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 redeeming features. Far from the dark images offered by certain Hollywood ...

Justin Wildridge is a media composer and multi-instrumentalist based in South-West of England where he works from his own studio. He holds a Doctorate in musical composition from the University of ...

Even though vinyl has experienced an increase in popularity lately, it is still an audio format with a small percentage of sales. But thanks to a new generation of passionate music lovers who perhaps ...

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 directed by composers to produce all manner of sounds from a hum to ...

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, born in Austria, lived from 1789 to 1828. In ...

In Beethoven’s relatively short life he devoted significant time to composing for the instrument that he made his own: the piano. Even though Beethoven composed nine astonishing Symphonies, sonatas, ...

Source: Classical on Vinyl-the Lost Art of the LP Cover ...

The French Horn is reputed to be one of the most challenging brass instruments to play. It is also one of the most used brass instruments in the orchestra both as a soloist and for those epic film ...

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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).

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Mozart Two Scenes from “Don Giovanni” featuring Ljuba Welitch, soprano and Paul Ulanowsky, piano with Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, Allessio de Paolis and Fritz Reiner, conductors. Columbia ...