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Tag Archives: classical music
A Chest of Viols: A Brief Introduction to English Viol Consort Music
As a cellist and guitarist I have always thought the perfect instrument to be the Viola da Gama, a gut-fretted instrument tuned like a guitar but played like a cello. As with most aficionados my introduction to the instrument came … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Uncategorized
Tagged 15th Century, 16th Century, Britain, Christopher Tye, classical, classical music, Elizabeth I, Elizabethan, England, English history, Fretwork, Henry VIII, John Jenkins, Matthew Locke, music, Orlando Gibbons, Renaissance, Tudor, Viol, Viol Consort, Viola da Gamba, William Byrd, WIlliam Lawes
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Joseph Noble on Skylight Press
The Bay Area has always been a hot-bed for experimental poetry, from the Beats and the famous Six Gallery reading to Ferlinghetti’s City Lights enclave to the San Francisco Renaissance that yielded such poetic powers as Rexroth, Duncan, Spicer and … Continue reading
Posted in American Literature, Literature, New authors, Poetry
Tagged ambient, American literature, American Poetry, Andrew Joron, avant garde, Bay Area, Bay Area Poetry Scene, books., Brian Lucas, City Lights Bookstore, classical music, Cloud Shepherd, Drone, Experimental Music, Experimental poetry, jack Spicer, Joseph Noble, Kenneth Rexroth, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Laynie Brown, Literature, music, poetry, Robert Duncan, Robin Blaser, San Francisco, San Francisco Renaissance, Spoken Word, US Poetry, Will Alexander
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The RUINS poemscape video featuring poetry by Margaret Randall
Last year Skylight Press was privileged to publish a collection of poetry by the esteemed poet, Margaret Randall, called Something’s Wrong with the Cornfields. Soon after, another poetry collection was published by University of New Mexico Press for their … Continue reading
Posted in American Literature, Literature, Poetry
Tagged Alchymical Muse, ambient, American History, American literature, American Poetry, Architecture, Audio-visual, books., classical music, Daniel Staniforth, Film, Literature, Luna Trick, Margaret Randall, New Mexico, Orchestral, poemscape, poetry, Pueblo, Rebecca Wilby, Rebsie Fairholm, Ruins, Soundtrack, Spoken language, video
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Plakthonestrid Uru: Does Gibberish have a place in Vocal Music?
In a recent classroom survey to determine the most important musical elements for college students deciding whether or not to like a new song, coherent and comprehensive lyrics were given as one of the top two answers. Only one percent … Continue reading
Posted in British Literature, Essays, Literary Criticism, Literature, Recommended reads, Uncategorized
Tagged abbess hildegard, alternative music, Bjork, choirs, choral music, classical music, Cocteau Twins, composers, conlang, David Bowie, Dead Can Dance, Debussy, early music, Enya, ethnomusicology, fictional languages, folk, gibberish, Hildegard von Bingem, indie music, jazz, King Crimson, language, lyrics, Medieval, music, music history, nadsat language, nonsence literature, pop songs, Ravel, rock music, Romantic Music, scat singing, Sigur Ros, sim series, singers, singing, Talking Heads, Traditional music, vocal music, vocalists, world music
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