So why has ‘classical’ stuck? ‘Classical’ seems to work as a catch-all term of Western art music genres because it evokes this Classical, ordered era of Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven in which so many ...

For those who love Western classical music, it’s a godsend. But as a global app, Apple Music Classical barely scratches the surface.

Western classical music has at times emerged from or elicited political passions. But those passions were usually associated with nationalist movements against monarchical regimes, exemplified by the ...

But classical music was essentially an art form of the Raj, and came close to dying out after independence in 1947. And yet there was genuine enthusiasm around the BBC SSO’s tour – an ...

Trained in classical studies and a degree in Geological Sciences, she developed a profound passion for Art History and nature, which served as inspiration for her early predominantly figurative works.

However, many studies focus on Western classical music, pop, jazz, etc., whereas ours is the first study that investigates neural mechanisms in practitioners of Japanese classical music, known as ...

Classical music arouses few of the political and nationalist sensitivities that have made it harder for other kinds of Western culture or media to take root in China.