The valveless, natural horn is an even more terrifying prospect for modern performers.

Among the most frequently misunderstood by modern performers are doucement and légèrement.

"From Mae to Madonna" is a basic introduction to modern female performers.

Some modern performers use natural trumpets, unchanged in design since the baroque era.

But he is not so much of a fool as to think that every fact he turns up should invariably be used by modern performers.

Most modern performers are specialists in either lyric or dramatic style.

In most music, a modern performer tries to project every musical event to the peanut gallery.

Should a modern performer actually play those repeats?

Cooke was also among the first modern black performers and composers to attend to the business side of his musical career.

As the conductor remarked, this was new territory for modern performers and listeners alike.