A significant development in the sociology of music was the realization that music-making itself is a social performance, encompassing the conditions of production, performance, and reception....
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In 1893, Amy Beach composed “Romance,” a piece for violin and piano, and dedicated it to Maud Powell, an acclaimed American violinist of the day....
For many musicians and music lovers, every day is Bach’s birthday. The great 20th-century cellist and musical luminary, Pablo Casals celebrated Bach every day of his adult life....
As the year comes to a close, let us pause to remember a number of musical artists whose passing in 2022 is profoundly felt....
Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990) was an unlikely folk hero. As a composer, he gave American symphonic music a lasting voice, but as a person remained so curiously reserved that...
It is rare to find one that has formed; it’s then infinitesimally rare to find one that prospers. What sounds mysteriously like the ongoing search for life on other planets...
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