As a young orchestral performer, one of my favorite genres to play was great classical works written for or inspired by dance. These pieces’ rhythms and melodies are infectious, probably because of ...

Unlike religious holidays like Christmas or Easter, there are few pieces of classical music that specifically celebrate ringing in the New Year. But there are still many pieces to choose from. To make ...

Few art forms offer such a grand scale as a symphony orchestra. Here, Belgium's National Orchestra performs onstage during a rehearsal at the Henry Le Boeuf Great Hall at the center of Fine Arts .

Classic rock wouldn’t be the same without classical music. The Beatles’ “Let It Be” is based on one of the most famous classical pieces ever. So are a lot of other pop songs! The Beatles’ ‘Let It Be’ ...

Gunther Schuller leads the NEC Jazz Orchestra in rehearsal in Jordan Hall, 1990. Schuller coined the term "Third Stream" when referring to the genre that blends classical and jazz. From jazz to ...

Spoiler alert! Some elements of plot will be discussed for these films, so proceed at your own peril if you’ve never seen some of the most recent comic book adaptations. Some of the superheroes of ...

Though this piece may seem tame by today's contemporary standards, the (potentially apocryphal) story of how Baroque composer Scarlatti supposedly came across the rather unconventional motif makes it ...

Last August, Apple Music was updated with a new section in Browse curated by Deutsche Grammophon, one of the biggest classical music labels in the world. While classical music fans welcomed the ...

Jessie Montgomery is having a moment. Several moments at once, actually. In the past several years, the 40-year-old composer and violinist has rapidly become a poster child for the shifting classical ...