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Aug 17, 2021
1 min

Davis High School Baroque Ensemble

Tour of Austria and Italy - 2017 Program: Bach - Brandenburg 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y4z3xsM7mM Vivaldi - Concerto Grosso...

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Aug 10, 2021
1 min

European Union Baroque Orchestra

Program: Vivaldi - Concerto Grosso https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKDzek3VOvY Bach - Brandenburg 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJvPA...

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Aug 3, 2021
1 min

Hesperion XXI

Hesperion XXI Music from the early Baroque Program: Monteverdi - Toccata, L'Orfeo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqehBLTqtPY Antonio...

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Jul 27, 2021
1 min

Academy of Ancient Music

Academy of Ancient Music https://www.aam.co.uk/we-are-aam/ Program: Handel - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

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Jul 20, 2021
1 min

L'Arpeggiata

L'Arpeggiata https://www.arpeggiata.com/about-arpeggiata Program: Antonio Soler - Fandango SOLER ANTONIO 1729 1783 Fandango L'Arpeggiata,...

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Jul 13, 2021
1 min

Voices of Music

Voices of Music https://www.voicesofmusic.org/ Program: Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3smZ...

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Jul 6, 2021
1 min

Apollo's Fire

The next few posts are all hypothetical 'concert programs', each by a well known period instrument ensemble. Each post includes music...

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Early Music Monday - Baroque Musical Instruments

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Jun 28, 2021
1 min

Early Music Monday - Baroque Musical Instruments

The following videos describe the most frequently used keyboard, string, woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments used during the...

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17thc. & 18thc. Music in 'Nueva España', and 'Brasil Colonial'

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Jun 7, 2021
3 min

17thc. & 18thc. Music in 'Nueva España', and 'Brasil Colonial'

“Slaves Carrying a Sedan Chair' (Palaquin), Brazil, c.1760 Spain - Nueva España, and Portugal - Brasil Colonial, introduced European...

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May 31, 2021
2 min

18thc. Music in England - 2

Vauxhall Gardens, one of several pleasure gardens in London, was open to the public as a commercial venue that hosted an array of...

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May 24, 2021
2 min

18thc. Music in England - 1

Music for the Royal Fireworks On 27th April, 1749, Handel conducted the first performance of his 'Music for the Royal Fireworks' in Green...

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May 17, 2021
3 min

18thc. Music in Germany - 2

J S Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No.5 - Allegro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEtIJvA2f1U Georg Philipp Telemann was the most prolific...

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May 10, 2021
3 min

18thc. Music in Germany - 1

J S Bach is the best known composer from the Baroque period. His prolific output includes works for orchestra, chamber ensembles, solo...

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May 3, 2021
2 min

18thc. Music in France - 2

'The Delights of Life', Watteau, c.1720. Chamber Music Although Rameau dominated music in France in the 18thc, there were other well...

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Apr 19, 2021
2 min

18th c. Music France – 1

Jean-Philippe Rameau was the best known composer in France during the 18thc. He composed the music for 20+ operas, and chamber music for...

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Apr 14, 2021
2 min

18thc. Music in Italy - 2

Commedia dell'arte Commedia dell'arte was an early form of professional comic theatre with song and dance, that originated in Italy,...

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Apr 13, 2021
2 min

18thc Music in Italy - 1

Antoni Vivaldi, born in 1678, was the most famous Italian composer in the 18thc. He spent most of his working life in Venice as director...

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Mar 22, 2021
2 min

17th Century Music in England

The century starts with music by composers such as the lute player John Dowland, still written in the style of the late 16thc. Much of...

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Mar 15, 2021
2 min

17th Century Music in Germany

Composers in Germany in the 17thc. are not as well known as those in the 18thc, except for Johann Pachelbel and his famous 'Canon' -...

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Mar 8, 2021
2 min

17th Century France

Hall of Mirrors, Versailles, 1684. Every aspect of culture in France during the 17thc. including music, was dominated by the will of King...

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