Michael Zwiebach

Paris has seen a lot of Aprils come and go: Here are songs that have accompanied some of those hopeful springs.

This month marks the 300th anniversary of a composer you’ll love, if you don’t already know his music.

Neoclassical heavy metal? Shredded Mendelssohn? We have all the great bombastic classics, and a few new suggestions as well.

Almost every piece Ravel wrote is commonly played, a tribute to the composer’s genius and the care he took with each score ... a composer who also gives hope to B-students everywhere.

A couple of days have passed since the actual Mardi Gras celebration, but that won’t stop us from putting out our Mardi Gras/ Carnival playlist.

Here’s a playlist of some famous “alla Turca” classics, alongside Turkish music — a mutual influence that continues to this day.

There are so many ways to celebrate opera composer Gioacchino Rossini, who was born in a leap year, had a famously snarky wit, and was also a foodie.

Although the Hollywood movie industry relies more than ever on huge budget action movies, the movies nominated for best score of 2013 have a much less adrenaline-pumping, ear-splitting character. Here are nominees.