Amazon.com Widgets In appreciating opera, you have to forget the prejudices against the genre, borne by spoofs and ridicule by popular culture. When you have gone past this, you will discove... Read more

Jazz is music characterized by propulsive syncopated rhythms (accents in unexpected places), and forward momentum called “swing”.  Improvisation is a very important part – soloists make up t... Read more

Classical music is music that has withstood the test of time, and has delivered the same kind of pleasure it did when they were performed in the concert halls and royal chamber rooms in the... Read more

Hip Hop is not only music. It is a whole youth culture coming from the black inner New York city ghetto and characterized by its rebelliousness – a spirit of a people being expressed musical... Read more

In the 1990’s, the most dominant genres are R&B and rap, with artists like Notorious B.I.G., Dr. Dre, Coolio, and Mase making top hits, as well as Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.  Pop,... Read more

The top hits oldies music of the 70s is characterized by a number of musical styles. On one end, the heavy metal genre came of age with artists like Alice Cooper, Deep Purple, Aerosmith, and... Read more

When you scan the top hits of the 80s oldies music, you will see that rock music (Queen, Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Bon Jovi, Quiet Riot, Europe, Ratt, Twisted Sister, Poison, Whitesnake, and... Read more

Looking for timeless songs to dedicate to your sweetheart?  Here are songs that express pure feelings of romantic love.  The songs selected below are lyrical and passionate, and the melodies... Read more

I like showtunes, in fact it’s pretty much the only kind of music I listen to. This has created a problem in my young life. All too often when meeting a peer and we engage in the traditional... Read more