Notes from the Canon is a small site about Western classical music, written for curious listeners rather than specialists. It grew out of a habit of jotting down impressions after concerts and recordings, and a sense that the standard repertoire deserves writing that is plain-spoken without being thin.
The scope runs from medieval chant to contemporary composition, with particular attention to the long arc connecting Bach, the Viennese classics, the Romantic symphonists, and the modernists who broke and remade the tradition. Pieces here lean toward listening guides, short composer profiles, and reflections on performance and recording history.
There is no editorial calendar and no comments section — just an attempt to write carefully about music worth hearing.