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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Edvard Grieg is widely considered one of the leading Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in ...

It may be helpful when exploring the title to understand that the word renaissance broadly means re-birth. This is particularly relevant as, during this colourful period of western cultural history, ...

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In 1897, a few months from death, Johannes Brahms could be found in front of his stove surrounded by pages of personal correspondence and sheet music. With no wife or children to protect his legacy, ...

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