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Tom Head

Tom Head holds a Ph.D. in religion and society from Edith Cowan University, and is author or coauthor of 28 nonfiction books on a wide range of topics. He lives in Jackson, Mississippi (USA).
richard wagner most interesting facts

Six Interesting Facts About Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Apr 12, 2025Apr 9, 2025 by Tom Head

Within his historical context, the music of Wilhelm Richard Wagner represented elemental chaos. Outside of his historical context, it reminds us more of order gone … Read more

Categories CLASSICAL, LISTS Tags Bayreuth Festspielhaus, German Opera, leitmotifs, Nazi, orchestra pit, Third Reich
Lili Boulanger

10 Great Composers Who Died Young

Dec 22, 2024Dec 9, 2024 by Tom Head

These ten composers died before their 30th birthday. Many more composers, of course, died in their thirties and forties (most famously Mozart, who passed at … Read more

Categories CLASSICAL, LISTS Tags Composers, composers who died young
criminal composers

10 Composers with a Criminal History

May 25, 2024May 21, 2024 by Tom Head

The first is that the vast majority of famous composers who committed crimes almost certainly got away with it. Until the mid-19th century, the criminal … Read more

Categories CLASSICAL, LISTS Tags Cavalleria Rusticana, Composers, criminal records, Henry Cowell, Rodolfo Campodónico
Antonio Vivaldi

Six Most Interesting Facts About Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

May 20, 2024May 19, 2024 by Tom Head

In early 18th century Venice there lived a self-assured red-haired priest named Antonio Lucio Vivaldi. Traveling with an entourage that nearly always included his elderly … Read more

Categories CLASSICAL, LISTS Tags Anna Giraud, BBC Music, Edward Wright, four seasons, Il Pastor Fido, Metropole, Michael Talbot, Nicolas Chédeville, Venice
classical composers quizz

Can You Name These Classical Composers? Take the Quiz!

Apr 28, 2024Apr 26, 2024 by Tom Head

 

Categories CLASSICAL, QUIZZES Tags Composers, music quiz, Music Trivia
which musical era are you quiz

Which Musical Era Do You Belong In? Take the Quiz!

May 31, 2018Nov 6, 2015 by Tom Head
Categories MUSIC FUN, QUIZZES Tags music quiz
musical instrument quiz

Which Classical Instrument Are You? Take the Quiz!

Jul 1, 2018Oct 22, 2015 by Tom Head
Categories CLASSICAL, QUIZZES Tags music quiz
Graduate Music Online Programs

Top 10 Best Online Doctoral Programs in Music

Mar 7, 2020Sep 10, 2015 by Tom Head

The doctoral-level study of music can be tricky to negotiate and challenging to complete under the *best* of circumstances. But for musicians who are already … Read more

Categories INSPIRATIONAL, LISTS Tags DMA, Doctoral Programs, learn music, Music Education, online music
Graduate Music Online Programs

Best Online Master’s Programs in Music

Jul 1, 2018Sep 10, 2015 by Tom Head

In the United States and much of the industrialized world, graduate school is the first real opportunity you have to specialize in a topic in … Read more

Categories INSPIRATIONAL, LISTS Tags learn music, Master Programs, Music Education, online music
nigerian composers

5 Nigerian Composers You Need to Hear

Jul 1, 2018Aug 15, 2015 by Tom Head

With a population of 184 million, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the seventh-most populous in the world. The historic seat of … Read more

Categories CLASSICAL, LISTS Tags Composers, Nigeria
Moldovan violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja

5 Reasons Classical Music Isn’t Dying

Jul 1, 2018Jul 30, 2015 by Tom Head

Over the past few years, U.S. and European media have been predicting classical music’s death with a regularity usually reserved for elderly heads of state … Read more

Categories CLASSICAL, LISTS Tags classicfm, GarageBand, MuseScore, Piano factory
famous composers quiz

QUIZ: Can You Identify These 10 Famous Composers From Their Photos?

Jul 1, 2018May 29, 2015 by Tom Head

No hints; just portraits. How many of these 10 famous composers can you identify?

Categories CLASSICAL, QUIZZES Tags Composers, music photos, music quiz, trivia
bb king quiz

How Well Do You Know B.B. King? Take the Quiz!

May 31, 2018May 21, 2015 by Tom Head

How well do you know the King of the Blues?

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP, QUIZZES Tags Lucille, quiz
richard wagner quiz

How Well Do You Know Wagner? Take the Quiz!

Jul 1, 2018May 21, 2015 by Tom Head

Wilhelm Richard Wagner is one of the most controversial figures in the history of classical music, and for good reason. How well do you know … Read more

Categories CLASSICAL, QUIZZES Tags Music History, music quiz
B.B. King in 1971 Photo: Heinrich Klaffs CC-BY-SA

B.B. King: A look at his life and musical legacy

Jun 21, 2018May 21, 2015 by Tom Head

Riley B. King was born on September 19th, 1925 in Berclair, Mississippi, a small unincorporated community in the heart of the Mississippi Delta. In other … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags Beale Street, Billboard, Blues Boy, Delta Blues, Eric Clapton, Gibson ES-355, grammy, King Biscuit Time, Lucille, Martha King, Memphis, Regal Theater, Riding with the King, Rolling Stone, Three o'clock Blues
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