Beethoven initially composed the work for the enthronement of his friend as archbishop. Two centuries on, it has endured the test of time.
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Though composers after Schoenberg used his technique to create atmospheric music in film, Schoenberg’s own ‘Accompaniment to a Film Scene’ was written for concert performance.
Composer and conductor John Williams has shown for more than 60 years how music can take movies to new heights.
Mahler’s inventive modernism and highly expressive writing communicated emotions shaped by his fascinating late-19th century life.
The new note will be sustained for a relatively ‘brief’ two years.
It is important to learn about these musicians in order to undermine the idea of an exclusively white and male canon of western classical music.
Leonard Bernstein was one of the most significant forces in 20th century American music – and led a complicated life behind the scenes.
What does ‘The White Lotus’ sound like? Both seasons 1 and 2 are characterized by an unsettling blurring of boundaries between music and sound design.
The Finnish composer passed away Friday at the age of 70. She was someone of immense generosity, incisive knowledge and integrity.
Philip Miller and Amit Chaudhuri have reworked national anthems to reflect the impact of history on official music.
Composers are keeping bow music alive through electronic music and other experiments.
Tár muddles fact in with its fiction, creating a skewed impression of a conductor’s power.
Composer and political activist Mikis Theodorakis has died at 96, but his music – and the famous Zorba dance – will continue.
The genius of Bluey isn’t just in its characters and stories of family life. The hit show’s soundtrack sets the mood, plays with the narrative and draws on classical scores.
Toy pianos typically have a range of 12-36 keys, roughly one quarter the range of a full piano. But they are used by composers and music makers to write everything from concertos to pop songs.
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, or ‘Yom HaShoah,’ a music scholar recollects how composer Istvan Anhalt’s experiences in Nazi-occupied Hungary informed his later life and music in Canada.
By combining the tradition facets with modern music Lloyd Webber reinvigorated the form.
A period of intense dreaming in 1964 shaped the entire body of the late Joseph Shabalala’s songs. In these rare in-depth interviews, he spoke of his beliefs and inspirations.
Two precious manuscripts hidden in a bank vault survived the Allied bombing of Dresden, but one wound up in Soviet hands — until it was smuggled home.
This year Ludwig van Beethoven turns 250. Though some of his creations have been overexposed, they are indisputably brilliant. And there are still others waiting to be discovered by music lovers.
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