A Brief History Of House Music
The genre called house music is something that encapsulates a wide range of subgenres that naturally evolved from the original concept. For some the notion … Read more
Dr Justin Wildridge
A Brief History Of Rock Music
With the word rock certain bands and artists come straight to mind such as Queen, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, or Metallica, but how are they … Read more
How Did Composers Treat Melody In The Classical Period?
Firstly, I feel it is important to mention the fact that composers during this period of music, much the same as any other period of … Read more
History Of Country Music: An Introduction
Given the succinct nature of this article, this historic account of Country Music will be a potted one. The genre is huge, the artists’ number … Read more
Books On the History Of Music
When I read this title, my mind shot back to preparing for university and ploughing through the suggested reading list. As I was about to … Read more
The Roman Emperor Who Played The Fiddle
Don’t you just love a legend? A story, a poem, or perhaps a picture that has endured the ravages of time to be with us … Read more
What Is Mezzo-Soprano?
There are many different types of human voices. Everyone also has their unique timbre or sonority. Each human voice has a range with some far … Read more
The Difference Between Homophonic vs Polyphonic
There are many colourful and sometimes convoluted ways to describe musical features or characteristics. When a term uses one of the phonics in its description, … Read more
Acciaccatura vs Appoggiatura: What Are The Differences?
There is all manner of odd conventions, rules and practices that have accumulated over music’s lengthy history. To the non-musician, they may seem outdated, irrational, … Read more
The Difference Between Free Stroke vs Rest Stroke
Unless you are a seasoned classical guitarist, the title of this article may mean very little to you. I hope, however, that if you strengthen … Read more
Is ‘Claire de Lune’ Apollonian or Dionysian?
Before we plunge headlong into the question posed by the title of this piece, I feel it is extremely important to understand a little about … Read more
What Instruments Are Used In Vallenato?
This is a true cultural voyage of discovery that asks us to travel to the rarest of countries, Columbia. If you listen to music from … Read more
Perfect vs Imperfect Authentic Cadences: What’s The Difference
Cadence in music is a little like cadence in speech. It is not dissimilar to the form of a sentence, just like this one. Human … Read more
Classical vs Popular Music (Differences Between Classical And Popular Music)
In this article, I am going to take a long hard look at the key differences between what broadly can be described as classical and … Read more
What Instruments Did Claude Debussy Play?
If you are not familiar with the music of French composer Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918), I’d like to think you are in for a … Read more