Something unusual had to develop. Here was a teenager who belonged to his hometown’s community orchestra, but who also played the saxophone in dance bands. Who wrote and performed plays with his ...

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I may write a column about Peter Schickele some day soon, so don't be surprised. The words "classical" and "funny" don't often go together well, but Schickele -- and his alter ego, P.D.Q. Bach -- ...

Aleksey Igudesman and Hyung-ki Joo are a pair of superbly trained classical musicians who have made names for themselves making fun of (or, as they insist, "having fun with") the oh-so-serious nature ...

Do you find Classical music boring and hard to understand? The unconventional string trio Pluck will attempt to change this long-standing stereotyped idea on the music genre with its performance ``The ...

Yes, even within the hallowed halls of classical music, one can find all manner of hoodwinking, horseplay and even a raunchy song or two. Hear... Classical Cutups For April Fools' Day Classical Cutups ...

It's that time of year again, when practical jokers have a field day. Good-humored horseplay seems prevalent in cultures everywhere, even — according to Morning Edition commentator Miles Hoffman — ...

Classical art memes are the perfect blend of highbrow history and modern life, proving that humanity’s struggles haven’t changed—just the outfits. Whether it’s a 1587 version of ghosting via ...

Whether you’re a professional musician or you only sing show tunes in the shower, these funny music jokes will hit just the right note Who doesn’t love music? Who doesn’t love jokes? OK, so apparently ...

There’s something weirdly comforting about seeing 17th-century oil paintings capture the same relationship drama we go through now. Like, sure, they were wearing powdered wigs and dying of the plague, ...