Month: September 2024

Published in the “Music Quarterly , July 1997 To listen: Canticles of Ecstasy by Hildegard von Bingen Sequentia/Duetsche Harmonia mundi 0 5472 77 3202 I became acquainted with Hildegard von Bingen, 1098-1179, through her wonderful musical work, which caught my attention because it was so different from the music of her contemporaries. The sounds drew …

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This article is about the architectural marvel of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. “It is a grave error to believe that regularity, rhythmic uniformity, and symmetry are the essential characteristics of Italian music” writes Abramo Basevi in his book on the operas of Verdi ….”It is sufficient to glance at the music of Pergolesi or Jomelli or …

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