classical music

Hannibal Lecter
Madness Served on a Melody: Hannibal Lecter and Classical Music

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Hannibal Lecter

Hannibal Lecter is a character created by Thomas Harris, first firmly etched into popular memory through the film The Silence of the Lambs. The character was later reinterpreted in the film Hannibal and the television series Hannibal, moving across different media while retaining a striking consistency. What gives these works their lasting impact is not … Read more

transposing instrument clarinet
Why is the Clarinet a Transposing Instrument? Its Evolution and Modern Standards

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transposing instrument clarinet

A transposing instrument is a key concept that defines the unique character of the clarinet. When you first encounter a clarinet in an orchestra, you might notice something peculiar. Even though a clarinetist is reading a ‘C’ on their sheet music, the sound coming out is actually a ‘Bb’ or an ‘A’. This phenomenon often … Read more

Catalogue Numbers
Why Are Catalogue Numbers in Classical Music So Diverse?

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Catalogue Numbers

When encountering classical music for the first time, one of the first things that often stands out—sometimes even before the title itself—is the catalogue number. Labels such as Op.23, K.550, or BWV 1043 quickly become familiar, yet the moment we ask why these numbers exist, the subject becomes surprisingly difficult to explain. These combinations of … Read more

Symphony and Orchestra
Symphony and Orchestra | Why These 2 Terms Mean Completely Different Things

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Symphony and Orchestra

Image source: State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation, photograph by DistinctArt, June 15, 2020. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.       1. Why Do These Two Words Sound Interchangeable in English? In English, symphony and orchestra are often used in ways that seem very similar. … Read more

Sorinamu illustration of a tree with musical notes hanging like fruit
Why I Started a Classical Music Blog Called Sorinamu

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Sorinamu illustration of a tree with musical notes hanging like fruit

Sorinamu began from a very small moment in my childhood—a moment when music first felt like a world opening. The Moment I First Connected With Classical Music The first classical piece that left a deep impression on me was Chopin’s Fantaisie-Impromptu, which I happened to hear at a friend’s house when I was young. Until … Read more

Classical Music String Quartet
Western Music History ⑤ Classical Music (1750–1820) | Balance, Clarity, and the Logic of Form

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Classical Music String Quartet

From the mid-18th to the early 19th century, the Classical period emerged as the era in which the aesthetics of balance, clarity and structural proportion became most fully realized in Western classical music. With the spread of Enlightenment thought and the rise of the bourgeois class, music expanded beyond courts and churches into public concert … Read more

Symphony orchestra performing on stage, symbol of symphony listening. History of the Orchestra
Symphony Listening in the 19th Century | How People Enjoyed Music before Recordings

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Symphony orchestra performing on stage, symbol of symphony listening. History of the Orchestra

Today, symphony listening in the 19th century was not as easy as it is now. With just a smartphone, we can hear Brahms’ symphonies or Beethoven’s complete works anytime. However, long before recording technology, how did people actually enjoy symphonies? At that time, music was a special art accessible only in the concert hall, or … Read more

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