The expression historically informed performance (HIP) designates a musical interpretation movement developed in the 20th century and more particularly during the second half of the 20th century. Seeking to get closer to the musical tastes of the time and the … Read More
Christmas carols are songs (Christian or secular) traditionally interpreted during the holiday season. According to Catholic tradition, the first Christmas carols were sung by the angels above the manger to celebrate the birth of baby Jesus. Historically, the first Christmas … Read More
Jen Titus in the American television series Supernatural episode “Two Minutes to Midnight” (2010). O Death — also known as O, Death, Oh Death, and Conversations with Death — is a traditional American folk song. Its original author is unknown. … Read More
(The Jalisco Philarmonic Orchestra is an example of a musical ensemble.) A musical ensemble is a group of three or more musicians who gather to perform music. There are several denominations of ensembles according to their size and composition. Chamber … Read More
(The Royal Albert Hall hosts many concerts.) London is one of the world capitals of classical and pop/rock music. The city is the seat of one of the four major record companies, EMI Group, and countless musicians, bands, orchestras and … Read More
A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or “basic musical language” (van der Merwe 1989, p.3). Music may also be categorised by non-musical criteria such as geographical origin though a … Read More
Jen Titus in the American television series Supernatural episode “Two Minutes to Midnight” (2010). O Death — also known as O, Death, Oh Death, and Conversations with Death — is a traditional American folk song. Its original author is unknown. … Read More
Thought-form of the Music of Gounod, according to Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater in Thought Forms (1901) The term musical form is used in two related ways: a generic type of composition such as the symphony or concerto the structure … Read More
The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards), presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held … Read More
Africa is a continent with a wide range of ethnic, cultural and lingustic diversity. A general description of African Music is not possible as there is no distinctly pan-African music, only shared forms of musical expression. Nevertheless, there are regional … Read More
Musical composition is: an original piece of music the structure of a musical piece the process of creating a new piece of music A musical composition A piece of music exists in the form of a written composition in musical … Read More
Children’s music provides an important and entertaining means of teaching children about their culture, other cultures, good behavior, facts and skills. Many are folk songs, but there is a whole genre of educational music that has become increasingly popular. Recordings … Read More
