American composer Aaron Jay Kernis, born in 1960, has favored a more populist modernism. “Musica celestis,” the second ...

The polka was a rebellious dance in the 19th century and has become a Midwestern regional tradition since. Today Midwesterners have the opportunity to dance to rock music, join square dance clubs ...

Orchestral music from the 19th century and photography from America’s Gilded Age will be presented at Rosecliff in March as ...

symphonic poems and orchestral music In this short film Howard Goodall profiles Franz Liszt and developments in 19th century music, including his innovations with themes of death and destiny.

New Orleanians Givonna Joseph and Patrick Quigley were guests of honor Wednesday at a small gathering on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

Elfrida Andrée wasn’t just writing music—she was pushing boundaries. In 19th-century Sweden, women weren’t supposed to be ...

John Fogerty has rightly been credited as one of the founders of the Americana genre. But where, you might ask, did he get that inspiration, which fueled the songs behind Creedence Clearwater ...