Jessie Montgomery is having a moment. Several moments at once, actually. In the past several years, the 40-year-old composer and violinist has rapidly become a poster child for the shifting classical ...

Musician Lara Downes aims to highlight the work of composers like Harry T. Burleigh, photographed c. 1938. Granger Classical pianist Lara Downes knew she was onto something profound when audiences ...

Everyday, contemporary composers are making their mark on the sonic palette of classical music. Throughout history, there have been incredible examples of music, artforms, and creative cultures forged ...

Mozart once wrote an entire symphony in just four days. From Haydn to Schumann, these composers penned these beloved classical music staples at astounding rates.

You’ve heard it all before. Classical music is dead. It’s one of our culture’s most enduring variations on a theme: that classical music is dying, or aging, or rusty or, at the very least, dusty. It’s ...

The French composer, Claude Debussy, is known as the first impressionist composer. He was born in 1862 and is often referred to as one of the most influential composers of the time. Some of his most ...

Christopher Nolan explains why he and composer Ludwig Göransson took the orchestra off the table for his latest film, The ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. There will be a time when we’ll go to concerts again. We will buy our tickets, shuffle shoulder to ...

In popular culture, it’s not often that classical music gets a spot in the proverbial spotlight. But more recently, two celebrated films have taken the subject up and earned critical and cultural ...

As readers of this blog know, I often tag my posts with the subject area categorization of Creativity because, after all, music is an art form and a creative endeavor. As a result, I was recently ...

For all their shared experiences, each of these five artists has a unique story of struggles and triumphs. By Joshua Barone See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra ...

Also, in classical music, great value is attached to the sophistication or complexity of compositions; thus, it requires more time and effort to create. Since classical music, as a whole, happens on ...