Nicholas Lloyd Webber — a Grammy-nominated composer and record producer and the eldest son of famed composer Andrew Lloyd Webber — has died. He was 43. “I am shattered to have to announce that my beloved elder son Nick died a few hours ago in Basingstoke Hospital,” Andrew, 75, said in a statement Saturday to … Read more
It’s an ode to DNA. A new study sheds light on how Ludwig van Beethoven died almost 200 years ago — a puzzle that many have been interested in solving. Using five strands of the German composer’s hair for a DNA analysis, scientists were able to determine his likely demise was liver failure caused by … Read more
Mother knows best. A Pennsylvania fifth grader composed a score, and thanks to her supportive mom, it’s now being played by musicians all over the world. Olive Wallace penned the tune at home, but when the 10-year-old violin and clarinet player performed it, she thought it sounded terrible, so she abandoned her sheet music on … Read more
Gerald Fried, Emmy-winning composer of the “Roots” miniseries and scores of other TV projects, died Friday in Connecticut of pneumonia, according to media reports. He was 95. Born in the Bronx on Feb. 13, 1928, Fried attended New York’s High School of Music and the Juilliard School of Music. He was first oboist with the … Read more