After the first events in the evocative setting of the Temple of Neptune in Paestum, the music festival 'San Pietro a Majella ...

The mathematical rules for creating musical harmony may be more malleable than thought. Western music theory traditionally holds that chords sound most pleasant when they contain notes separated ...

The basic notes, rests and harmonies of Western music arose as humans heard how sounds traveled through the first large temples, built more than 2,000 years ago ...

Another aspect of McPherson’s research involves understanding music perception among indigenous communities. The groups she studies create music that does not follow the rules that most Western music ...

How music makes you feel may depend less on your brain than scientists once thought — study Western concepts of how music should make you feel can obscure fundamental truths about human perception.

Why do we use it as an umbrella, catch-all phrase for Western music, and where do the Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic eras, and beyond, fit? Here’s why the world has landed on ‘classical music’ to ...

How L. Subramaniam’s Raga Harmony concept can help create a global composition The maestro’s new book opens up new possibilities for Indian and Western composers.

The wonderful new book by violin maestro L Subramaniam may be titled ‘Raga Harmony: Harmonic Structures and Tonalities in Indian Classical Music’, but it is as much about the differences ...

A mariachi band on the move at in 2023 in downtown Longmont. The 2024 Boulder County Fair will feature an exciting lineup of musical performers, beginning on Aug. 7. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff ...