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Andrea Angelini

Choral Conductor, Composer, Music Journalist

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From enthusiasm to enterprise:
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From enthusiasm to enterprise: how associationism has changed with the reform of the Third Sector

Posted by Andrea Angelini 23 July 2025
When I was elected president of AERCO in 2015, associationism was still moving along simple lines, supported by enthusiasm, trust, and a sense of belonging. It didn't take much: a few…
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Singing together is a medicine for our heart
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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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falsettists
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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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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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  • The Sky Above Mantua: Memories of the Birth of the ‘Vespro della Beata Vergine’
  • 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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