Alongside a late Romantic sound world, Steiner also incorporated folk and patriotic music into his score, including ‘Louisiana Belle’, ‘Dolly Day’, and ‘Ringo De Banjo’ by Stephen Foster. The end ...

Maurice Ravel is one of the greatest French composers who ever lived. Along with Claude Debussy, he single-handedly changed ...

In case appearing in the highest-grossing films of his time isn’t enough, turns out ‘Jurassic Park’ actor Jeff Goldblum is also a dab hand at the piano.

John Field is a relatively unknown name in today’s classical music world, but he was a hugely influential figure in his day and created the nocturne, a form later perfected by Frédéric Chopin. He was ...

The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of the United States. But where do the lyrics come from, and what’s the history of the anthem? ‘Oh, say can you see...’, goes ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ ...