Medieval

7 articles related to Medieval:

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   Music Theory

   Lydian mode: famous examples throughout the music history

   Major and minor modes are the most used diatonic scales in classical and popular music due to their versatile structure…

   January 12, 2020

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   Manuscript

   Rich music collection of the Trecento times recovered from Florentine palimpsest

   It is difficult to imagine, in the current digital world, the serious difficulties associated with recording any…

   July 23, 2019

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   Orchestra

   Hermann of Reichenau: disabled monk who boosted art and science 1000 years ago

   A remarkable figure of the 11th century, Hermann of Reichenau was a chronicler, composer, poet, and scientist who…

   March 12, 2019

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   Santour

   Azam Ali's magnificent vocal journeys through languages

   In recent decades, the mixing of styles and cultures in popular and classical music has grown into quite a common trend…

   December 28, 2018

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   Choir

   Europe worshiped this 12th-century prophet for her visions rather than her music talent

   Hildegard von Bingen—German abbess and visionary mystic—was one of the most enigmatic personalities of the Middle Ages…

   December 25, 2018

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   Traditional

   Majestic heart of the ancient Gamelan orchestra

   Gamelan is the term used for a traditional musical ensemble in Indonesia, typically refering to a percussion orchestra…

   August 28, 2018

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   Viol

   Authentic recreation of Alfonso X El Sabio's medieval works

   Alfonso X el Sabio, byname Alfonso the Wise, or the Learned (1221-1284) was the king of Castile and Leon. Along with…

   May 23, 2018