"Music creation is all about exploring the creative possibilities of a given set of qualities, for example, finding out what kinds of melodies can you play on a flute, or what kinds of sounds can you ...

The ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras proposed a mathematical argument for what music sounds best to the ear: According to legend, he said listeners preferred music with chords adhering to perfect ...

You might think that, with the triumph of digital technology, the era of the lone instrument inventor would be well and truly over. Not so. Tucked away in workshops and studios round the world there's ...

From pre-historic times to the present day, music has been constantly developing. From Pythagoras’ scale to the invention of the Walkman, BBC Culture chooses eight moments that changed the course of ...