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Earliest Form of Polyphonic Notation Discovered on Accident on the Bottom of a Religious Portrait in the U.K.

If musical practice etymology is your penchant then a new discovery has left some scholars floored. A few lines of music scribed on an old painting has revealed, possibly, the earliest example of polyphonic choral music, where voices sing different melodies combining to make a singular composition.

By Ian Holubiak

Yo-Yo Ma, James Franco, Bill Clinton and More Pay Tribute to Stephen Colbert in Final Episode of 'Report'

Stephen Colbert was surprisingly composed in the last episode of his beloved news satire The Colbert Report--which ended on Dec. 18 and featured guests such as James Franco, Katie Couric, Jon Stewart, Yo-Yo Ma and so many more.
By Ian Holubiak
Festival D'été de Québec, Canada's Largest Outdoor Music Festival, Will Be in July - Featuring Rock, Pop, French song, Hip Hop, Electro, Blues, Jazz and World Music

Canada’s largest outdoor music festival, Festival d’été de Québec, will take place this coming July. The festival will host more than 1,000 artist including musicians from rock, pop, French song, Hip Hop, Electro, Blues, Jazz and World Music.
By Jaime Prisco

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Earliest Form of Polyphonic Notation Discovered on Accident on the Bottom of a Religious Portrait in the U.K.

Yo-Yo Ma, James Franco, Bill Clinton and More Pay Tribute to Stephen Colbert in Final Episode of 'Report'

Festival D'été de Québec, Canada's Largest Outdoor Music Festival, Will Be in July - Featuring Rock, Pop, French song, Hip Hop, Electro, Blues, Jazz and World Music

What Does the Passing of the "Cromnibus" Bill Mean for the Arts?

Holographic Liberace to Perform on Las Vegas Stage, Courtesy of Tupac Shakur's Hologram USA and Liberace Foundation Partnership

Donna Lewis to Release New Album 'Brand New Day' Featuring David King, Reid Anderson and Ethan Iverson With Covers of David Bowie, Neil Young, Damien Rice and More

Chinese and American Music Exchange Helps Enhance Cultural Ties: NY Philharmonic, LA Philharmonic and San Fran Symphony to be Broadcast in China for the First Time

Moroccan Countertenor Emil Zrihan Performs for the World Music Institute's 'Around the World, Around the City' Series

Guitarist Jason Vieaux to Perform for Simone Dinnerstein's Neighborhood Classics Series in Brooklyn

New York Choral Society and Orchestra to Play Rarely Heard 'St. Paul' by Felix Mendelssohn at Carnegie Hall, David Haynes Music Director

Smithsonian Institution and Sheet Music Plus Collaborate to Sell Rare, Historic Music

Keith A. Wolfe of Fort Worth Opera Appointed New General Director of Opera Birmingham, Succeeding John D. Jones

Michael Bublé Finishes Tour with $106M in Tix Sales, Hosts NBC Holiday Special with Barbra Streisand, Ariana Grande, Miss Piggy; X-Mas Album Goes Diamond

Renée Fleming Hosts 'American Voices' for Thirteen's 'Great Performances' Series, Feat. Sara Bareilles, Josh Groban, Ben Folds, Alison Krauss, National Symphony Orchestra and More

EXCLUSIVE: Vijay Iyer Talks 'RADHE RADHE: Rites of Holi' at Brooklyn Academy of Music (Dec. 18-20) and Prashant Bhargava Silent Film

EXCLUSIVE: Watch The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School Cambridge Sing "O Come All Ye Faithful," from Decca Debut Album 'Christmas in Harvard Square' [VIDEO PREMIERE]

ICYMI: Al Green's Performance Blows Letterman Away, 'Grand Budapest Hotel' Recreated, Uzbek Museum Replaces Art with Copies, Most Expensive Women Artists, The Perfect Concert Hall

St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev Perform Two-Week Residency at Brooklyn Academy of Music: Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake & Prokofiev's Cinderella, Shchedrin's Wanderer & Chopin's Dances