The Influence of Reggae on UK Bands In the late 1970s, a UK band called The Police formed in London, England. In 1978, their album Outlandos d’Amour, which included huge hits like Roxanne and Can’t ...

Minimalism in Classical Composition Minimalism grew organically out of a reaction to the Western creative cultures that dominated the landscape of late 1950s America. Since then, its popularity and ...

The Sleeping Beauty It wasn’t until 1888-1889 that Tchaikovsky composed another ballet. This time he chose to base it on a fairy tale by Charles Perrault titled La Belle au Bois Dormant (1697).

The Role of Patronage in Baroque Era Music Unlike today, where composers can receive or pitch for commissions from individuals, companies, or foundations, the options for funding during the Baroque ...

The Role of Music in Film and Television If you’re ever in doubt about the strength of influence music has on a film, try watching a favorite scene from a movie without the score. Better still, watch ...

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 luthiers. At the head of this ...

The Simplicity and Emotional Power of Mozart’s Music In addition, many of W.A. Mozart’s operatic arias are not always harmonically complex. Some are, and he was not a composer who in any way shied ...

Germany Classical Music Festivals Germany holds many well-established festivals, notably in the summer months. The Dresden Festival runs between 18th May – 18th June and has included some big names ...

Keep in mind that the overarching focus of Romantic music was the exploration of feelings, an outpouring of emotions, giving free rein to fantasy. There was also a marked turn towards Nationalism, and ...

The opening movement is in sonata form and allegre, the second a scherzo, the third a slower movement and the fourth a rondo. They are an energetic, lyrical and humorous collection of quartets that ...

Eastern Melodies and Tales in Medieval Western Music Additionally, throughout the Mediaeval period of music, you would have found travelling musicians, actors and poets who may have ventured thousands ...

Relationships between themes, harmony and his highly developed structures interlink, get reworked, developed and renewed in ways that Beethoven had perfected during years of hard work. The coherence ...