Several of his compositions went on to achieve cult status, striking an emotional chord with listeners of all ages. Songs ...

A disclaimer: Don't use "Amadeus" to write a term paper for your music history class. Shaffer, and later filmmaker Milos ...

The odd (or accidental?) connection between the Beatles' "I Am the Walrus," avant-garde composers, and Shakespeare.

Many in the audience would no doubt still keep in their remembrance the late director of music at King’s College Cambridge, ...

It was fairly common for JRPGs on the PS1 to find a way to mash up classic, SNES-era orchestration with more modern sounds.

In a recent BBC interview, AR Rahman said, “Past eight years maybe I have felt that people who are not creative hold the ...

One of the greatest spiritual treasures of Tamil literature, Thiruvachagam, has found a fresh and contemporary musical ...

Others were openly scorned and ridiculed at their premieres, owing to a mixture of critics’ personal biases, the political ...

Virtuoso trumpeter and founder of the Wallace Collection brass ensemble who performed alongside Kiri Te Kanawa at the 1981 royal wedding ...

For centuries composers have attempted to mimic the natural world in music. Antonio Vivaldi, in the early 18th century, musically illustrated "The ...

Tucker Zimmerman, a cult folk music icon, was killed on Saturday in a house fire, according to multiple reports. He was 84.

The 250th birthday of the United States will bring many celebrations this year, both patriotic and artistic. One of the most ...