Emotional, sentimental and well-crafted, these are but some of the words used to describe Giacomo Puccini's music. He was an Italian composer of the Romantic period who comes from a ... Read More

Edvard Hagerup Grieg is considered one of the greatest and most prominent Norwegian composers and referred to as "The Chopin of the North". He influenced other composers such as Maurice ... Read More

I've never fully appreciated the meaning of Mother's Day until I became a mom myself. To make Mother's Day more heart-warming, here are a collection of songs all meant to ... Read More

Pauline Viardot started out as one of the most celebrated operatic singers in the late 1800's. Later on she focused her talents on composing and teaching. Viardot's daughter, Marianne, was ... Read More

Gabriel Faure was one of the leading French composers of the 19th century. He taught at the Paris Conservatory, having pupils like Maurice Ravel and Nadia Boulanger in his class.Music ... Read More

Edward Elgar was an English, Romantic composer, who, according to Richard Strauss, was the "first English progressive musician". Although Elgar was mostly self-taught, his innate gift for music enabled him ... Read More

Domenico Scarlatti was an Italian composer of the Baroque period. He was a harpsichord virtuoso who wrote over 500 sonatas. His influence reverberates in the works of other composers such ... Read More

Jean-Philippe Rameau was a French music theorist and composer of the Baroque period. He is also known as one of the notable composers of French opera before the revolution.Music Education ... Read More

It is quite difficult to find information about composers who lived during the Medieval Period, but one name stands out when we think of composers during this period. Learn a ... Read More

Typically a chamber orchestra is composed of 40 or fewer musicians. Because of the limited number of instruments, each instrument plays an equally important role. Chamber music evolved from the ... Read More

The orchestra is generally defined as an ensemble mainly composing of bowed stringed instruments, percussion, wind and brass instruments. An example of early music pieces for modern day symphony orchestras ... Read More

An ensemble is defined as a group of people performing a musical number together and/or a group of musicians playing musical instruments together. There are various kinds of ensembles that ... Read More

Songs with themes about families is something we all can relate to. For what is life without these important people around us? People to whom we can show our genuine ... Read More

For some reason my high school graduation is more memorable to me than the day I graduated from college. Perhaps it's because during my high school graduation we sang several ... Read More

Please take a moment to cast your vote on our polls. There are currently 6 ongoing polls on About.Com's Music Education website. Questions range from what age you started learning ... Read More

This is a shorter and non-image version of the music symbols quiz. This time you need to fill in the blanks by choosing the correct definition of a particular music ... Read More

On April 22, 1970 the first Earth Day was celebrated and since then it has spread all over the world. Here are several links to songs which you can use ... Read More

This fill in the blank quiz will test your knowledge on basic music theory. For each question you will be shown a symbol and you must pick the correct answer ... Read More

Can you match the composition to the composer? This quiz will test your knowledge on the known works of famous composers. Each question will feature a title of a composition, ... Read More

Here is a quiz which will test how well you know a particular composer. Each question will feature a photo or portrait of a well-known composer. These photos or portraits ... Read More

This is a longer version of the TV Theme Songs Quiz. It contains 20 items and each question features the first lines of a particular tv shows theme song. Take ... Read More

There are many TV shows/series I've watched through the years - Punky Brewster when I was young, Beverly Hills 90210 when I was a teen and Friends in my 20's. ... Read More

When I was in high school I kept a notebook of songs where I categorized them according to theme. Yes, I loved making lists and I still do. Countless friendship ... Read More

Invented by Maurice Martenot and introduced in 1928, the ondes-martenot, also known as ondes musicales, was the first successful type of electronic instrument created. Composers such as Samuel Barber wrote ... Read More

Invented by Leon Theremin in 1920, it is also called thereminvox and composers such as Henry Cowell composed music specifically for this instrument. Learn more about the theremin.Music Education in ... Read More

Although electronic music is loosely applied to a piece of traditional music adapted to an electronic medium such as Pachelbel's Canon in D played on an electric guitar, electronic music ... Read More

Aaron Copland was not only a composer, he was also a music teacher, conductor and writer. Richard Rodgers was an American composer especially noted for his musical comedies. Olivier Messiaen ... Read More

Let's continue getting to know some of the greatest 20th century composers in history. Igor Stravinsky was a Russian composer credited as the one who introduced the concept of "modernism" ... Read More

The 20th century signifies the advent of sound recording and as such many composers made use of this technology. George Gershwin is known for his Broadway musicals and the way ... Read More