In musical terms, this means writing for the orchestral instruments as they currently exist, adding new voices and techniques at the peril of being relegated to special “new music festivals” meant to ...

It’s the first of April and we are welcoming a special guest (believe us: you will know him when you hear him). He introduces us to a fascinating mix of early music and Renaissance era instruments and ...

The guys with the long-hair are very worried about the issue of old music. No wonder. With so many classical music concerts, they have received news that there is some guy running around town playing ...

Lately, Rafael Carrabba has been able to breathe just a little bit easier. A few weeks ago, the Seattle-based master luthier — who finds and fixes valuable string instruments — completed the most ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Listen to the varied, explosive, resonant sounds of instruments struck, shaken, pounded, scratched. In the past, we’ve chosen the five minutes or so ...

Where does the word ‘sonata’ come from, and what does it mean? We take a deep dive to explore its meaning and evolution. However, some Baroque sonatas in were written for solo instruments without it, ...

(CBS) - I've seen videos of people playing accordion and a drum at the same time (and other varieties like that), but they've got nothing on what this girl can do! Check out this impressive video of a ...