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Sometimes harmonious, sometimes melodic, but always an intriguing illustration of how music and math are much the same.

Readers respond to Jon Lee Anderson's article about Javier Milei, Jia Tolentino's essay about the assassination of Brian Thompson, and Alex Ross's piece about Kali Malone.

It's not a huge update, but it's something.

Songs and speech across cultures suggest music developed similar features around the world

I heard there was a scary chord...

Look up that catchy song you can't get out of your head

No matter how old you are, it's never too late to learn an instrument. As a beginner musician, consider something like the ukulele or harmonica.

All about the leaked Shazam-esque feature.

Researchers find melody complexity has dropped big time, with simpler rhythms and pitch

At this year's Ojai Festival, with pianist Michiko Uchida as music director, Mozart meets the modernism of legendary L.A. modernism of Schoenberg and Cage.

Glenn Gould was the most famous concert pianist of his time. When he gave up public performing, everything about recording changed

Melon Sprout makes ceramic instruments that can act as extensions of the body, producing tones when struck or via feedback and airflow.

Machine-learning algorithms allow composers to create all-new instruments.

This commentary will examine why there is a stigma against musicals when in reality they are beloved.

Staccato for Bass… Hello bass players and bass fans! In this issue, we are going to study the technique known as staccato. When we talk about the staccato technique, we are referring to a form of musical articulation. In modern notation, it signifies a note of shortened duration, separated from the note that may follow […]

The Polyend Play+ combines generative sequencing, eight sample tracks, eight MIDI tracks and four new synth engines in what might be the ultimate groovebox.

Luray Caverns in Northern Virginia is celebrating 50 years of being a National Natural Landmark. It's also the place that holds the largest musical instrument in the world.

Instead of manually alphabetizing your apps, here's an easier way to organize apps on the iPhone. Go ahead and spruce things up.

The country singer appeared on the "Today" show and opened up about her mom's death.

The music of these painterly modern composers is as distinct as Schubert's or Debussy's, Alex Ross writes.