An opera tells a story and the Magic Flute is a story of light and dark. During the Classical period some instruments underwent significant development. Harpsichords with plucked strings were ...

Archaeologists have found musical instruments made from animal bones that are 60,000 years old. The history of Western European music can be divided into separate periods of time. Each period has ...

In ancient Greece, music education was as important as philosophy in cultivating young people's souls, perceiving both ...

We use a lot of classical music for testing, with Claude Debussy standing out as one of our most listened-to composers.

and the importance they have had in classical music, sacred rituals, popular music, jazz, brass bands and the bands of the military. There are specialist entries covering every inhabited region of the ...

Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius on period instruments won this year's Choral category A pioneering period-instrument recording of Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius from Anna Stéphany, Nicky Spence, Andrew ...

From the earliest playable musical instruments to their roles in a modern four-section orchestra, Chinese traditional instruments and their 8,000-year history explained. The ‘Chinese bagpipes ...

Over €540,000 has been awarded to performing groups and musicians including 40 marching and samba bands and orchestras to ...

The Color Run™ Shanghai was pushed back to October 26 due to typhoon season – which means ticket sales are back open! The ...

In a sleek recording studio, young Chinese musicians are gathered around their instruments. Clad in traditional hanfu — flowing robes with wide sleeves and intricate headpieces — they are preparing to ...

The first flutes excavated in China were made from bone. Today, ones made from bamboo are widely used in Chinese music and ...