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Music History Articles:
1: A Brief History Of The Piano
The piano, that common instrument of school music programs, appears to be the ultimate expression of the stringed musical instrument, which date back to the lyre and the harp. Pian...
By: Kevin Sinclair
2: Tin Pan Alley - Home to New York's Music Publishers
Tin Pan Alley is a term that is synonymous with the American music publishing industry. But, is there actually a Tin Pan Alley, how did it get its name and why has it become a bywo...
By: Adam Singleton
3: The History Of Music: From Grunts To Guitars
Where did music begin, and where is it going? The answers are surprising. There is a modern movement leading humanity back to the music it first created tens of thousands of years ago. A conflicting m...
By: Alex Combs
4: Crossing Over: The Origin of
Crossing Over: The Origin of Soul and the Term “Rock & Roll” "I rock ‘em, roll ‘em, al...
By: Erik Greene
5: History Of The Spanish and Classical Guitar
The Spanish Guitar Emerges:With the coming of the Renaissance, inspired in part by Moslem learning brought home by returning Crusaders, the lute become the favorite instrument of Wester...
By: Mike Hayes
6: What is a gold record?
What is a gold record? Emblematic of recording success, began as a publicity stunt by a record company to ...
By: Doug Gelbert
7: Italian and English Madrigals of the 16th century
Learn about the Italian and English madrigals. As poetry set to twel...
By: Elaine Schneider
8: Jazz History 1920's
Whilst the origins of the type of music we know as jazz go back many centuries, their true roots in terms of popular appreciation and international exposure really start at the ...
By: Bobby McHavens
9: Beethoven and Napoleon
Beethoven and Napoleon never met. However they played their individual roles in the new "Romantic Age" apparent in Europe at the beginning of the 19th Century. Beethoven, the independent...
By: Bobby McHavens
10: American Founding Father Mozart Celebrates 250th Birthday
The world pauses on Jan. 27 to commemorate, and reflect upon, the blessing of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Born 250 years ago, in 1756, Mozart would come to epitomize the miracle of the child prodigy. How...
By: David Shavin
