Music composers are one of the most important people in the music industry. They are practically the backbone of a successful ...

In the Romantic period, composers further developed sonata form. Instead of modulating to the dominant, composers would choose keys which were less related). Sections were much longer in the ...

Composers added chromatic notes to their chords and melodies to make their music more expressive. In the slow movement of Sergei Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2, the opening flute melody ...

The Romantic period started around 1830 and ended around 1900, as compositions became increasingly expressive and inventive. Expansive symphonies, virtuosic piano music, dramatic operas, and ...

Throughout the history of classical music there have been numerous legends, myths and spooky stories. Paganini was said to be sponsored by the devil, Schumann was plagued by thoughts of death and ...

After testing the manuscript’s paper and ink, analyzing its handwriting and musical style, and consulting outside experts, ...

The Revolutionary Drawing Room made a memorable contribution to Cambridge Early Music’s programme this season. The Quartet ...

Price’s total output comes to more than 300 pieces, 40 of them large-scale works, plus 100 or so songs, chamber works and settings of spirituals for piano and voice. But long before her death in 1953, ...

Ahram Online highlights a selection of do-not-miss events this week (30 October-6 November) in Cairo, Alexandria, Ain Sokhna, ...

From his youth as the first modern superstar to his senior years as the sage of European music, his career spanned the Romantic era. The breadth and depth of his influence ... 2008: The Pianist as ...

and gender-nonconforming composers. Note: If you are unfamiliar with contemporary repertoire, please email us at [email protected] to discuss how you can still have a successful audition at Mannes.