The Conductor Who Set the Course of Music in the 20th Century

Pierre Monteux, who led the scandalous premiere of “The Rite of Spring,” went on to a career of remarkable peace and ...

The Two Pierres: War as creator, machine as musician

New light on the 'modern' music of the 20th century. Gillian Moore explores the role of the two Pierres - Schaeffer and Henry ...
insider.si.edu

Exploring twentieth-century music

I. Materials of twentieth-century music : 1. Introduction : The artist and his environment ; The arts and the artist in the twentieth century -- 2. Melody : The concept of melody ; Melodic style in ...

Which 20th-century band are the top ‘rock’ act in 21st-century Britain?

So who do you think is the most played rock act of the 21 st century in the UK? Oasis? The Killers? AC/DC? No, wrong wrong ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Cincinnati musicians land on 'Peter Stampfel’s 20th Century in 100 Songs'

Cincinnati musicians left their mark on the history of 20th-century pop, from native son singing cowboy Roy Rogers on through 1950s King Records artists Bonnie Lou and the Charms, up to ‘90s ...
The New York Times

When Ukrainian Music Wasn’t Under Threat, It Thrived

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by For a brief period in the early 20th century, Ukrainian composers put a national twist on modernism, free from Russian or Soviet regulation. By ...
The Armenian Weekly

A special afternoon in Arlington: The genius of 20th-century composer Alan Hovhaness

On Sunday, October 19, at 4:00 p.m., the Armenian Cultural Foundation, in collaboration with Amaras Art Alliance and the ...