Altthough, from its name, one might expect it to have been a characteristic of music written by the Neapolitan school it is to be found beyond Naples and much earlier, for example, in the music of Purcell and Corelli an equivalent analysis of the chord would be to say that the chord ...
Some composers, such as Henry Purcell, Vaughan Williams, Edward Elgar and Benjamin Britten do not need much support, whilst others such as Arthur Sullivan, Frederick Delius, Frank Bridge and Peter Warlock have their own organisations to promote their music. But there are many other composers who...
Lance Armstrong said it best: “It’s not about the bike.” Or, it’s not about the racket. For example, I have a childhood friend who is a tennis pro in Israel, and he occasionally comes back to Cleveland to visit relatives and beat me in tennis. My friend, Shelly Gordon, doesn’...
Ode on the Death of Purcell. ☟ Huntingdon, c.1988. 4º. Xerographic reprint of the London, 1696 edition. Wrappers. $12 [item no.7041] BOCCHERINI, Luigi, 1743-1805 [Cantata, 5 solo voices, choir, orchestra] La confederazione dei Sabini con Roma (edizione facsimile). Storia, testo...