Monday, May 20, 2024
This month, I was able to interview Whitney Peck, born and raised in Kansas, along with her three older siblings. Now she hails from Tirana, the capital of Albania, where she serves the Lord through teaching music and leading worship. Hey Whitney! It’s a pleasure to be able to […]
The genre of music most people would label as “classical” comes from the Common Practice Era, c. 1600-1910. However, that time is generally divided into three style periods: Baroque (c. 1600-1750), Classical (c. 1730-1820), and Romantic (c. 1815-1910). The Baroque period of music occurred simultaneously with the Baroque period of […]
How better to inaugurate the start of a new year than with music? Below is a small sample of classical pieces with this in common: a great beginning. String Quartet in C Major, Op. 74, No. 1 – Franz Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn is well-known for his musical humor—is […]
The author highly encourages readers to listen to the two referenced songs prior to reading the rest of the article. “O Come, All Ye Faithful” is a classic Christmas hymn which was penned in 1743 by John Francis Wade, a Catholic who fled England due to persecution. Though originally written […]
Music possesses the power to play with one’s emotions. It relaxes, excites, grieves, delights, and even angers, but it can also benefit a person beyond facilitating changes in mood. In 1993, the scientific journal Nature published a study titled “Music and spatial task performance,” sparking a wave of enthusiasm directed […]