Category: Opinions
From enthusiasm to enterprise: how associationism has changed with the reform of the Third Sector
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 basic […]
Singing together is a medicine for our heart
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 one. […]
Falsettists, Castratos and Sopranos…
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 far […]
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G.P. Da Palestrina: Missa Brevis
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 not […]
The story of ‘Spem in Alium’, a 40 parts motet by Thomas Tallis
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 the […]
Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa (1566-1613)….
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. He […]
Do early music interpretations improve?
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 art […]
Mozart’s illegal copy of Allegri’s Miserere
“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, but […]
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A Voice Mistaken: Domenico Mancini and the Echo of the Castrati
The figure of Domenico Mancini represents a valuable and particularly significant testimony for understanding the sometimes subtle boundary between the voice of a falsettist and that of a castrato singer. Mancini, a […]
The Tempo in the Choral Music of the XVI Century
I would like to consider how tempo was written about in the XVI century and attempts to estimate the speed of the standard tempo that musicians thought of as unexceptional. The sources […]
Pescespada Mediterraneo
Il pescespada del Mediterraneo è un pesce azzurro dal sapore abbastanza forte, basta però trovare la ricetta giusta per cucinarlo e renderlo molto delicato. Quella che vi propongo di seguito, fidatevi lo […]
Singing, In Style, Renaissance Vocal Music
Renaissance vocal music does not seem to be an integral and faithful derivation of polymnia, but rather appears to have progressed logically out of the medieval trends. More evolutionary than revolutionary, the […]
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English Language / Interviews
A Voice Mistaken: Domenico Mancini and the Echo of the Castrati
English Language / Opinions
From enthusiasm to enterprise: how associationism has changed with the reform of the Third Sector
English Language / Tecnica
Singing, In Style, Renaissance Vocal Music
Interviews
Colin Mawby and his World
English Language / Opinioni
The Lady in Black
English Language / Interviews
Romuald Twardowski: When the new and the old become original
English Language / Interviews
The True History of the Vespers of the Blessed Virgin by Alessandro Grandi