Diminuito, the title of a new CD from Rolf Lislevand, refers to a Renaissance practice of embellishing a melody through improvisation. Much as a jazz group might do today, Renaissance musicians ...

And right in the middle of it all, Harlem Renaissance music was changing the way the world listened. But most people only ...

It’s the first of April and we are welcoming a special guest (believe us: you will know him when you hear him). He introduces us to a fascinating mix of early music and Renaissance era instruments and ...

Did you once put a poster of your favourite music artist on your bedroom wall? Are there a few faded gig T-shirts in your bottom drawer? Have you ever bought an LP or CD because of the cover art? Many ...

In Caravaggio's picture The Lute Player, which the fiery Lombard artist painted in Rome in the mid-1590s, a beautiful man plays a round bodied instrument that was the electric guitar of the ...

With her new album Renaissance, Beyoncé flung open the doors to a nightclub of her own making, a place where anyone can be the hottest person in the galaxy. Released last Friday, the album traverses ...

The pop star’s seventh solo album is “Act I” of work born during the pandemic, a time she “found to be the most creative,” she said in a statement. By Ben Sisario and Joe Coscarelli The new Beyoncé ...