Lullabies soothe children to sleep in many cultures, but not all of them are child-friendly. The lyrics can address such topics as dead children and unfaithfulness
Finnish prehistoric rock paintings (5000–1500 BCE) on the cliffs rising directly from the lakes are acoustically special environments
The skull-shaped body of the Aztec death whistle may represent Mictlantecuhtli, and might have been used in sacrifice rituals
Extensive social and cultural networks between different hunter-gatherers in the Congo Basin (Central Africa) existed long before agriculture arrived in the region
The University of Zurich acquires an important Richard Wagner manuscript, Eine Mitteilung an meine Freunde
An Interview with Amelia Milo, the young soprano who portrayed Christine, the female lead in the Phantom of the Opera musical
The first prehistoric wind instruments (known as flutes) in the Levant have been found at the site of Eynan-Mallaha in northern Israel
Medieval music wasn’t necessarily supposed to be something beautiful and complex, it had other practical purposes,” says Manon Louviot, a musicologist
Ludwig van Beethoven’s genome sheds light on chronic health problems and cause of death; the study has been published in Current Biology
This spring, The Royal Ballet celebrates the 75th anniversary of Frederick Ashton’s Cinderella with a brand-new production of the much-loved ballet
