Hannah Nepilova
Recent articles by Hannah Nepilova
Christmas poems: 12 of the best-loved festive verses
The best Christmas poems, plucked from four centuries of poetry
Medieval instruments: 11 atmospheric musical instruments from the Middle Ages
Our guide to some of the most important instruments of the medieval period
Best Christmas adverts: 11 unforgettable festive ads with the best music
Our guide to the best Christmas adverts from the last few decades
Online carol services 2024: ten livestreams to recreate that carol service magic in your living room
Create a Christmas carol concert in your living room. Our roundup of the best Christmas carol services
Polish Christmas carols: seven of the best-loved festive carols from Poland
Our guide to the most famous Polish Christmas carols
Best folk songs: 14 of the most famous roots music numbers from around the world
Our round up of some of the world's most beautiful, moving and lyrical folk songs
Children's Christmas songs: 11 classic festive singalongs for all ages
Are these the best Christmas songs for kids? Or did we miss your favourite?
Christmas ukulele songs: nine festive classics you can easily master on the uke
Our roundup of the easiest Christmas songs to play on the ukulele
Matteo Bocelli - meet the globe-conquering classical crossover star
The classical crossover star Matteo Bocelli has stepped out from behind the shadow of a very famous father
Thanksgiving songs: 11 famous and much-loved songs to get singing this Thanksgiving
Our guide to the most famous, most uplifting Thanksgiving songs - perfect for celebrating the holiday with
Fingers and nerves of steel: the 12 hardest pieces of music to play
Our guide to the 12 most difficult pieces of music to play ever - do you agree with our choices?
Best love songs: 11 enduringly popular odes to love and romance
Our round up of the most popular, most enduring and famous love songs ever...
Best poems of all time: 12 of the most evocative and entrancing poems ever written
From The Tyger to The Lady of Shallot, we pore over 12 of the best loved poems in all of literature
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 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