In the continuously evolving history of artistic expression, certain movements emerge that challenge the very foundations of our aesthetic sensibilities. In the early and mid-20th century, ...
“I am becoming,” said 77-year-old Igor Stravinsky, “not less but more of a serial composer.” The reference was to his latest work, a twelve-minute exercise in what the most famed living composer calls ...
Not long into his dream gig, Wylde sat down with GW for a chat about his favorite guitarists of the era, and what Ozzy ...
The exotic sounding Phrygian mode is employed by everyone from Latin rockers to classic metallers like Black Sabbath and Metallica. It's also a go-to for guitarists faking their way through a ...
On Oct. 18, the Australian Chamber Orchestra performed “The Four Seasons and the Ottomans” at the New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall. The performance revived Vivaldi’s masterpiece alongside the ...
A LETTER from Dr. R. H. Bellairs, of Cheltenham, appeared in the Times of June 14, describing the performance “by a wild bird, probably a thrush, of the arpeggio of the common chord in tune, ...
The santur, an ancient musical instrument with roots in the region now known as Iran, holds a rich history and influence across various cultures. Dating back to 669 B.C., it graced Assyrian and ...
I first became aware of the harmonic minor scale back in high school, originally as an abstract entity I learned in music theory class, in which the seventh note of the natural minor scale was raised ...
NATIONAL, music, if such a thing there be, is a form of art the very mention of which causes many excellent people to shudder. It offends their musical ideal, which is that of pure sonority ...
WHISTLING girls and crowing hens have been bracketed together by the wisdom of the ages, but ‘bad ends’ have been allotted these ladies, because they have not as yet learned to perform in tune, not ...
UPDATE (3/16): Lady Gaga offered some more hints about Chromatica in a Paper cover story. BloodPop is LP’s executive producer, but she notes that many other collaborators were involved in the very ...