There’s one huge, irrefutable reason to praise Steve Reich, the great American composer, who turns 90 this weekend. He is, along with Philip Glass, the creator of an entirely new language of music ...

Two new items appeared today on the website of the Interpreter Foundation: ““Armed with Righteousness and with the Power of God”: Allusions to Priestly Clothing, Priesthood, and Temple in 1 Nephi ...

Germany has long been a powerhouse of classical music, producing some of the most influential and revered composers in history. From the intricate counterpoint of the Baroque to the sweeping dramas of ...

Tchaikovsky’s musical scores are lyrical, romantic and deeply emotional. This film endeavours to put the composer in context alongside Tolstoy as one of the most celebrated Russians of his time, ...

The French composer, Claude Debussy, is known as the first impressionist composer. He was born in 1862 and is often referred to as one of the most influential composers of the time. Some of his most ...

There were great cinema composers before John Williams and there will be great composers after him. And yet, through his seven-decade career, he towers over everyone else. His music is not only iconic ...

The story of film music from its earliest days, right up to date with such masters of the medium as John Williams and Hans Zimmer.

Jean Barraqué is a 33-year-old French composer who detests daylight, the concertgoing public (“Asses! Imbeciles!”) and his own music. His ambition in life, he explains, is “to live 60 years, more or ...