No “classical music about animals” list is complete without this fourteen-movement work for chamber ensemble, including two pianos and a variety of other orchestral instruments, such as the violin, ...

Music Therapy is an established psychological clinical intervention, delivered by HCPC-registered music therapists to help people whose lives have been affected by injury, illness or disability by ...

Franz Liszt gained a formidable and deserved reputation during his long life, as a virtuoso pianist and composer. For many pianists studying and performing the music of Liszt presents one of the most ...

This epic and extremely famous piece comes from Wagner’s monumental Ring Cycle. This piece comes from the second of the four operas in the cycle and underscores the opening of Act Three. The Valkyries ...

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In this article, I am going to take a brief look at the life and works of the composer and pianist, George Gershwin. Gershwin is perhaps best known these days as a songwriter, working as he did for ...

Of all the celebrated works by this great composer, this Piano Sonata ranks high amongst them. It was composed in 1801 at a time when Beethoven was in love and hopeful. From the dedication, Beethoven ...

A dulcimer is a stringed folk instrument which basically comes in two different varieties: the hammered dulcimer – which has strings stretched over a sounding board with a trapezoidal shape, generally ...

The influence of W.A. Mozart across all areas of culture has been colossal, from the Baby Mozart Project through to contemporary song. You can hardly pass through a day without encountering the music ...

Contemporary classical music is a varied genre that generally includes music written throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The term “contemporary classical music” embodies a wide range ...

As a musical genre, Funk has its roots firmly embedded in jazz. Funk incorporates many elements of jazz alongside soul and earlier African-American styles of music. Following on from the immense ...

Reggae music has had a profound influence on many aspects of Western culture from fashion to popular music. Across the United Kingdom, the USA and Africa, Reggae secured a strong foothold in the ...