Sometimes listeners have trouble identifying music they hear, and they try to at least guess the composer. Sometimes it’s easy (like Haydn vs. Bartok), but…
One of the criticisms I hear a lot regarding classical music is, there is only so much Mozart, Beethoven, or Tchaikovsky out there. While that…
I have always said that without church music there would be no secular music (baroque, classical, etc.), and without classical music, there would be no…
The other two brackets have completed their games so it’s time to get the results. If you missed the other results, you can see them…
The games are afoot, so to speak, in the Tournament of Classical Music! Here is the first update and results post. Now, this year I’m…
March is here, and with it comes the madness. March Madness to be exact. My version of March Madness is The Tournament of Classical Music. …
I’ve been wanting to do something like this for many years. The Tournament of Classical Music. The NCAA basketball tournament is one of my favorite…
John Williams is arguably the finest film composer who ever lived, and he is still working right now (on Star Wars ep. VIII and eventually…
With the advent of music editing software like Sibelius or Finale, I have had a renewed interest in composing over the last 10-15 years. Composing…
Felix Mendelssohn is one of my favorite composers. He was just as much a child prodigy as Mozart ever was, and just like Mozart, he…
Classical Music by Key – Introduction (and excuses in advance) In classical music (and even popular music), the key of a piece is one of…
Emotion in music is a huge topic. Music makes people feel all kinds of emotions, and not the same for everyone. People are always asking,…
