Change ringing started in North America in the 1740s. It’s a musical team sport, it’s math for musicians, it’s an exercise for engineers. The ringing of the bells in an ordered sequence, as a piece of music, is a historical hobby that’s been growing in the U.S. in recent decades. We checked in with the MIT Guild of Bell Ringers in Boston to peal a bell ourselves.
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Swedish composer Johann Helmich Roman coined the term ‘Assaggi’ for his solo violin works, first published in 1740. Inventive and often lacking tempo markings, these brilliant pieces invite an improvisatory approach. Canadian American violinist Alison Luthmers’ new recording delivers beautifully, with a rich variety of tone.
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Academia de Música Antigua de MedellÃn is one of a few schools in Latin America that teaches historical performance. But newer students will need instruments. In a brilliant partnership, the inaugural Latin American Congress on Baroque Luthiery will help supply the Academia with a range of stringed instruments.
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This new study broadens our understanding of the Enlightenment in Spain. Author Sánchez-Rojo builds a case for the modernization occurring in 18th-century Spain and explores the very notion of modernity, including the boom of the Spanish periodical press in the 1780s and a captivating treatment of music and medicine focused on the tarantella.
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The French vocal and instrumental ensemble Les Kapsber’girls take their punning name from Hieronymus Kapsberger, but on their third album this exquisite group branches out to present an array of vocal works by Italian women composers from all walks of life and levels of fame.
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