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4 days ago · Antonín Dvořák. Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( / d ( ə) ˈvɔːrʒɑːk, - ʒæk / d (ə-)VOR-zha (h)k; Czech: [antoˈɲiːn ˈlɛopold dvoˈr̝aːk] ⓘ; 8 September 1841 – 1 May 1904) was a Czech composer. Dvořák frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia, following the Romantic-era ...
2 days ago · Thomas Cromwell ( / ˈkrɒmwəl, - wɛl /; [1] [a] c. 1485 – 28 July 1540), briefly Earl of Essex, was an English statesman and lawyer who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII from 1534 to 1540, when he was beheaded on orders of the king, who later blamed false charges for the execution. Cromwell was one of the most powerful proponents ...
- Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell, Anne Cromwell, Grace Cromwell, Jane Cromwell
- Robert Radcliffe, 1st Earl of Sussex
4 days ago · Graduating in 1978, Armstrong also sang in the choir under his predecessor. He was considered well suited for the position, having written his doctoral thesis on the legacy of the ensemble. Armstrong further broadened the choir's performance repertoire by emphasizing worldly music, American spirituals, and occasional secular pieces.
- 1912 (111 years ago)
- Northfield, Minnesota, U.S.
- 75
And this man impressed me with wikipedia-level explanations in highly advanced english, about mythological gods and ancient prophecies. I became 'his oracle girl', in a position of service. He was quite respectful of my boundaries, and kind towards me, showed his vulnerable side as well, etc... so i didn't think of it as toxic or abusive at the ...
4 days ago · The Spirituals: An Oral History Project. The following information comes from the description on the "Pass the Word" website."Thirty-nine interviews [recorded from 2003-2006] with scholars, historians, members of the Kentucky based American Spiritual Ensemble, ethno-musicologists, and laypeople concerning the Negro spiritual.
5 days ago · Decca. London. Adelaide Louise Hall (20 October 1901 – 7 November 1993) was an American-born UK-based jazz singer and entertainer. Her career spanned more than 70 years from 1921 until her death. Early in her career, she was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance; she became based in the UK after 1938.
3 days ago · That same year in 1931, the Society for the Preservation of Spirituals issued The Carolina Low-Country, a compendium of essays on plantation life, with an emphasis on spirituals. The Society for the Preservation of Spirituals (still in existence) has an amazing website that features recordings of Gullah communities singing heritage spirituals ...
