Heinrich Schutz is the most important composer in the early Baroque period and the most important German composer up until the time of J.S. Bach. He is the first to command the respect of other composers on an international level and to achieve international acclaim. Through the example of his wor...

Traditionally women who practice a certain art have struggled in their lives and experienced conflict between their hopes to become professional and between the traditional roles that would often hold them back. In literature some of these women's stories are like fairy tales, myths, or fantasi...