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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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 his...