Hot on the heels of me giving someone the quick version of "how to medieval music"**, this awesome video from Early Music Sources takes a dive into the troubadour repertoire, recounting a lot of the same process I walked someone through this morning!
**I make transcriptions of and coach people on the music of Hildegard von Bingen! Hit me up for all your neume-learning, medieval-interpretation things.
Courtesy of my friend and colleague Liza Malamut and Incantare, today's Early Music Monday is this gorgeous setting of "Christ lag in Todesbanden" by Andreas Hammerschmidt!
Somewhere in English music history between Purcell and Handel, John Weldon won a competition for his setting of "The Judgement of Paris". Never heard of it? (I hadn't). Now you have!
I've always had complicated feelings about transcriptions, but came across this video yesterday, and it was exactly what this Monday needed.
What a fun way to test your knowledge of composers! Some early, some not, but all worth knowing/programming! Take the 10-question test here!
I've spent the last two weeks exploring this fantastic piece by Simone Coya - basically a study in someone spiraling until they decide going mad is actually a viable option!
After last week’s exploration of historical fashions from “Greensleeves”, here’s the finished video (and recording)!
In the early music world, we often spend time exploring non-musical sources to give us clues about the role of music in different times. But the inverse is also true! Check out this fun video exploring what the song "Greensleeves" can tell us about historical clothing!
Etudes, written to develop a musician's technical abilities, have existed basically since there were instruments to be learned (including the singing voice). But this one is definitely out there!
For the last 5 years, every time I've been hired to sing this piece, the concert has been cancelled. I finally broke that streak this past weekend! So glad to have finally performed it!