Passacaglia

4 articles related to Passacaglia:

ORCHESTRA

Lully's Passacaglia of Armide revised by Bear McCreary in Outlander score

The passacaglia is a slow dance that originated in Spain at the very beginning of the Baroque era, initially performed a...
Classical Guitar

The sorely short career of the Abreu brothers duo

The brothers Sérgio and Eduardo Abreu were active during the 60’s and the early 70’s and are considered by many the best... 3 comments
LUTE

Neapolitan lutier died in terrible plague that destroyed the kingdom

The worst disaster to strike the kingdom and city of Naples in the 1600s was the plague of 1656. The outbreak of the...
Classical Guitar

Lute fell into obscurity after the death of its greatest maestro

Silvius Leopold Weiss (1687–1750) was one of the most important composers in lute music history. Born into a...