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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,.
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.
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,.
Julianne Baird, soprano Prior performances with Tempesta di Mare: *** Julianne Baird is a vocal phenomenon. . . a rare and wondrous voice guided by an extraordinary musical intelligence. Fanfare Julianne Baird has been hailed a.
By Anne Schuster Hunter When days are short and temperatures plummet, one sure-fire mood-raiser is Handel’s enduring holiday classic, Messiah. Fortunately, it’s not hard to find. It’s all around. Big orchestras with great big choirs.
