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A “brass quintet” consists of two trumpets, French horn, trombone, and tuba. I attended a concert by a brass quintet the other day, and I was struck by a…

By the late 1700s, the piano had replaced the harpsichord as the primary keyboard instrument for solo compositions, concertos, and chamber music. Lovers…

A scientist I know was talking about great works of literature the other day, and she said that what characterized them was the “density of brilliance.”…

We’re always fascinated by abilities that are far beyond the realm of our experiences, or even of our imaginations. Some people can hold their breath for…

Many composers over the years have tried to express in writing what the music of Mozart has meant to them—and to the world. Here are a couple of examples…

The term a capella is one of the more familiar Italian terms we run into in the music world. When applied to vocal music, a capella simply means “without…

“D” is for Drovers. From around 1800 until the 1880s, livestock from Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina were driven through Greenville…

“E” is for Evans, Matilda Arabella [1872-1935]. Physician. A native of Aiken, Evans attended Schofield Normal and Industrial School, Oberlin College’s…

"E" is for the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, the state butterfly.

"L" is for Lowcountry Baskets. The early history of the lowcountry coiled grass baskets parallels the rise of rice cultivation. Men made agricultural…