Our Classical Century ... of World War II which changed society irrevocably, as had the Great War before it. Beginning with music reflecting the pomp of a Coronation, here are five pieces of ...

The concept of gharana is central to hindustani classical music ... It is deeply rooted in the history, culture and philosophy of music, passed down from one generation to the next.

And yet, as Alberga explains in her recent BBC Radio 3 documentary A History of Black Classical Music, there are references to black musicians in Europe going all the way back to the 12th century.

An explosion of joy in choral form, this great anthem is always performed somewhere ... shift between piano and fortissimo passages of music, guaranteed to grab the attention of any audience. Outside ...

The bursting schedules of concerts at the Wigmore Hall, the Barbican Centre and South Bank Centre, and the strength of music in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and Cardiff, among other cities, show a ...

From Billy Joel’s inability to resist a good Beethoven melody to Lady Gaga’s sampling of rhapsodic violin solos, here are the greatest examples of classical samples in pop ... and use various Italian ...