Despite the familiarity of the guitar today, it is in fact one of the earliest known instruments for the performance of both classical and popular folk music, and guitar-like instruments have been in existence in numerous cultures throughout the world for more than five thousand years. It is portable, and capable of producing harmony as well as single-line melody…
See the Travel Details above for recommendations highlighted in bold, excerpted from Rick s guidebooks. Hi, I m Rick Steves, back with more of the best of Europe. This time we re in a city that for centuries has been a magnet for world travelers. We re in eternally entertaining Rome. There s history everywhere here in the city of the Caesars. The Colosseum reminds…
If you’re a lover of Handel, you will probably want to check out the three big festivals in Germany focused on his music: Göttingen, Halle and Karlsruhe. The Göttingen International Handel Festival takes place in May and usually chooses one of his operas as a headline: this year’s is Lotario. Soon after is the Handel Festival Halle, at the composer’s birthplace, featuring…
Sarah Connolly as Phaedra in Glyndebourne s new Hippolyte et Aricie (photo: Bill Cooper) Italian and English Baroque operas have gained popularity in the UK in recent decades – helped along by some inspired productions by Glyndebourne and English National Opera. Now, following fascinating productions this summer of both Charpentier’s Medea (ENO) and Rameau’s Hippolyte…
Music is so naturally united with us that we cannot be free from it even if we so desired (Boethius cited by Storr). usic s interconnection with society can be seen throughout history. Every known culture on the earth has music. Music seems to be one of the basic actions of humans. However, early music was not handed down from generation to generation or recorded…
Baroque Violin Shop has the best and one of the biggest rental programs in the country. Although we re based in Cincinnati, we serve all 50 states through online sales and rentals, and our local reps. We don’t believe in renting low quality instruments, but it’s our goal to make it affordable for any student to rent from us. Instead of offering different levels of…
Jesus In Baroque Art 17th-18th Century Baroque art was an art period during the 17th century and mid-18th century. Baroque art was characterised with drama, rich colours and chiaroscuro. Chiaroscuro is defined as the use of exaggerated light contrasts in order to create the illusion of volume . Chiaroscuro was a distinct feature of Baroque art. It was used to add…
We are pleased to make available on our site translations three important sets of instructions for the baroque guitar, translated into English by Monica Hall. Santiago de Murcia Resumen de acompañar , printed in 1714, is the earliest of three collections of music for five-course guitar composed and arranged by Santiago de Murcia. It includes one of the most comprehensive…
Vocal and instrumental concert in the Baroque period, 1771, gouache. Germany. DEA PICTURE LIBRARY / Getty Images Role of Composers During the Baroque Period During the early Baroque period, composers were treated like servants by the aristocrats and were expected to cater to their musical whims, often at a moment’s notice. Music directors were paid handsomely but…
It isn’t every day in the classical music world that a concert featuring Bach, Handel and Monteverdi calls for xylophone, two marimbas, three vibraphones, five Korean drums, toy piano, Beijing opera gongs, Sixxen bars and more. But as Synergy artistic director Timothy Constable points out, “Anyone who’s followed us for a while knows we’re rogues and are always looking…
Baroque Vocal is a new artistic continuing education program for opera and concert singers as well as for advanced voice students. Artistic Director for the program is Professor Claudia Eder. The one-year refresher course generally includes four artistic projects, led by internationally renowned artists. These modules (Solo Singing, Solo and Ensemble Singing) are…
Led by its Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor Esa-Pekka Salonen, the Philharmonia has a pioneering approach to the role of the modern-day symphony orchestra, reaching new audiences and participants through audience development, digital technology and learning and participation programmes. Based in London, but with residencies in cities throughout England…
The researchers caught glimpses of the brain in action using functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, which gives a dynamic image showing which parts of the brain are working during a given activity. The goal of the study was to look at how the brain sorts out events, but the research also revealed that musical techniques used by composers 200 years ago help…
J.S. Bach: Concertos for One, Two and Three Violins After 2010’s gorgeous “Flights of Fancy”, named Record of the Year by The New Yorker, leading period ensemble Portland Baroque Orchestra releases its latest recording of concertos for one, two, and three violins by J. S. Bach. Award-winning baroque violinist and artistic director Monica Huggett leads Portland Baroque…
