Two Curtis Institute student percussionists clap out an African-style bell pattern Normally at a concert, the clapping you hear is done by the audience. But in this case, the performers do the ...

I’ve often dreamed of being a drummer. Not that I’ve actually worked to make it happen — come on, that would take years of sustained effort. But I’ve led countless family rhythm get-downs while ...

Last Friday, a fellow music-nut friend of mine sent me a link to an iPhone app based on composer Steve Reich's "Clapping Music." I've become totally obsessed with beating it. Anybody who's played ...

Scientists have developed an app to understand why some rhythms are more difficult to perform than others. Scientists at Queen Mary University of London have developed an app to understand why some ...

Idle hands may be the devil’s workshop, but busy hands can be hell too. “It’s insane,” says Atom Egoyan, on the phone talking about the balls he currently has in the air. “It’s been a crazy, intense ...

Fifty years ago the American composer perfected minimalism for the mainstream. By Phil Hebblethwaite In 1972, after a concert in Brussels, the American composer Steve Reich and his ensemble heard a ...