Misheard lyrics can be a golden moment of serendipity. Often, these mistaken lyrics, or mondegreens, are just words that slip past our attention. Despite their falsehood, these alternative listenings ...

Ann Packer: Songs without Words — Ann Packer's debut novel, "The Dive from Clausen's Pier" was a nationwide bestseller. We talk to the Bay Area-based writer about her new book, "Songs without Words." ...

Bassist Dan Dean's original plan for this project was the hiring of sixteen string players to join him in the studio to record a set for solo bass with string orchestra: Vivaldi's Concerto For Lute ...

Air on a G String Suite No. 3 in D Major; Flight of the Bumblebee; Concerto for Lute and Orchestra in D Major (Movement 1: Allegro; Movement 2: Largo; Movement 3: Allegro; Night on Bald Mountain; The ...

In NPR Music's advice column, thoughts on a debate that's raged in the music world for centuries. We get a lot of mail at NPR Music, and amid the hair oil we order online as a means of avoiding Whole ...

Music is a wide-reaching stimulus for humans, activating many regions of our brain. Even without lyrics, the melodies and rhythms of music have a big impact. When listening to classical music, we may ...

A new music series produced by Gunpowder & Sky and Audible, “Words + Music,” will premiere on MGM+ this fall, with episodes featuring Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, John Legend and Alanis Morissette.

Bob Dylan, one of the greatest American songwriters, built his career and public persona around mystery. Despite recording dozens of iconic songs, redefining rock music, and winning the Nobel Prize in ...