Displaying all posts tagged with medieval

Video: Oni Wytars Get Medieval

“Saltarello.” [Watch after the jump.]

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STOLEN: Codex Calixtinus

Thieves have run off with “Europe’s first travel guide.” [Read more after the jump.]

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The Secret of Performing Medieval Music

Dharmonia sheds light on the challenges of performing music from the Middle Ages. [Read more after the jump.]

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Ensemble Links: Les Voix Baroques and Alamire

Vocal ensembles from Canada and England. [Read more after the jump.]

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Links: Library of Congress Early String Collection and British Library Medieval Manuscripts

Six early strings brought back to life and accessing medieval manuscripts in person or online. [Read more after the jump.]

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Concert Review Links: Trio Mediaeval, Bach Collegium Japan, and The Sixteen

English medieval polyphony and Norwegian folk songs (Kansas City), Bach’s B-minor Mass (New York City), and music of Tomás Luis de Victoria (Oxford). [Read more after the jump.]

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Links: Yale Collection of Musical Instruments, Iberian Renaissance Polyphony, and Hildegard von Bingen “Vision”

New director at Yale Collection, Spanish and Portuguese Renaissance praised, and biopic about Hildegard to be released on DVD. [Read more after the jump.]

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Trio Mediaeval Performs “A Worcester Ladymass”

A sneak preview of the ensemble’s new ECM release, courtesy of NPR. [Listen after the jump.]

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Concert Review Links: Orlando Consort, Handel & Haydn Society, Vivaldi Project, and New London Consort

Medieval “Food, Wine, and Song” (New York City), Handel’s Israel in Egypt (Boston), Venetian Baroque (Washington, DC), and Purcell’s Fairy Queen (London). [More after the jump.]

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Video: Vicens/Romain/Stricker Trio Performs Music of the 14th Century

An instrumental setting of “En wyflicht beildt ghestadt” for organetto, vielle, and slide trumpet. [Watch after the jump.]

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