Classical Music

Beethoven composed some of the best music of both the romantic and classical music periods. His works became immortal with 9 symphonies, 38 piano and violin concertos and sonatas and 16 string quartets. What's extraordinary is that many of his masterpieces were created after he became deaf. His creations are...

Robots have been able to accomplish a lot of things from assembling cars to dancing their way to a Guinness World Record. Every year robots seem to be getting closer to replacing most human jobs. This past fall, the technology compnay ABB proved that a robot named YuMi could...

Mozart was an absolute prodigy and an influential factor in classical music. He created music for everyone like symphonies, opera, concertos or piano music. He first composed his song at the age of five. His performance before the Royal members was flawless and enchanting. His works deeply influenced the...

If you thought learning the violin was hard, try playing it while having brain surgery! One patient in London underwent brain surgery to have a tumor removed and insisted on playing the violin during the surgery so that doctors wouldn't injure vital parts of her brain that control precise hand...

What is an opus? Opus goes by the abbreviation op, and that is how most people know it. It is the digit allocated for any music in order of album composition. Some of its importance include helping in the music stage determination. It will...

ONE, two, three, four. ONE, two, three, four. Musical rhythm can be broken down into meters, usually denoted by a four or eight count in Western-style music. But what is meter in music? Simply put, the meter of music is the pattern that the...

Walt Disney's original Fantasia and its music have become instantly recognizable since the film's debut in 1940. The film's magic is rightly celebrated for its groundbreaking animation, but it's inseparable from the music. In some cases, the music follows the original composer's visual concept, and other times there's a...