Hannah Nepilova
Recent articles by Hannah Nepilova
Best poems of all time: 12 of the most evocative and entrancing poems ever written
Our round-up of the 11 most famous poems of all time
Songs about America: 12 of the best musical evocations of the American soul and landscape
From Bernstein's classic to the National Anthem, here's our round-up of the best songs about America
Best classical music for kids: 14 wonderful works to start your little ones on an incredible journey into music
From Prokofiev to Britten, there are plenty of composers who wrote music specifically for children. But where best to start? Here is our pick of the ten best classical music for children
The marimba: all you need to know about the 'flutey' sounding percussion instrument
Our guide to the marimba, the atmospheric percussion instrument that has been gaining a foothold in the repertoire over the last 50 years
Best wedding songs: ten of the best melodies to soundtrack your dream day
Our roundup of the 10 best wedding songs
Darkest nursery rhymes: the eerie, unsettling messages hiding behind our best-loved children's songs
From Jack and Jill to Three Blind Mice, many of our best-loved nursery rhymes have some sinister meanings behind their cheerful lyrics. Read on for our guide to the darkest nursery rhymes of all time
Haunting Halloween music: ten terrifying tunes from classical, jazz, folk and more
Our round-up of the best songs about Halloween that you might want to add to your festive playlists in the approach to 31 October...
Scariest songs: 11 terrifying tunes to enjoy this Halloween
From Janáček to Maxwell Davies, here is our roundup of ten of the most spine-chilling songs from the worlds of opera and folk song
Witches, ghosts and pumpkins: the best Halloween songs for children
Our round up of best Halloween songs for young children
What makes a violin sound like that? Introducing timbre, one of music's fundamental building blocks
Our guide to timbre: a crucial source of colour and variety in music
These are the seven greatest American violin pieces
Violinist Augustin Hadelich selects his favourite violin works by American composers
Famous opera songs: 15 of the best known and best loved arias from four centuries of opera
From Mozart to Gershwin via Puccini and Delibes, we run through 15 of the best loved arias from 400 years of opera
Bossa nova: the irresistible lovechild of samba and jazz
Our guide to the Brazilian musical genre that emerged in 1950s Rio de Janeiro
Judith Bingham: British composer and mezzo-soprano whose music explores spiritual, historical, and environmental themes
Meet the composer 'always chasing the chimaera of the perfect piece and never capturing it'
Songs about London: 14 memorable and much-loved songs about life in the British capital
From Orlando Gibbons to Ray Davies via Lord Kitchener, here are 14 brilliant songs that evoke some of the energy and flavours of London
Songs about flowers: 14 of the greatest, from Benjamin Britten to Nina Simone
Flowers crop up in all corners of the musical repertoire. What's more surprising is the range of moods and meanings that they have come to signify
These are the 15 best folk singers of all time - and a standout track from each you need to hear
Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Judy Collins, Lead Belly: we explore the world's best folk singers and their key recordings
'Somewhere between mesmerising and terrifying': ten of the weirdest musical instruments out there
From the hydraulophone to the Wintergatan Marble Machine, we introduce ten of the most delightfully weird instruments out there
The 7 greatest musical variations ever written
Cellist Johannes Moser picks his 7 favourite variations on a theme
Most expensive instruments of all time: 11 musical treasures that fetched eye-watering sums
How much? From a lavish pipe organ to Charlie Parker's saxophone, these are the most expensive musical instruments of all time.
These are the 11 most devilishly difficult instruments (and 11 gorgeous reasons to learn them)
Hannah Nepilova dodges practice time to come up with the 11 most challenging instruments to master
The $14 million violin hiding under a cloak of shoe polish... and 13 more infamous stolen instruments
Million-dollar violins stolen from cafes - and more: our guide to some of the most famous stolen musical instruments in history
The best American folk songs: 14 songs guaranteed to stir the hearts of all Americans
From 'The Wayfaring Stranger' to 'Man of Constant Sorrow', we run through some of the best-loved US folk tunes
The saxophone: the essential jazz instrument that has sprinkled its soulful magic across classical music
Our guide to the saxophone: What it is, who invented it and the best works for it