This is probably the most obvious example of The Beatles being inspired by classical music on this list. This 1966 song from Revolver has a very classical feel, and it was directly inspired by Antonio ...

Country music as we know it today goes back almost 100 years. While the history of the genre goes back much further, the commercialization of country music began with the Bristol Sessions—a set of ...

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But, counterintuitive though it might seem, I don’t think sound is always a helpful way to understand genre. I’m a composer and conductor in the field that’s broadly known as Western classical music, ...