Musician Lara Downes aims to highlight the work of composers like Harry T. Burleigh, photographed c. 1938. Granger Classical pianist Lara Downes knew she was onto something profound when audiences ...

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Everyday, contemporary composers are making their mark on the sonic palette of classical music. Throughout history, there have been incredible examples of music, artforms, and creative cultures forged ...

Explore 25 of the most celebrated composers in history, from medieval pioneers to Romantic masters. Discover their ...

Composer Missy Mazzoli, whose next opera will be premiered by the Washington National Opera in January. (Marylene Mey) NPR's recent list of the 150 greatest albums by women was inspiring — but where ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. There will be a time when we’ll go to concerts again. We will buy our tickets, shuffle shoulder to ...

Classical organist Joy-Leilani Garbutt had just completed a rehearsal one evening last fall when she stopped by the Takoma Beverage Company. A fellow musician who runs the hangout spot thought Garbutt ...

It may be the longest, strangest trip the Grateful Dead's music has endured -- a performance by a symphony orchestra under the baton of a classical composer. By The Associated Press It may be the ...

TALLINN Music Week draws a young crowd. One imagines that they might listen to techno, R&B or jazz in their spare time; they do not seem like the types typically found in a classical concert hall.

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 ...

Jessie Montgomery is having a moment. Several moments at once, actually. In the past several years, the 40-year-old composer and violinist has rapidly become a poster child for the shifting classical ...

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, ...