From his 12 ‘Paris’ quartets, to his suites, sonatas, concerti and recently rediscovered fantasias for viola da gamba, Telemann’s ability to wear so many different guises and to be such a transformative figure has never been more apparent
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It would take at least one, if not several sessions just to be able to figure out the right spacing for the microphones, as the dynamics change drastically to highlight the hysterical rejoicing or lamenting in the compositions.
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Roles assigned, costumes fitted, dances learned, songs memorized, and instruments rehearsed – the fifth and sixth grade students at St. George (KS) Elementary School present their Medieval- and-Renaissance-themed program, “A Night in St. George Hall. “
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We have put music in front of them that they have never seen; we have empowered them to engage in improvisation; we have put instruments in their hands that they have only seen in pictures
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There’s also a great deal of mystery behind these Mystery sonatas. We don’t know exactly when they were written, how they were meant to be performed, or indeed if they were ever played in public in their complete form.
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