In Beethoven’s relatively short life he devoted significant time to composing for the instrument that he made his own: the piano. Even though Beethoven composed nine astonishing Symphonies, sonatas, ...

The tragically short life of Franz Schubert gave rise to some of the most celebrated and performed music written during that period of history. Schubert, born in Austria, lived from 1789 to 1828. In ...

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“Piano Stairs” is an interactive playful musical stairway installation created into the Odenplan underground station of Stockholm to make people use stairs more often than the elevator. The project ...

Justin Wildridge is a media composer and multi-instrumentalist based in South-West of England where he works from his own studio. He holds a Doctorate in musical composition from the University of ...

Jordan Smith has been a contributor to CMUSE since February 2015. He served as editor from July 2016 until February 2017.

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In 1897, a few months from death, Johannes Brahms could be found in front of his stove surrounded by pages of personal correspondence and sheet music. With no wife or children to protect his legacy, ...

The music of Olivier Messiaen is like no other I have heard. His highly individual methods of composition coupled with his use of bird-song and his devotion to the Catholic Church, making his the most ...