When two notes are an octave apart, one has double the frequency of the other yet we perceive them as being the same note – a “C” for example. Why is this? Readers give their take This question has a ...

A melody is more than just a sequence of notes. Rhythm, variations in loudness and the length of musical phrases all enhance the sequence of notes to make a melody “original”. Each of these adds a ...

[Stanislaw Pusep] has gifted us with the Pianolizer project – an easy-to-use toolkit for music exploration and visualization, an audio spectrum analyzer helping you turn sounds into piano notes. You ...

The Musical Times is the oldest continuously-published music journal in the world, founded in 1844. For more information, including an extensive archive of obituaries of leading musicians from ...