The chords used in major and minor tonalities were also major or minor - or diatonic. The use of ground bass was common in the Baroque period. Composers would use a ground bass to structure their ...

The electric guitar has given us some of the most iconic and influential songs in music history, but who first invented the beloved instrument?

Have a touch of upbeat Spanish baroque guitar with a colourful upbeat pulse, then this piece is ideal for any concert.

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Arnold Scoenberg’s music can be madly excessive and thorny but this wonderful concert revealed its beauty and titanic force ...

A showcase of the talented musicians at Mannes, the Mannes Sounds Festival features more than 20 concerts per year, each with a unique topic and together exploring all periods of music, from the ...

He held up a round-bodied lute from the ancient Arab world, called an oud, “as it would have appeared around 1100, played with a bone plectrum [guitar pick].” Next came a baroque guitar ...

Dramatic and ornamental – but with a distinctly Sarmatian flair – the baroque became a prominent style in Polish culture between the early 17th and mid-18th century. Its roots lay in the traditions of ...

Viticulture has long dominated Portugal’s second city, but travellers who prefer beer (cerveja) are increasingly merry here.

Captivating, mesmersing, whimsical – few words will give justice to how spectacular The Last Dinner Party’s performance at ...