You've heard it a hundred times. A soaring string melody plays under a car gliding down a coastal highway, or a triumphant ...

As a young orchestral performer, one of my favorite genres to play was great classical works written for or inspired by dance. These pieces’ rhythms and melodies are infectious, probably because of ...

Unlike religious holidays like Christmas or Easter, there are few pieces of classical music that specifically celebrate ringing in the New Year. But there are still many pieces to choose from. To make ...

Classic rock wouldn’t be the same without classical music. The Beatles’ “Let It Be” is based on one of the most famous classical pieces ever. So are a lot of other pop songs! The Beatles’ ‘Let It Be’ ...

Gunther Schuller leads the NEC Jazz Orchestra in rehearsal in Jordan Hall, 1990. Schuller coined the term "Third Stream" when referring to the genre that blends classical and jazz. From jazz to ...

Though this piece may seem tame by today's contemporary standards, the (potentially apocryphal) story of how Baroque composer Scarlatti supposedly came across the rather unconventional motif makes it ...

A study from two labels under the Universal Music Group umbrella has discovered something strange about modern-day classical performances. It looks like classical music isn’t being played the way the ...

Last August, Apple Music was updated with a new section in Browse curated by Deutsche Grammophon, one of the biggest classical music labels in the world. While classical music fans welcomed the ...