Articles related to "Baroque Music"

Francesco Cavalli's opera La Virtù dei Strali d'Amore premiered in Venice in 1642 and then was lost until recent years. It returned to the Venetian stage in October 2008.

The British ensemble Red Priest is creating a stir with their unconventional treatment of Baroque classics.

Landowska spent her last years in Lakeville, Connecticut, where she taught, prepared for concerts and enjoyed the New England countryside.

Parents can end homework battles by training children to enter a state of concentration on cue. It's a simple matter of using a bit of psychology.

Ideas for classical wedding music before, during, and after the ceremony, along with top tips to help decide which pieces to choose and when to play them.

Visitors to Fenton House in London will be transported into the bucolic past via glorious gardens, stately architecture and the melodies of prized early keyboards.

Insomnia affects every area of one's life. Listening to classical music before bed or while sleeping can be conducive to a great night's rest!

The Inspector Morse TV series was based on the detective novels written by Colin Dexter and many episodes were filmed in and around Oxford.

Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit, and Debussy's Preludes are both suites of piano music. Here are the techniques these composers used to convey what these pieces represent.

Traces early Italian opera, including the composers of the period, the major cities, the effect of the Italian way of life, and what it signifies today.

Brief biography of Baroque composer JS Bach, German Protestant composer, a master of contrapuntal technique.

How can you tell if you are a right brain? It is not difficult to determine. Learn the characteristics of the right brain.

Although, today, few people will have heard of Francesca Caccini, she was a remarkably talented woman who achieved great fame as a singer, musician, teacher, and composer