February 15th marked the 400 th anniversary of Michael Praetorius’s death. It passed without fanfare or flourish, though this musical titan was a master of both. His gifts served the devotional, but, ...

Artist: Apollo's Fire, Jeannette Sorrell, Apollo's Musettes, Apollo's Singers, Oberlin Choristers, Children's Choirs of St Paul's Church, Michael Praetorius In spite of this disc’s title, Jeannette ...

Eisenach in Thuringia, part of what was the old East Germany, is one of those pretty towns you find in the region. The march of post-war modernisation passed it by. With its half-timbered houses, it ...

In the early 17th century the German composer, organist and music theorist Michael Praetorius compiled an encyclopaedia cataloguing every aspect of music in his time. Andrew Manze dips into the book ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick Tenet Vocal Artists marked the 450th anniversary of the German Baroque composer Michael Praetorius’s birth, and the 400th of his death.

Montpelier s Onion River Chorus, directed by Larry Gordon, will present two performances of A Child is Born: Christmas Music by Michael Praetorius. The 60 voices of the chorus will be joined by an ...

Terpsichore Michael Praetorius, Composer Peter Holman, Zedlau Parley of Instruments Renaissance Violin Band Praetorius’s 1612 collection has given rise to recordings of variegated plumage‚ with many ...

Written in 1612, Michael Praetorius' book of 300 instrumental dances - the Dances of Tepsichore - pays homage to the ancient Greek muse of dance. You'll hear a selection of these spirited dances in ...

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