For centuries, the world of orchestral music was created and inhabited primarily by male composers. But for centuries, despite onerous societal and cultural barriers to their doing so, women have been writing bold and beautiful symphonic works, too. In fact,

As the weather cools, our desire for a lovely glass of red wine heats up. Red wines are judged on 4 criteria: colour, body, tannin, and flavour. With those 4 criteria come a host of descriptive words. All wine comes

From the very beginning of the history of classical music, composers have found flowers to be an irresistible inspiration. Today we’re celebrating the musical portrayal of all kinds of flowers, from roses to lilies to jasmine and more. Here are

The breadth and variety of mystery stories encompass all kinds of tastes in literature. If you’re a fan of quiet stories set in the countryside with a minimum of gore and a maximum of atmosphere, then cosy mysteries might be

No matter what weather you’re experiencing right now, we can practically guarantee that a composer has written some classical music about it. Today we’re looking at fifteen weather conditions…and fifteen pieces of classical music about that weather! Windy Weather Jean-Baptiste

Science fiction seems to have more interesting outlets these days than ever before. Want your local neighbourhood but with beings from a parallel world? Perhaps you want The Laundry Files series by Charles Stross or The Rivers of London series

Mountains have intimidated and inspired humanity for centuries…and that goes for composers, too! Some fabulous classical music has been written over the centuries about mountains, travels up and across mountains, the unique natural phenomena found in mountains, and more. Get