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Jan Swafford

Jan Swafford is a composer and writer. His books include Johannes Brahms: A Biography and Charles Ives: A Life With Music.

Articles By Jan Swafford

Bold Prediction

Why e-books will never replace real books.

Jan Swafford | CULTUREBOX | Tuesday, June 29, 2010, at 10:12 AM

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The Wolf at Our Heels

The centuries-old struggle to play in tune.

Jan Swafford | MUSIC BOX | Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at 10:08 AM

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In Search of Lost Sounds

Why you've never really heard the "Moonlight" Sonata.

Jan Swafford | MUSIC BOX | Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at 7:06 AM

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Nature's Rejects

The music of the castrati.

Jan Swafford | MUSIC BOX | Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, at 1:28 PM

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Silence Is Golden

How a pause can be the most devastating effect in music.

Jan Swafford | MUSIC BOX | Monday, Aug. 31, 2009, at 4:22 PM

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This American Composer

Why you should listen to Charles Ives.

Jan Swafford | MUSIC BOX | Monday, June 1, 2009, at 12:27 PM

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Great Composers, Lousy Reviews

When music critics attack.

Jan Swafford | MUSIC BOX | Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009, at 10:04 AM

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Beethoven and the Illuminati

How the secret order influenced the great composer.

Jan Swafford | MUSIC BOX | Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, at 6:35 AM

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The Big Rewind

How The Rest Is Noise changes our understanding of 20th-century music.

Jan Swafford | MUSIC BOX | Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008, at 1:55 PM

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Ligeti: A Sound Odyssey

Remembering the genius whom Stanley Kubrick stole music from.

Jan Swafford | MUSIC BOX | Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at 7:22 AM

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Jan Swafford

Why e-books will never replace real books.

The centuries-old struggle to play in tune.

Why you've never really heard the "Moonlight" Sonata.

The music of the castrati.

How a pause can be the most devastating effect in music.

Why you should listen to Charles Ives.

When music critics attack.

How the secret order influenced the great composer.

How The Rest Is Noise changes our understanding of 20th-century music.

Remembering the genius whom Stanley Kubrick stole music from.