The French composer, Claude Debussy, is known as the first impressionist composer. He was born in 1862 and is often referred to as one of the most influential composers of the time. Some of his most ...

We take a look at the arias, movements, songs and dances whose fame has outshone the larger works in which they first ...

In this article, we will discuss whether AI can imitate the 50 greatest classical music composers of all time. To skip our detailed analysis of the nature and scope of the generative AI industry in ...

Music commentator Miles Hoffman talks about the things some famous classical composers were not thankful for. Composers have also felt as though the world should be thankful for them. Over the years, ...

The American classical music vernacular would never be complete without the catalogs of great composers like William Grant Still, Florence Price, and George Walker. But even so, Black voices have been ...

Classical music can feel daunting to dig into if you haven't had a lot of exposure to the genre or didn’t grow up playing an instrument. With so many terms, styles, composers and performers, it can be ...

An army band plays on a street in France on Armistice Day 1918. It was supposed to be the “war to end all wars,” but of course, it wasn’t. An estimated 9 million service members and another 7 million ...

There will be a time when we’ll go to concerts again. We will buy our tickets, shuffle shoulder to shoulder down the aisle, and find our seats. The lights will dim, and the conductor will walk onto ...

Well before the advent of the drum machine or even the piano, there was folk music. These rich musical traditions have been inspiring composers of art music for centuries. Let's whet our musical ...

Summer is in the air and so are bugs. Rachel Martin talks to music commentator Miles Hoffman about famous works of classical music inspired by insects. Summer is in the air. So are the bugs. They're ...