For a long stretch last year, part of my work was cataloging sheet music from the early 20th century. On many pieces from that time period, ...

The singing villain We all know that in musicals, villains can sing a song. Just look at this Buzzfeed listicle of the 12 Greatest Disne...

Maybe Andy had it right. From Flikr , via the MOMA . Hear it again I have written about repetition of lyrics in music , but what a...

The "poor man's copyright"? From Flikr. Copyright law is somewhat murky, and some of you may have wondered: if I write (o...

Last year before April Fool's, I wrote about Rickrolling, or infusing an otherwise innocuous piece of music  with new, comical meaning. ...