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Leçons d'Enfer music theatre for 2 actors, 3 singers, 7 instruments, tape, and live electronics; texts by Arthur Rimbaud and Michel Butor (1990–91) Madrigal I for clarinet (1958) Madrigal II for 4 early instruments (flute, violin, viola da gamba, harpsichord) (1961)
A History of Music at the Cathedrals of the Church of Ireland (Belfast: Institute of Irish Studies, Queen's University of Belfast, 1989). Hast, Dorothea & Scott, Stanley: Music in Ireland. Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004). Hogan, Ita M.: Anglo-Irish Music, 1780–1830 (Cork: Cork University Press ...
Musica universalis—which had existed as a metaphysical concept since the time of the Greeks—was often taught in quadrivium, [8] and this intriguing connection between music and astronomy stimulated the imagination of Johannes Kepler as he devoted much of his time after publishing the Mysterium Cosmographicum (Mystery of the Cosmos), looking over tables and trying to fit the data to what he ...
Ancient music refers to the musical cultures and practices that developed in the literate civilizations of the ancient world, succeeding the music of prehistoric societies and lasting until the post-classical era. Major centers of ancient music developed in China, Egypt, Greece, India, Iran/Persia, the Maya civilization, Mesopotamia, and Rome.
This is a list of classical music composers by era. [1] [2] [3] [4] With the exception of the overview, the Modernist era has been combined with the Postmodern ...
This romantic tragedy is Wagner's most radical work and one of the most revolutionary pieces in music history. The "Tristan chord" began the breakdown of traditional tonality. [111] 1866 Mignon (Ambroise Thomas). A lyrical work inspired by Goethe's novel Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship, this was Thomas's most successful opera along with Hamlet ...
Music, usually pipe music, would accompany public prayers. [19] Cymbals and drums were used in rituals of the cult of Cybele and rattles were important to the cult of Isis . [ 20 ] Female musicians, dancers, and singers would perform at a festival for the goddess Isis who had a temple in Rome. [ 21 ]
The most famous example of this is the BACH motif, which has been used by over 400 composers [1] in tribute to Johann Sebastian Bach (Bach himself used it more than once in his own works). Other examples include: Ravel's Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn; Arnold Bax's Variations on the name Gabriel Fauré for harp and strings