Corrupt Music Competitions

Who wrote Greensleeves? And where does the opening theme of The Rite of Spring come from? Some interesting revelations in this quiz about the origins of some famous pieces of music.      

If you’ve found some newer compositions difficult to follow and remember it is possible that they were written with a looser structural style than traditional works. The ‘form’ of a symphony or a sonata follows a pattern of themes and modulations which make them easier  to remember and to recall beyond a first hearing. This is not to say that…

Beginning in 2017, Sir Simon Rattle will take over as Music Director of the London Symphony Orchestra. The popular and charismatic conductor now 60, has been the Chief Conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra since 2002. Click here to read the full feature.