I sang in a church choir as a kid, and this was one of the… Read the postWeek 636: “Sicut Cervus” by Giovanni da Palestrina
Like most things humans do, crying is really weird when you think about it. Why… Read the postWeek 595: “Weep, O Mine Eyes” by John Bennet (performed by Attacca Quartet)
If Baroque music isn’t really your thing, you’re probably not familiar with the theorbo. It’s… Read the postWeek 445: “Toccata Arpeggiata” by Johannes Kapsberger
The problem with love songs is that they’re often one-sided. We only get half the… Read the postWeek 353: “Pur Ti Miro” by Claudio Monteverdi
For all its talk of merriment and happiness, Christmas can be a stressful time. It… Read the postWeek 345: “Nuit” by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Along with years of piano lessons, the experience that really fixed music as an important… Read the postWeek 99: “Miserere Mei” by Gregorio Allegri
A lot of people find baroque music to be a bit showy, a bit too… Read the postWeek 83: “Sonata VII” by Johann Rosenmuller