Silvius Leopold Weiss, Composer
2. Weiss The Composer Silvius Leopold Weiss is my favorite lute composer. His reputation stands today, as in his own time, as the finest lutenist and lute composer of the German high baroque, a period.
Lute Duets of Silvius Leopold Weiss
1. The Lute Duets Tempesta di Mare’s 2019 Artist Recital Series included the modern premiere of four lute duets by Bach-contemporary Silvius Leopold Weiss (1687–1750). Rehearsing and previewing these Weiss duets with my partner Cameron.
The Sincerest Form of Flattery…and Flowers: Handel, Telemann and a Lifelong Relationship
It’s a sweet story. Two men—famous composers—keep their long-distance friendship alive for a half-century sharing mutual regard and …flowers. Georg Philipp Telemann and Georg Frederick Handel were German teenagers when they met. Life separated them.
The Horn
Rediscovering the Baroque Horn Todd Williams, Principal Horn, talks about his instrument This article originally appeared in our October 2006 newsletter. It has been slightly modified. Here’s a challenge: take sixteen feet of coiled brass.
Who was George Frideric Handel?
From: San Francisco Classical Voice Born in Germany and trained in Italy, Handel immigrated to London and became one of the most celebrated composers in English history. Vital Statistics Born: Feb. 23, 1685 in Halle, Saxony.
Artist Spotlight: Ornella Xariklea
A recent graduate from the University of the Arts in Philly, Ornella Xariklea has a unique voice and compelling stories to share. This summer, we asked Ornella to create original artwork for Tempesta’s five main projects.
Audio Books by Anne Schuster Hunter
People always love stories. The three hundred years between now and the baroque shrink to nothing when you consider how people love their books.The seventeenth century saw the beginning of the modern book world.
Instrument Spotlight: The Violin
What’s in a NAME? The word “violin” comes from Italian violino, a diminutive form of viola, which owes its roots to Medieval Latin vitula (“stringed instrument”). This latin word is believed to stem from Vitula,.
Who was Johann Friedrich Fasch?
Dates and Stats Born: Buttelstedt, April 15, 1688Died: Zerbst, December 5, 1758Nationality: GermanPerformed as: Violinist, Composer, and OrganistSide note of history: The court of Zerbst was the childhood home of Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst, who later became Catherine the Great.
A Rose By Another Name: the Sweet Music of Broken Consorts
Don’t worry—the instruments in Broken Consort are in perfectly good shape. Nobody dropped a flute. The violin is fit as a fiddle. “Broken consorts” are just called that because in the Queen’s English, Elizabethan style,.