The origins of song are often mysterious—wafting from many sources or threads. Could be a sound, an emotion, a memory or a line of poetry. Add to this mystery, there are infinite ways to weave and ...

A musical composition designed to take well over 600 years to play has gone through its first chord change in seven years. Entitled “As Slow as Possible” (ASLSP), the composition by the late American ...

Musical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.

Ambitious. Influential. Revolutionary. Musician and composer Omar Thomas is a man whose stylistic compositions illustrate the stories of humanity that demand to be heard. Born on Feb. 27, 1982 in ...

In music, a coda is a particular kind of finale that’s meant to sound at once familiar and innovative. Compositionally, the coda revisits passages from earlier in the score but expands and reworks ...

The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance (SMTD) will host a showcase to formally launch a new program that broadens the school's offerings: the Carole Caplan Lonner Musical Theatre ...

An introduction to the fundamental materials of a variety of music, including Western concert music, jazz, and popular music. Course activities center around interrelated theoretical, compositional, ...

Lakeridge High School senior Elaina Stuppler is no stranger to the spotlight. She performs in the Portland Youth Philharmonic, playing trombone — but she also plays tuba, piano and composes music as ...

A heartfelt musical composition will be played every hour among the cherry trees at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden to mark the fifth anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic. The piece — titled “loved.” — ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning drummer/composer Tyshawn Sorey may just be the busiest musician on planet Earth. Depending on the day, Sorey is on the road with his energetic trio, innovative larger ensembles, ...