Thanks to a hilarious internet quiz, we’ve discovered works from 8 spectacular Italian composers that we definitely thought were types of pasta.
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Fanny Mendelssohn and Clara Schumann: The Inspiring Composers Music History Missed
Editor’s Note: The conspicuous absence of women from the historical canon of great classical composers…
On Sofia Gubaidulina, the Once-Blacklisted 86-Year-Old Composer Who’s Still Working
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A Beginner’s Guide to Morton Feldman — an Intimate Encounter with Sound
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Orchestral Works for Children’s Education: Britten, Prokofiev, and Saint-Saëns
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Scarlatti and Rossini Prove That Cat-Inspired Composing Is Hundreds of Years Old
We’ve written on cats in classical music before, so this should come as no surprise…
Sibelius, That High-Functioning Drunkard
The notion that partying is somehow intrinsically linked with the culture surrounding musicians is unfortunately…
Mirah on the Sound of 50,000 Decisions and ‘Total Collaboration’
Welcome back to Soundfly’s weekly interview series, Incorrect Music, curated by guitarist, singer, and composer Lora-Faye Åshuvud (of…
5 Moments in the History of Tape That Shaped Modern Music
Before the synthesizer, electronic experimenters were already at work with another instrument — the tape recorder.…
Matt Mehlan of Skeletons on How the DIY Golden Age of NYC Still Shapes His Music
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