It’s not the kind instrument that lunges out and grabs you by the lapels, but the lute has been known to mesmerize even the most apathetic listener. “In the 16th century, some of the very finest ...

Continuum presents a program devoted to Renaissance music performed on two of the most popular musical instruments of that period, the viola da gamba and, the lute. Performers include Ron McFarlane, ...

Early Music is a stimulating and richly illustrated journal that is unrivalled in its field. Founded in 1973, it remains the journal for anyone interested in early music and how it is being ...

Tim Shephard receives funding from The Leverhulme Trust. 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 ...

Wait long enough and an old-style musical instrument, much like an out-of-date piece of clothing, might eventually come back in fashion. Or do what lutenist Ronn McFarlane is doing and take an ...

Down the halls of academia and behind a ridiculously heavy wooden door, nude humans cavort in a field of giant strawberries and biologically fantastic creatures, including winged fish walking on land.

Noell Dorsey and Joel Roston met when they were classical music students. Now they are the indie rock duo known as Beautiful Weekend, and their music incorporates influences from Renaissance lute ...

Last month, volatile little Composer Ernest Bloch gave Portland, Ore. music lovers his best advice on how to behave at a concert (TIME, March 7). “Don’t be inhibited,” he hollered happily from the ...