Music and Nature: Bugs
Bugs and music – hmm, not as common as birds, but then when you start to think about it, they start to creep up on you. Probably the first piece of bug music yo... Continue Reading...
Music Education
On Tour with a Symphony Orchestra
Why touring is important, and why the mere thought of it drives management mad. By Zane Dalal
Orchestras, as we know them today, started out as small ensembles... Continue Reading...
THE ENDURING PRESENCE OF THE PAST
If we put the last century's notions of “old” and “new” in a broader historic perspective, it becomes clear how short-sighted these notions were and how wrong i... Continue Reading...
HOW TO LEAD YOUR PIANIST
Singers, how much do you love auditions? I know you're all troopers, experts at the art of wowing someone in two arias or less. It's really all about making you... Continue Reading...
NERDING OUT: WHY YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY CARE WHAT KEY YOUR ARIA IS IN
Singers, how closely do you pay attention to the key signature of the arias you sing? You know how to read music, of course - but that's not why I ask. Turns ou... Continue Reading...
Beethoven’s magnum opus
A brief history of the master’s most spectacular work: Symphony No 9. By Manohar Parnerkar
Beethoven’s most celebrated work, Symphony No 9 in D minor, Opus 125... Continue Reading...
CLASSICAL MODERNITY
Sometimes one hears the critique that classical music is no longer compatible with modernity. What “modernity” is supposed to mean always remains in darkness,... Continue Reading...
Music and Nature: Animals
Animals in music occur in everything from children’s pieces to great serious works. Their rhythm in the world is something that a composer can take up and devel... Continue Reading...