Rome was second only to Venice in music publishing in 15th-century Italy. Jane A. Bernstein’s new book details Roman publishers’ ingenuity in meeting musicians’ needs — with insights into composition and performance practice of the era. It’s also a look into the ‘synergistic relationship’ between technological innovation and the diversity of musical expression.
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Remembering the late James S. Nicolson, harpsichordist Mark Kroll pays tribute to their half-century of friendship and collegiality.
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We remember harpsichordist and virginalist James Nicolson, who passed away last week. He was lauded as one of the most esteemed figures in America’s early-music community.
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The Philadelphia Baroque trio Filament has always been attracted to the fantastical sonatas of Dietrich Buxtehude. They performed the composer’s music at EMA’s 2021 Emerging Artists Showcase, and revisit his work now with their rewarding debut album, ‘Alchemy of Another.’
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An Ockeghem marathon, coming next week to the Met Cloisters in New York, is the latest event celebrating the composer’s 600th. New recordings and new approaches to ‘the hardest composer’ of the 15th century is helping lift his reputation from mystical and complex to something more universal: ‘it’s just fabulous music.’
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