Written in 1886, the Carnival of the Animals is a humorous piece by french composer Camille Saint-saens. The piece is made up of 14 different movements which represent different animals including lions, chickens, donkeys, tortoises,...

An insight into the orchestration and harmonic language contained within Holst’s “Venus - the bringer of peace” from his Suite ‘The Planets’. Holst makes an original and colourful combination of a Horn solo with 4 Flutes and 3 Oboes,...

Written in 1886, the Carnival of the Animals is a humorous piece by french composer Camille Saint-saens. The piece is made up of 14 different movements which represent different animals, however this video focuses specifically on the...

The equations for the harmonic frequencies of open and closed pipe wind instruments are derived. An animation of a longitudinal standing wave pattern in a closed pipe is shown. Displacement and pressure nodes and antinodes are shown.

Woodwinds are instruments that use airflow to create different sounds and notes. They usually have a tube-shaped body with holes or buttons to adjust the flow of air. Learn which instruments are considered part of the woodwind family and...

Rachmaninoff's piano concerto No. 2 is one of his most well known pieces, but did you know that Rachmaninoff struggled with depression and writer's block before being able to write this lovely piece of music? We look at the history...