20 Best String Quartets of All Time

20 Best String Quartets of All Time

20 Best String Quartets of All Time Discover the Pinnacles of Classical Music String quartets have long been revered as a pinnacle of chamber music, offering composers a versatile medium to explore a wide range of emotions and ideas.  “There are four intelligent...
A Beginner’s Guide to String Quartets

A Beginner’s Guide to String Quartets

A Beginner’s Guide to String Quartets The instruments, history and iconic works explained to classical music newbies “The string quartet is the essence of music, with its perfect balance and intimate conversation among the instruments.” –...
10 Types of Baroque Dances in Violin Music with Examples

10 Types of Baroque Dances in Violin Music with Examples

10 Types of Baroque Dances in Violin Music with Examples Discover how the allemande, minuet, gavotte and sarabande that you play in baroque partitas and suites were danced and how they differ: In the Baroque era, music was inseparably linked to dance. Many musical...
How to play musical ornaments on the violin

How to play musical ornaments on the violin

How to play musical ornaments on the violin Sheet music symbols and how to play the most common musical ornaments, trills and mordents on the violin You’ve probably seen a tr sign or other weird little twirls above or below the notes. What should you do? Most of...