The sense of reconciling woe and then building towards an upbeat crescendo is palpable in many of the songs that make up the top ten most played songs of the 20th century on American TV and ...

Ludwig: Oh. Vhat’s so special about the 20th Century then? Naomi: The music! It was full of extremes and experimenting with sounds. The most important theme of the this period was the idea of ...

But Boulez was also interested in conducting earlier 20th-century music, as well as some established classics, particularly operas, which he took up to nearly instant acclaim. For Boulez’s ...

From the harmonies and impressionistic sparkle of the French school to the avant-garde of the Viennese school and all the way across to the rhythmic vitality of the Russian school, the early twentieth ...

Pianist Geoffrey Burleson’s solo recital will offer frequently forgotten or overlooked mid-20th century masterpieces by U.S. composers.

Music in the 20th Century changed dramatically, due to the hostile political climate, advances in technology, and huge shifts in style. Many composers, struggling to build any further on the music of ...

With this in mind, the following list examines the worst movie musicals of the 20th centuryfilms that missed the mark on every level, from story and music to choreography and production.

As with other musical elements, the early 20th century was a time when structure and form were developed in many different ways. A number of forms evolved in popular and world music traditions.