A remarkable autobiography by Anthony Inglis, the English conductor and musicologist, is titled, "Sit Down, Stop Waving Your Arms About!" Quite so. This admonition occurred while Inglis was conducting ...

Sleigh bells have long acted as convenient shorthand for composers to tell their listeners that this piece belongs to the ...

Musicologist Joe Bennett explains the common components of the most enduring Christmas songs, from "Jingle Bells" to "All I ...

Joseph Byrd, leader of the pioneering psychedelic rock band the United States of America, died in November at the age of 87.

“Wonderful Christmastime“ is just as likely to be found a list of the most beloved holiday songs as it is the most hated. Why are people so divided on this yuletide ditty? In the first of the meme’s ...

A Stained Glass Christmas, from Chartres to Baltimore’s Gilded Age British musicologist Emily Kilpatrick’s biography of French composer Maurice Ravel succeeds because it mirrors Ravel’s own approach ...

"The jury's verdict is definitely a surprise," Majchrowski told PAP after the international jury, chaired by Garrick Ohlsson, announced the name of the winner in the early hours of Tuesday. "One can't ...

Taylor Swift released her 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, last week — and before it was even out for a full day, listeners were already pointing out similarities between her new songs and existing ...

A groundbreaking study reveals that music can manipulate our taste buds, making chocolate tase richer and sweater when paired with the right melody. British musicologist Dr. Natalie Hyacinth has ...

Paula Clare Harper, AB’10, studies music, sound and the internet. An assistant professor of music at the University of Chicago, she coedited a collection of essays brought together in the book Taylor ...

Get the inside track from Roisin O'Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This In the wake of her recent epic world tour — which drew 10 million attendees and earned billions of dollars ...

Mustafa Zaman Abbasi, a revered Bangladeshi musicologist, author, and television figure, has passed away at the age of 87. He died at 7 am on Saturday morning at a hospital in Banani. His daughter, ...