A patriotic Christmas villancico. [Read more after the jump.]
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Voices from the 19th Century: “And death to Napoleon”
May 4th, 2011
Voices from the 21st Century: “Bach’s Poem”
March 9th, 2011
A poem by Kaitlyn Ojeda. [Read after the jump.]
Voices from the 19th Century: Beethoven makes an Announcement
January 31st, 2011
The Artaria publishing firm is responsible for sales of “Fidelio” arrangements. [Read more after the jump.]
Voices from the 21st Century: Muscle Stud
January 26th, 2011
A poem by Lee Chapman. [Read more after the jump.]
Voices from the 18th Century: Matthew Skeggs “playing upon a broom-stick”
January 11th, 2011
An unusual portrait of a late 18th-century “musician.” [View after the jump.]
Voices from the 17th Century: Gabrieli Epitaph
January 7th, 2011
Latin epitaph on the tombstone of Giovanni Gabrieli. [Read more after the jump.]
Voices from the 20th Century: Vibrato In Singing
December 31st, 2010
A complaint to the BBC from 1925. [Read more after the jump.]
Voices from the 18th Century: Hopkinson Dedication to George Washington
December 15th, 2010
Statesman and musician Francis Hopkinson dedicates his “Seven Songs” to the first president of the United States. [Read more after the jump.]
Voices from the 17th Century: “The Wind Instrument Maker”
November 30th, 2010
An image from a book depicting professionals and tradesmen. [View after the jump.]
Voices from the 18th Century: Christmas Matins at Córdoba Cathedral, 1736
November 23rd, 2010
The title page to a villancico libretto (“pliego”). [Read more after the jump.]
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