A very long time ago, in 1971, a singer/songwriter named Joni Mitchell wrote a song. It was set during Christmas time. I’m told that it is fairly easy to learn ...
This is just one calendar year, which may be sufficient time in the pop music manufacturing industry to spot a trend, but is a far less meaningful span in music that wrestles with its own ...
Nora Holt was the first Black person in the United States to earn a master’s degree in music. A prolific composer and a club-hopping socialite, she once wrote a 42-page work for a 100-piece orchestra.