A centuries-old puzzle about the music that Ancient Greeks listened to has finally been solved, thanks to a pioneering new study. Music was an integral part of Ancient Greek culture, with the work of ...

Have you ever wondered what music might have sounded like thousands of years ago, during the height of the Greek and Roman empires? Thanks to a groundbreaking new study by architecture professor Dan C ...

Bill Whitaker is an award-winning journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent who has covered major news stories, domestically and across the globe, for more than four decades with CBS News. For centuries ...

When you think of classical music, you might imagine a tune from Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata," or one of Mozart's piano concertos. These works are considered foundational to the European classical ...

"Specialists on ancient civilizations could each give you examples of music from their particular areas of expertise, but one could always go back further." Reading time 7 minutes People talk about ...

One of the many advantages of homeschooling is the opportunity to learn about things that are not normally taught in schools. For the subject of history, we mostly adhere to the Classical four year ...

Amid deep geopolitical uncertainty, the Beijing workshop of Majid and Massoud Shamaeezadah preserves and shares Persian culture During a recent concert in Beijing, as Persian melodies flowed from ...

Listening to the San Antonio Vocal Arts Ensemble is a learning experience. Literally. SAVAE doesn't simply play and sing music; members study the origins of the works they perform. Ethno-musicology is ...

At a church in the heart of London the soft tinkle of a guqin, or ancient zither, rings out. The audience at the London International Chinese Music festival (pictured) is told that the sound of this ...

Read Anthony Kuhn's essay about modern variations on China's traditional themes. For many years, music scholars in China and Japan tried unsuccessfully to decipher ancient musical notations that ...