (5 Beautiful Works by George Gershwin)
In this article, I am going to take a brief look at the life and works of the composer and pianist, George Gershwin. Gershwin is … Read more
Brief History of Music: An Introduction
In all probability, music has played an important role in the lifecycle of humans perhaps even before we could speak. Significant evidence has been discovered … Read more