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 ...

As Hungarian Gyorgy Kurtag, who is widely considered one of the greatest living classical composers, turns 100 on Thursday, he will offer a one-of-a-kind birthday gift to music lovers: a brand-new ...

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 ...

For centuries, female composers were thought to avoid the symphonic form. Not so. Here are some of the best symphonies by female composers ...

Some of history's greatest musical minds — Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and others — made bold, uncharacteristic compositions during their last... Deathbed Music: The Final Works Of Famous Composers ...

Chloe Flower knows her music history. It’s hard for her not to. She’s spent her life dedicated to the craft, becoming one of the most respected and renowned pianists and composers of her generation.

How many Irish composers do you know? Aficionados of Irish classical and folk music will of course know of many. Outside of this, the average music lover's knowledge of Irish composers is likely ...

When Harvard Music Professor Alejandro L. Madrid invited Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz to speak at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies two months ago, he hoped the talk would ...

In popular culture, it’s not often that classical music gets a spot in the proverbial spotlight. But more recently, two celebrated films have taken the subject up and earned critical and cultural ...