In ancient Greece, music education was as important as philosophy in cultivating young people's souls, perceiving both ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Libyans are actually Israelis. But Yaniv Raba and Yankale Segal have carved a singular pop niche by reimagining ancient Libyan-Jewish sacred hymns, or piyutim, as worldbeat anthems. With their ...

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 ...

The Egyptian-born composer explains the process behind his Emmy-nominated score for the Marvel/Disney+ limited series. By Tyler Coates Awards Editor The call from Marvel Studios came out of the blue, ...