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How does a ship’s trumpeter end up leading Venice’s most prestigious 15th-century wind band? This week on Harmonia, we’ll explore the impact of maritime culture on music from the fifteenth through eighteenth centuries. Read More »
On Sunday, May 21, the Bloomington Early Music Festival kicks off a whole week of concerts and activities under the theme "Arabia, Iberia, and Latin America," expanding the focus of early music beyond Europe.
We'll hear music of Francois Devienne, CPE Bach, and Frédéric Duvernoy performed in 1988 by Colin St. Martin and Richard Seraphinoff, who were students at the IU Early Music Institute at that time.
We'll hear music from the viol consort Phantasm during their 1999 U.S. tour.
This hour on Harmonia, we're reaching back in time with a program inspired by an 1992 episode about the music of Spanish composer Juan del Encina.
Fantasias were a popular instrumental genre during the lifetime of Thomas Tallis. They had a sense of fancy with a free structure centered on short melodies passing through each part. Join us this week on Harmonia as we take a deep dive into the fantasias of Renaissance England.
This hour, we’re keeping it all in the family—as we explore wind and string instruments of the Renaissance, featuring members of the viol, lute, recorder, shawm, and bagpipe families. Plus, we’ll hear Italian madrigals on our featured release by Les Arts Florissants. So, grab your loved ones and gather round!