The legacy of this composer and conductor may not be in his rarely performed works, but in how we think about music itself.

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) is one of the most important composers of the 20th century. Drawing on the influences of English folk song and Tudor polyphony, Ralph succeeded at reviving British ...

The piece was composed for a full orchestra and consists of piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, snare drum, bass ...

Dubbed the ‘King of Ragtime’, Scott Joplin (c.1867-1917) was one of the most important and influential composers at the turn of the 20th century. The champion of ragtime was born in Texas in 1867, or ...

Each episode focuses on the life and work of a key composer from the 20th century, who challenged the norms of the time and pushed various creative and musical boundaries to their limits.