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1 day ago · The introduction explores the rich musical life of Central Germany in Bach’s time. Music pervaded court, municipal, and church activities, requiring the composition, preparation, and performance of vast amounts of new music on a weekly—if not daily—basis. In his youth, Bach was surrounded by music and music-making.
2 days ago · Hephaestus (UK: / h ɪ ˈ f iː s t ə s / hif-EE-stəs, US: / h ɪ ˈ f ɛ s t ə s / hif-EST-əs; eight spellings; Greek: Ἥφαιστος, translit. Hḗphaistos) is the Greek god of artisans, blacksmiths, carpenters, craftsmen, fire, metallurgy, metalworking, sculpture and volcanoes.
He’s insufferable, but he knows his stuff. We know more about ancient Sumerian and Akkadian music - look for Richard Dumbrill's work. Armand D'angour has recently published an article about reconstructing ancient music using the few examples of notation that have survived. I'm trying to search for Ancient Greek or Ancient Roman musics of ...
7 hours ago · Ludwig van Beethoven. composer and pianist, regarded by many as the first Romantic-era composer, most famous for Symphony No. 5 and Für Elise among others. Ferdinando Carulli. 1770. 1841. Italian. Ferdinando Carulli. composer for the guitar, wrote concertos and chamber music. Édouard Du Puy.
2 days ago · Musica universalis. The musica universalis (literally universal music ), also called music of the spheres or harmony of the spheres, is a philosophical concept that regards proportions in the movements of celestial bodies —the Sun, Moon, and planets —as a form of music. The theory, originating in ancient Greece, was a tenet of ...
4 days ago · Recommended. The Cambridge Companion to the Organ by Nicholas Thistlethwaite (Editor); Geoffrey Webber (Editor) J. S. Bach as Organist by George B. Stauffer (Editor); Ernest May (Editor) Mendelssohn and the Organ by Wm. A. Little. The Registration of Baroque Organ Music by Barbara Owen.
2 days ago · The American Guild of Organists (AGO) is a national professional association serving organ and choral fields. It provides educational, certification and professional assistance to its members, while promoting the use of the pipe organ in sacred and concert settings. Founded in 1914, the Atlanta Chapter was the first AGO chapter in the state of ...
