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 ...

Roy Thomas Baker, the English producer who worked with Queen and The Cars in the 1970s and 1980s, has died. He was 78. No ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

In music, the term "modernism" refers generally to the significant departures in musical language that occurred at or around the beginning of the 20th century, creating new understandings of ...

The history and politics of the 20th Century provided inspiration for the diverse range of musical styles developed between 1900 and 1999, pioneered by composers ranging from Elgar and Britten, to ...

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 ...

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Follow the story of country music from its humble beginnings in the early 20th century to the mega-concerts of the 1990s. Sign up to get updates about the film and future projects from Ken Burns ...

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