6 Pieces of Classical Music in Cartoons
Whilst much of the music you hear in the cartoons is original there is a huge amount of material drawn directly from the classical music … Read more
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The 12 Most Unusual Music Gigs
Are you bored of playing the same local venues as everybody else? From floating piano players to perform on top of the mountains, here are … Read more
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
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
Piano Duo Breaks Boundaries With An Incredible Presentation Of Stravinsky’s Rite Of Spring
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo Known for their adrenalized performances, original compositions, and notorious music videos, Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe are revolutionizing the … 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
Game Of Thrones Theme Played By New York’s Finest Low Brass Musicians
23 of New York’s finest low brass musicians join forces to perform a bass-quaking cover of Game Of Thrones rousing opening theme music. A few … 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
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
3 Year Old Russian Drummer Stuns The Audience With His Incredible Performance
Here’s three-year-old Lyonya Shilovsky, a Russian drummer who leads an entire symphony orchestra through a rousing section of Jacques Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld, commonly … 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
6 Pieces of Classical Music about Animals
One source of inspiration for composers is nature, including the animals and creatures which dwell within it. This article will explore some of the most … 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