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3 days ago · Byzantine music (Greek: Βυζαντινή μουσική, romanized: Vyzantiné mousiké) originally consisted of the songs and hymns composed for the courtly and religious ceremonial of the Byzantine Empire and continued, after the fall of Constantinople in 1453, in the traditions of the sung Byzantine chant of Eastern Orthodox liturgy.
1 day ago · It is the first and longest major era of Western classical music and is followed by the Renaissance music; the two eras comprise what musicologists generally term as early music, preceding the common practice period.
5 days ago · Organ Cinema: an ever-expanding filmed encyclopedia of the pipe organ and its music A series of documentary and recital films pertaining to the history and repertoire of the organ. By Fugue State Films in association with the Royal College of Organists.
1 day ago · Ludwig van Beethoven[n 1] (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era in classical music.
3 days ago · Messiah (HWV 56) [1][n 1] is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel. The text was compiled from the King James Bible and the Coverdale Psalter [n 2] by Charles Jennens. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742 and received its London premiere a year later.
5 days ago · Music journalist and critic David Fricke observed that they were "the first american rock ensemble to regularly blend reverb, echos, fuzz and other innovative sound effects with keyboards and organ, both on studio works and live shows. A pioneering approach to improvisation in psychedelic music that established some of its most defining ...
1 day ago · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart[ a ][ b ] (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition resulted in more than 800 works representing virtually every Western classical genre of his time.
