The term is applied to radically different compositions across more than 1,000 years of history. We need a better definition.

The movies that have stood the test of time do so with complex storylines, masterful characterisations, and top-notch acting.

In the musical scores of the time the composer created his own very characteristic language and individual form of musical beauty as a result of which he was called a 'contemporary classic' even ...

With so many terms, styles, composers and performers, it can be tough to understand it all. This guide introduces you to the basics of classical music. Whether you're new to the music or need a ...

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) was a German-British baroque composer, famous for his operas ... Serse (Xerxes), and other works often based on classical stories. In the 1730s and 1740s Handel ...

Instead, he turned toward American composers, most of whom were ... beats of Middle Eastern music. These would all combine with the classical music of his past to form the music of his future ...