Esbjerg Tidlig Ensemble in Jyske Vestkysten
ETE had a little note in Jyske Vestkysten today
Big hands
Another recorder crazed guy
I just found the page of a guy called Geejay who obsesses over the recorder. A fun read. Speaking of fun, what a concert this must have been:
What you really need to know about angles
In this last quote Mattheson’s Der vollkommene Capellmeister, we go back to religion. There are just a few things that a good capellmeister cannot afford not to know:
“…to God even a thousand years is like the day which passed yesterday, and the angels’ days are years, as is known by the theologians.” Mattheson quotes Luther […]
The origin of music
Here is yet another of my favourite quotes from Mattheson’s Der vollkommene Capellmeister:
“Others, who think they know much more about [The Origin of Song] and who maintain no small reputation to this day, seem yet more wrong to me than the previous ones: since they, with Lucretious as their leader, made the unthinking bird […]
The location of Paradise revealed
One of my favourite quotes from Mattheson’s Der vollkommene Capellmeister is from the foreword: “…the four principal rivers wich originate ther [in Paradise]. But now the most common opinion on the location of Paradise is that it was situated in Mesopotamia toward Armenia, thus Eden must have been on the land which stretches between the […]
Music machine
You’ve got to try out this (via Boing Boing)
Rainer Böhm’s Ganassi alto stolen
A message forwarded from Rainer Böhm:
Dear colleagues,
the following instrument has been stolen:
g-Alt after Ganassi, made by Adriana Breukink
a=466 Hz
two parts
maple (no metal applied)
no signature
Please forward any useful information to:
Rainer Böhm
Joachim-Friedrich-Str. 41
10711 Berlin
Tel.: 030 / 893 52 95
Fax: 030 / 895 42 421
Email: rainerboehm.altamusica@t-online.de
My favourite CD shop
Well, in Oslo at least, is Aktiv Klassisk in Øvre Slottsgate 5, 0157 Oslo, Phone +47 2233 6080. In case you feel like buying me a CD some day, you really can’t go wrong this place. And the staff are wonderfull
Praetorius - Puer natus
With December 1st coming up tomorrow, here is Praetorius’ Puer natus in Bethlehem in Christian Mondrup’s transcriptions for the recorder. He’s used ABC Plus for the typesetting for those who are interested.
Tu che del mio dolore
Christian Mondrup has added an italian madrigal Tu che del mio dolore by Giovanni Battista Dalla Gostena (c.1558-1593) for 5 recorders to the recorder archive. Keep up the good work, Christian!
Band Aid flies again
CNN reports that a new Band Aid is being formed. Whee!
A message from Barthold Kuijken
On September 20th 2004, while putting my luggage in a locker at The Hague Central Station, my shoulder bag containing four - very good - traversos (and personal papers, telephone, calendar, address book etc..) was grabbed away. It stood between my legs on the floor, but the thief was very experienced and fast: I hardly […]
Ars Subtilior
I came across an ok site with introductionary examples of Ars Subtilior, music from around Avignon and Northern Italy (roughly 1370-1410) (see Wikipedia for more.
New Harpsichord
The new harpsichord at school has arrived. Due to what’s called a wormhole in the wood, I’m calling him (it’s CLEARLY a male instrment) Grima. Weee!! He sounds great. Now we just have to put the old one into shape.
Solheim
I was recommended to have a look at the webpage to Maria Solheim, singer & lyric writer. I’ll have to listen to some of her music.
Repertoire for the Ringve Course
They’re trying out a discussion/planning forum for the Ringve early music summer course at olavsfestdagene.no. Nothing fancy but I’m sure it does the job.
Jacob van Eyck Quarterly 2004 / 3
This quarters edition goes back to everyone’s favourite:
Amarilli mia bella, Van Eyck’s variations
Kongsbergjazz
I was at the jazz festival in Kongsberg friday together with a good friend of mine from ODU. There I met a friend I lived with in Australia and a friend from secondary school and his girlfriend. Good stuff. We got to see Bobby McPhee at The Thing w/McPhee & Cato Salsa Experience and Palace […]
Duphly faximiles
Free faximiles of Jacques Duphly available.
