Dr Justin Wildridge

Despite what you may feel about technology and its advancements, the idea of an immersive experience using VR in the world of classical music is … Read more

This is a question I’ve often been asked by students. It is not as easy to answer as you might think. Some people find some … Read more

Minimalism grew organically out of a reaction to the Western creative cultures that dominated the landscape of late 1950s America. Since then, its popularity and … Read more

It may be helpful when exploring the title to understand that the word renaissance broadly means re-birth. This is particularly relevant as, during this colourful … Read more

Not being a brass player myself, I have based my findings on having worked with many brass players and the comments made by them and … Read more

For many people, the use of the word medieval conjures up a time of extreme poverty, war and plague with little in the way of … Read more

There are and continue to be many pieces of music that do not ask the singer to sing words at all. Instead, performers may be … Read more

The tragically short life of Franz Schubert gave rise to some of the most celebrated and performed music written during that period of history. Schubert, … Read more

With the hundreds of years that are now between us and the world of Mozart and Beethoven, it becomes difficult to understand how their lives … Read more

A key element of this title above is what is a cadenza. The answer to this sensible question is a gigantic clue to the answer … Read more

Both Liszt and Chopin were born at a time in musical history when the piano was already established as a popular instrument with composers and … Read more

Take a brief survey of the history of the piano and you will quickly discover that not all pianos are created equal. This is especially … Read more