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Early American composers could have shaken off their European sound and mined the rich trove of African American music. They didn't. And one historian believes we're worse off because of it.

When you hear the term 'film score,' perhaps the themes from your favorite movie come to mind -- the suspenseful bass melody from 'Jaws' or the magical 'Hedwig's Theme' from 'Harry Potter,' both by John Williams. But here are other film composers you might not know as well.

The concert band is an ensemble that goes by many names: wind ensemble, wind symphony, wind band, wind orchestra, symphonic band — or just plain "band." But what exactly is a concert band?

Members of the African diaspora have contributed to classical music since there was a "classical music." Here are nine notable performances of black pieces of music to explore.

Music therapy is a growing discipline that centers on the use of music, scientific research and clinical experience by a certified therapist to help achieve a nonmusical outcome. Twin Cities music therapists offer insights into the importance of music therapy as a way to treat people of all ages and conditions.

As 'Alien: Covenant' opens in movie theaters, Garrett Tiedemann looks back on four decades of scores for films in this terrifying science fiction franchise.

A real who’s-who classical musicians have been honored on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Even if some of them elicit a “Who?”

Sometimes referred to as the 'Mona Lisa' of stringed instruments, the Amati 'King' cello dates to the mid-1500s. It now lives at the National Music Museum in Vermillion S.D. Hear a clip of the instrument being played, and view the intricate paintings on the instrument itself.

We’ve all gotten the impression that music nerds and jocks don't have a lot in common. But music and fitness are actually not dissimilar pursuits. If you enjoy one but don't believe you could do well at the other, consider these things that working out and practicing an instrument have in common.

Even for classical music lovers, classical isn't often the go-to genre for exercise music.