Throughout the different periods of classical music, there has been a development that arises through a reaction to what has previously been the established set of norms. An example of this is the ...

If you are not familiar with the music of French composer Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918), I’d like to think you are in for a … Read more ...

If you are not familiar with the music of French composer Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918), I’d like to think you are in for a treat. Debussy is considered by many to be the father of the artistic ...

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 ...

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 ...

When we think of an orchestra, we immediately think of a large number of violinists sitting in front of the stage, in an almost privileged place near the conductor, just like the cellos and violas.

Most symphony orchestras nowadays follow the so-called ‘traditional’ seating layout, with the string section forming a semicircle in front of the conductor, cellos and basses on the right-hand side of ...

The tambourine is probably one of the easiest and most fun musical instruments to play anywhere in the world. If you have any rhythm at all, and sometimes even if you don’t, you, too, can play a ...

The two words in the title of this article are no exception and, in my experience, have been at the center of many an animated discussion regarding just how they should be played as well as when they ...

Perhaps Satie’s creative uniqueness stemmed from his Scottish Mother and French Father. He was born in Honfleur, France, in 1866 and when only four years old his family moved to Paris in order for his ...

We could say that most indie music is alternative, but not all are indie. Let’s unpack this statement. Many alternative rock bands in the 1980s signed with independent labels, but later moved to one ...

The music of Ireland, like so many other countries music, is a fascinating and complex one. It takes us on a journey stretching back in time to around 500 BC. This is the time scholars believe, would ...