Modern and contemporary classical music, at least a good deal of it, is a problem for many listeners, to put it mildly. Some reject it outright, resistant to it before the get-go. Others are merely ...
Everyday, contemporary composers are making their mark on the sonic palette of classical music. Throughout history, there have been incredible examples of music, artforms, and creative cultures forged ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...
Classic FM host Alexander Armstrong has admitted he thinks modern classical music just sounds like things 'falling out of a cupboard'. The 50-year-old comedian said listeners will enjoy his new show ...
I share many of Barton Swaim’s views on modern classical music, but he is wrong to lump Igor Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring” in with music he says no one wants (“Songs Without Listeners,” Bookshelf, ...
I like modern classical music. But does anyone else? Remarkably, it seems, it’s still worth asking this question – at least because, as Alexandra Coghlan recently hinted in these pages, the answer ...
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