In the "Movie Corner" I opened a poll about the film scores which got the nomination "Best original score" in the Academy Awards (Oscars) of 1990: Talkclassical best film score award - 1990 This is for the first part of the competition Talkclassical best film score award. Now, the score of...

"Mad scenes" are typically considered a soprano phenomenon, but it's not too difficult to find mezzo and contralto roles which have their own mad scenes. Some examples include 1) Condotta ell'era in Ceppi: Azucena's aria from Trovatore 2) "Where Shall I Fly?" from Handel's Hercules 3)...

Back in 2016, we had a wonderful exchange of views on the nature of profundity in the arts. The whole objectivist/subjectivist thang was aired as part of the discussion, as was the linked Understanding versus Appreciating a work. These topics have a life of their own, but I enjoyed this thread...

Welcome to Round Four of A Game of Four Categories. After collecting 300 entries, I have broken the total down into 15 qualifying rounds, each having 20 works. For each round, the 4 works having the highest scores will advance to the Semi-Finals. Rules of the Road: 1. You may vote once daily...

Edition Latin America is the third entry in this series. First, we will select and vote on composers. Second, we will select and vote on compositions. For each of the two categories, the top ten will then be available for additional national/regional games. Composer Selection Rules: 1. You may...