As creative as the human mind gets, it seems we constantly find situations in which we repeat what has been done in the past. In fact, in art, one could question how much new there really is and how much

Mana-Zucca is, beyond a shadow of a doubt, one of the most interesting American composers you’ve never heard of. She was a child prodigy who debuted in Carnegie Hall with the New York Symphony, was admired by Puccini, and was

The great English writer Jane Austen (1775–1817) only completed six novels, but they were novels that are not just stories but telling and pointed commentary on English landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. The definition of people

When music lovers think of the origins of opera, names like Claudio Monteverdi often come to mind. However, before opera became dominated by male composers, a remarkable woman was composing groundbreaking works in the genre. Francesca Caccini, born in Florence

The prevailing image of Niccolò Paganini immediately brings his thunderous violin concertos to mind. Hardly surprising, as they are such wondrous orchestral spectacles where Paganini tamed the instrument like a wild stallion. And let’s not forget the legendary 24 Caprices,

When composers grieve, they often turn to music to express what words can’t. Some of the most powerful works of classical music ever are connected to the deaths of loved ones: spouses, siblings, friends, and others. From Johann Sebastian Bach’s

Trying to compare the net worths of classical composers across the centuries is tough. Currencies have changed; governments have fallen; and financial systems of the 1720s aren’t particularly comparable to those of the 2020s. And yet despite all that, it’s

Claude Debussy, the French composer whose evocative and innovative works reshaped the landscape of Western classical music, remains a towering figure in the canon of impressionist music. His compositions, characterised by fluid harmonies, delicate textures, and a painterly approach to