Pianists spend years learning how to conceal the fact that the piano is a percussion instrument. One skilled player seated at the piano can conjure visions of clouds floating by, a gondolier singing ...

Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová have been through a lot together. First, they were musical partners, releasing their first album as the duo The Swell Season in 2006.

Several rising British bands are using centuries-old ditties to discuss hot-button issues like prison abolition, trans rights and the gig economy.

Research shows that playing a musical instrument does amazing things to our brains — and especially in young children.