Fred Frith

  If you think about the breeding grounds for new music in this country, the places influencing what composers are writing today, you might come up with Juliard in New York or the Berkelee School of Music in Boston – but not many people know that one of the most important centers of musical...
The metronome is a humble device. Musicians have been using them since Galileo introduced the concept in 17th century England. Beethoven was the first composer to write the precise number of beats per minute for his music into the score, only possible thanks to the handy musician's tool. But...
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