Music History

Classical era music: a beginner’s guide - Classic FM

THE BRITISH LIBRARY - Sandra Tuppen explores some highlights from their digitised collection of music manuscripts, including those penned by the hand of Haydn, Handel, Purcell, and a very messy Beethoven.

Finally! The Taxonomy of my Music is complete! While I’m working on my Digital Art assignments I enjoy watching my favorite TV shows. I bring this up to help you get a sense for how long it t…

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When Van Cliburn died in 2013, he was by far the most famous concert pianist in American history, although he had effectively retired from performance decades before. His had been a strange and complicated life.

Medieval/Renaissance era

German composer Ludwig van Beethoven may have been killed by the presence of lead in his red wine, according to provocative new research that has just come to light.

A brief history of classical music periods. Get to know the different periods of classical music and the key composers during the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and 20th Century Period.

An infographic on the development of music recording technology over the decades

A brief history of Western Music Notation, documenting the major steps in its evolution, and the impact of printing techniques, specialist forms and computer notation software.