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1999. ( 1999) Thomas Ades: Music for 21st Century is a music documentary produced by LWT Productions in 1999. [1] The documentary is based on the musical journey of Thomas Joseph Edmund Adès, a famous British composer, pianist, and conductor, focusing closely on two works: "Asyla," an orchestral work, and "Powder Her Face," an opera.
The issue spans the changeover; the date heading reads: "From Tuesday September 1, O.S. to Saturday September 16, N.S. 1752". [1] Old Style ( O.S.) and New Style ( N.S.) indicate dating systems before and after a calendar change, respectively. Usually, they refer to the change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar as enacted in ...
Robert Valentine (composer) Robert Valentine (c. 1671 – 26 May 1747), also known as Roberto Valentini and Roberto Valentino, was an English composer, recorder player, oboist and violinist, who moved to Rome and became a naturalised Italian. He is noted for his large number of compositions for the recorder.
Sep 11, 2005 · British composer Thomas Tallis was born 500 years ago. One of his most celebrated pieces of choral music was "Spem in Alium," a motet he wrote to be sung by eight five-voice choirs, each singing a ...
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Along with Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel, Vivaldi ranks amongst the greatest Baroque composers and his influence during his lifetime was widespread across Europe, giving origin to many imitators and admirers.
Daniel Eberlin. Johann Ernst Eberlin. Henry Eccles. John Eccles (composer) Jean-Frédéric Edelmann. (previous page) ( next page ) Categories: 18th-century classical musicians. 18th-century composers.
The Anacreontic Song. " The Anacreontic Song ", also known by its incipit " To Anacreon in Heaven ", was the official song of the Anacreontic Society, an 18th-century gentlemen's club of amateur musicians in London. Composed by John Stafford Smith, the tune was later used by several writers as a setting for their patriotic lyrics.
