Da Capo Arias. What Are They? Da Capo Arias
Oh, sing to me, muse, the truth of your melodious art.And then sing it to me again,But with more stuff
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Things James Joyce’s Editor Presumably Said About The First Draft Of Ulysses
Chapter 1 Could you include more obscure references to catholic theology? I don’t think you have quite covered that. Now
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If A Concert Is Cancelled In The Forest, Does It Make A Sound? No.
Today’s lesson from Zen and the Art of Figured Bass is one of the world’s greatest philosophical conundrums: if a
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Coriolanus: Beethoven’s Second Opera
It has long been said that Fidelio, though considered in some circles to be a masterpiece, is mostly remembered now
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New Complexity Has Run Out Of Too Many Ideas
The movement of classical music composition most commonly known as “New Complexity” appears at last to have run out of
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This Amazonian Tribe Has Never Heard Of IMSLP
In the depths of the Amazon rainforest lives a tribe who has no contact with the outside world. Theirs is
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“What If This Storm Was A Metaphor For My Emotions?” Says 19th-Century German Poet
While gazing at a babbling brook from a rustic mill near a Linden tree, the innovative young poet Klaussy Klausenberger
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For Me, When I Play, I Make My Performance About The Music, Not Me
People ask me, just why are you such a brilliant musician, and when can I hear you play? And I
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Man Not Cut Out For Imposter Syndrome
John Man, young enthusiast and worker, has heard a lot about Imposter Syndrome. “At first, I was very glad to
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If I Were Lang Lang, I Would Play Better Than Him Somehow
People often accuse me of being jealous of the global superstar pianist, Lang Lang. Even when I tell them they
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