What has come to be known as the American sound in classical music composition–galloping tempos, catchy jazz inflected ...

Lise Davidsen’s recital at the Met Opera, Gustavo Dudamel leading “Romeo and Juliet,” and a violinist’s personal program are among our selections.

Imagine attending a concert where a renowned pianist/composer expertly plays the works of Beethoven, Mozart and Scarlatti.

The oldest known musical instruments— flutes carved from bones —are over 40,000 years old. And humans were likely making music before that, based on fossils showing our ancestors had the ability to ...

Humans are fundamentally "musical animals"—and our capacity for music is rooted in biology, not just culture. This is the conclusion of new work by University of Amsterdam professor of Music Cognition ...

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