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“W” is for Walhalla, a town in Oconee County [population 3,801]. Founded in 1850, Walhalla drew its name [pronounced VALHALLA] from the Norse mythology…

The oratorio is a musical form with the unusual distinction of being named for… a building. In the 1550's in Rome, a priest named Filippo Neri organized a…

Host Miles Hoffman discusses the origins of the Classical Guitar.A Minute with Miles - a production of ETV Radio made possible by the JM Smith Corporation.

We tend to be reluctant these days to say that one piece of music is better than another or that one composer is better than another. Often this…

Somehow it remains a struggle to define the term “classical music.” Some people call it “concert music,” which seems a little too broad, or “art music,” a…

To make an arrangement of a musical composition is to rewrite the composition for a new set of musical forces—to rewrite a wind quintet for string…

“Music…embraces at once the real and the ideal… By suspending the rhythm that gives it movement and life, it can assume the aspect of death. With the play…

Are you one of those classical music lovers who apologize for not knowing enough? Do you worry that your love of classical music somehow doesn’t count as…

If you’re allergic to highly technical program notes for classical music concerts, you’re not alone. Most musicians I know find such notes boring and…

"W" is for Westmoreland, William Childs [1914-2005]. Soldier. Westmoreland graduated from West Point as first captain of the cadet corps. During World War…