“During the previous year of my studies in Utrecht I had added theory of music and composition to my curriculum. I knew I wanted to be...

Violinist Maria Puusaari writes to the FMQ readers about music that is significant for her, and about the role of music in her life during important...

What has music meant to you at times of crisis in your life? What piece of music gives you strength? What has it been like to...

Why does music prompt such a powerful emotional response? How does music reach our emotions and play on them? Music psychology researcher Suvi Saarikallio discusses the...

“A certain material, tone combination or chord is nothing on its own, but in the context of a work, it and its significance reaches beyond itself....

“Nature exposes the artifice of art, the craftedness of it, the smallness and egotism of it before the vastness of creation. To invoke nature is to...

Innumerable concerts, wonderful halls and talented musicians: the popular image of the status of Western art music in Japan has undergone a sea-change in the past...

​When we began to plan this Special Feature, our idea was to look at collective creativity, collaboration and communication in the field of music. None of...

Instruments and discussions about them always reflect their times and how things change, just like music, composing and the work of a performing musician. This Special...