ASK ALICE: Weekly, from 2003 until 2016/17, Alice McVeigh took on the role of classical music's agony aunt to answer questions on a surprising variety of subjects.
DISCUSSION: John Dante Prevedini leads a discussion about Improvisation in the classical world and beyond, including contributions from David Arditti, James Lewitzke, James Ross and Steve Vasta.
One of the greatest academics of his age, the musicologist Curt Sachs was born in Berlin on 29 June 1881 and died in New York on 5 February 1959. His legacy is penetrating studies of rhythm and dance.