The Danse Macabre (French for Dance Of Death) became a cultural symbol in late Medieval Europe.  Artists painted scenes of the dead escort...

Mozart wrote many of his 20-plus piano concertos for his own use, but the 9th concerto in E-flat was an exception. Tradition says he wrote ...

Variation in music is perhaps as old as music itself. When the ancients played their tunes on flutes made of wood or the bone of animals...

Bruckner's sacred choral music output is considerable. As a devout Catholic, he took his works for the church very seriously and com...

Most countries or nationalities have their folk heroes. Many of them are based on historical figures, or are an amalgamation of more than ...

Bruckner's fame as a composer rests solidly with his symphonies. As far as number of compositions, he composed more music for chorus a...

The Spanish violinist Pablo de Sarasate was one of  the premiere virtuosos of his day, known for his purity of tone and elegance of perfor...