Written in 1612, Michael Praetorius' book of 300 instrumental dances - the Dances of Tepsichore - pays homage to the ancient Greek muse of dance. You'll hear a selection of these spirited dances in ...
Terpsichore was the Greek Muse of the Dance. The name also refers to a collection of Renaissance dances collected by the 17th century Michael Praetorius. This Continuum presents a recording of some of ...
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Long before Francesco Geminiani was even born, Michael Praetorius was busy writing dozens of short dance pieces, together called "Terpsichore." We'll hear two excerpts, from a recording made by the ...
The album 'Dance Music from the Time of Praetorius' by Collegium Terpsichore has been returned to the library's Spadina Road branch You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in ...
Musicalischer Tugendtspiegel Ricercar Academy Erasmus Widmann, Composer Pietro Busca, Conductor Terpsichore Michael Praetorius, Composer Pietro Busca, Conductor Ricercar Academy In fact, the majority ...
February 15th marked the 400 th anniversary of Michael Praetorius’s death. It passed without fanfare or flourish, though this musical titan was a master of both. His gifts served the devotional, but, ...
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