The Impact of Stradivarius on Violin Making
In a recent article, I gave a broad account of the evolution of the violin with a particular focus on the work of the Cremona … Read more
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Mozart’s Operatic Influence on Modern Pop Music
The influence of W.A. Mozart across all areas of culture has been colossal, from the Baby Mozart Project through to contemporary song. You can hardly … Read more
Here is What Great Philosophers Thought of Music
While philosophers and scholars of the pre-modern era kept studying music from a harmonic point of view and often delved deeper into the concept “musica … Read more
13 Most Interesting Versions of Happy Birthday
A US court has ruled that one of the world’s most popular songs, Happy Birthday, is no longer under copyright. This could potentially mean that … Read more
6 Signs You Have What it Takes to Become a Professional Musician
If you ask a professional musician what their career is like, they will more often than not explain that their job is much more demanding … Read more
Medieval Tritone Superstitions Proved Popular in 19th-Century Music
Out of all the musical intervals, the one that has been steeped in ominous superstitions since the Middle Ages is the tritone. This augmented fourth … Read more
Six Curious Facts about Perfect Pitch
The term “perfect pitch” indicates the ability to identify the pitch of a musical tone without an external reference pitch. The first studies about the … Read more
12 Delicious Food Recipes Named After Famous Musicians
Many of the foods we enjoy today were named for their creator or the inspiration of the recipe. So many foods and recipes we take … Read more
15 Most Inspiring Jacqueline du Pré Quotes
Jacqueline du Pré is arguably the greatest talent to ever play the cello. She combined mind, heart, body and soul to produce the most expressive … Read more
The Impact of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring on Music and Dance
With the distance of one hundred and ten years between us now and the premiere of Stravinsky’s ballet The Rite of Spring, it can be … Read more
The Symbolism of the Piano in Literature and the Visual Arts
Whether overtly or obscurely, the piano has become an object of focus in literature and art for more than two centuries. It has been featured … Read more
The Difference Between Music and Noise
On a light-hearted note, this title could provoke a stimulating variety of responses depending perhaps on the age of the person you pose the question … Read more
Watch a Vocalist Performs the Hardest Jazz Saxophone Solo Ever
At a head-spinning pitch of 286 beats every minute, backed by a chord progression that demands the utmost level of preparation and performance, the Giant’s … Read more
Grovy Lane – Max Foxx & Nick Renard
Are you in search of a new song? We all are addicted to listening to new songs and singing along to them. Whatever we do, … Read more
Self Teaching and How One Can Achieve Anything Having Music In Your Life
Dr. Richard Martirosian, DO was born in New York on November 14, 1990. He is a first generation American from a mixed cultural background of … Read more