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Palestrina Missa Papae Marcelli
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Palestrina’s Missa Papae Marcelli

Posted by Andrea Angelini 20 September 2013
The story behind the composition of Palestrina's Missa Papae Marcelli is one of the most famous - and least proven - in music history. As the story goes, the liturgical politics…
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Singing together is a medicine for our heart
Posted inEnglish Language Opinions

Singing together is a medicine for our heart

Posted by Andrea Angelini 16 September 2013
Whoever is part of a choir will probably know this already: singing together can be a positive experience, not only from a psychological point of view, but also from a physical…
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performance practice renaissance music
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Performance Practice of the Renaissance Music

Posted by Andrea Angelini 20 August 2013
Basic Assumptions Not only one way to perform music of this period; much freedom is allowed. Little or no distinction is found between instrumental and vocal styles; they are usually interchangeable.…
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falsettists
Posted inEnglish Language Opinions

Falsettists, Castratos and Sopranos…

Posted by Andrea Angelini 4 June 2013
Falsettists, Castratos and Sopranos...The falsetto technique played a vital part in early polyphonic music, having appeared long before it was described in formal treatises or employed in Renaissance musical performances. As…
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G.P. da Palestrina Missa Brevis
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G.P. Da Palestrina: Missa Brevis

Posted by Andrea Angelini 3 June 2013
The Missa Brevis first appeared in G.P. da Palestrina Third Book of Masses (1570) and in all probability was written about the year 1558. The thematic origin of this mass is…
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Willaert's Ave Maria
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Transcription and Analysis of Willaert’s Ave Maria

Posted by Andrea Angelini 29 May 2013
The period 1550-1560 was a one of incomparable prosperity for Venice and her merchants. The economic boom benefited the publishing sector, bringing a rapid increase in the number of printing businesses.…
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Clemens
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Clemens: Ego flos campi!

Posted by Andrea Angelini 13 May 2013
Jacobus Clemens Non Papa's Marian motet 'Ego flos campi' (I am the flower of the field) can confidently be dated to autumn 1550. Clemens was employed for a few months during the autumn…
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The story of ‘Spem in Alium’, a 40 parts motet by Thomas Tallis
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The story of ‘Spem in Alium’, a 40 parts motet by Thomas Tallis

Posted by Andrea Angelini 4 May 2013
In 1567, the city of London welcomed the visiting Italian musician and nobleman Alessandro Striggio. He stunned the London musical scene with a performance of his motet Ecce Beatam Lucem, written for…
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Carlo Gesualdo Prince of Venosa
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Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa (1566-1613)….

Posted by Andrea Angelini 3 May 2013
This year marks the four hundredth anniversary of the death of Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa (1566-1613), better known as Gesualdo da Venosa, that excellent composer of madrigals and sacred music.…
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Do early music interpretations improve
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Do early music interpretations improve?

Posted by Andrea Angelini 3 May 2013
  Do early music interpretations improve? Generally speaking, the idea of "progress" in art is an untenable one. Styles change, new ideas come along, different art is created, but the old…
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Miserere
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Mozart’s illegal copy of Allegri’s Miserere

Posted by Andrea Angelini 2 May 2013
“But lo, Thou requirest truth in the inward parts: and shalt make me to understand wisdom secretly.” ~ Gregorio Allegri Writing down ‘Miserere’ by Italian composer Gregorio Allegri, was punishable by excommunication,…
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  • Time Before the Metronome: Rhythm, Tactus and Proportion in Renaissance Choral Music
  • A Voice Mistaken: Domenico Mancini and the Echo of the Castrati
  • From enthusiasm to enterprise: how associationism has changed with the reform of the Third Sector
  • Singing, In Style, Renaissance Vocal Music
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