Two pieces of music by English Baroque composer Henry Purcell have been discovered by teams of musicologists in ...

The infamously tempestuous painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio has few surviving paintings from his short and dramatic ...

A former Billy Elliot star is suing the Met Police for nearly £600,000 for ruining his dance dreams when a police officer ...

According to a study from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, people under 35 are more likely to listen to classical music than their parents. Using data collected from 2,000 people nationally, the 2022 ...

In the 3rd century, Roman noblewoman Cecilia was martyred for her beliefs. Today, she's better known as the patron saint of music, which is basically the highest honour in all of history. St Cecilia ...

Naked nuns, live sex and real blood. If you were expecting a civilised night at the opera, you would be forgiven for wondering if you had got the right venue... Eighteen audience members required ...

After a star-studded opening and two weeks of unforgettable competition, here’s all the music that we’re hearing at tonight’s 2024 Olympics Closing Ceremony in Paris. A parade on the Seine, Bizet’s ...

From improving memory to reducing stress, listening to classical music can have surprising and astounding benefits. Discover the potential classical music has to improve your life. In 1957, more than ...

The music to the Pirates of the Caribbean film series is some of the best-loved movie music of all time. But who wrote those toe-tapping themes, and what’s the name of the famous song? Arguably some ...

10 composers with the potential to shape classical music for the 21st century... From the concert hall to the games console, the last century has seen the number of platforms for brilliant music ...

Posing as buskers, scammers have been miming playing the violin to pre-recorded tracks to solicit donations from unsuspecting passersby. Police across America are issuing warnings about a new major ...

Knowing your music theory is important – as illustrated in this example from a tonality-obsessed music geek. Here’s the proof that tonality can make or break any song. Or at least, can change it quite ...