American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow famously asserted in 1835 that "music is the universal language of mankind." But experts long dismissed the idea that music itself has any universal features. ...

In what seems like something out of a sci-fi movie, scientists have plucked the famous Pink Floyd song “Another Brick in the Wall” from individuals’ brains. The new study, published August 15 in PLOS ...

Music composition and improvisation represent two intertwined yet distinct expressions of creative musical practice. Whereas composition often involves the deliberate crafting of musical structures ...

Jazz & Improvisation have been important to the musical landscape of University of Delaware for decades. Consisting of big bands, combos, academic classes, and private lessons, the Jazz program has ...

According to Billboard, Avicii has passed away at the age of 28, but the DJ's effect on the world of music will be felt for years to come. For example, the one Avicii song that fans should listen to ...

Whether it’s a love song, dance song or lullaby, music shares similar underlying structural elements, according to a ground-breaking study. In fact, we even use the same simple building blocks to make ...

Late in March, Billboard decided to remove a song called "Old Town Road" from its Top Country 100 list. The publication claimed it had removed the song, sung by Lil Nas X, because it lacked "elements ...