Forum: Members Journal
08-18-2021, 09:31 AM
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We’ve already heard that legends such as Haydn...
We’ve already heard that legends such as Haydn and Handel composed on the harpsichord, and even Queen Elizabeth had one, but let’s now take a look at some of the other famous composers who used this...
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Forum: Members Journal
08-18-2021, 09:12 AM
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So how did the harpsichord as we are familiar...
So how did the harpsichord as we are familiar with it come to be? Well, as mentioned, it began with the psalter, indeed a specific type of psalter called a canon, to which a keyboard was added. The...
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Forum: Members Journal
08-18-2021, 09:02 AM
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Nevertheless, much of the early history of...
Nevertheless, much of the early history of classical music is without question tedious and boring, so let’s leave it there for a moment and explore another aspect of the genre, one without which,...
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12-06-2020, 07:21 PM
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11-22-2020, 08:08 PM
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Sure, I'll bear that in mind. I just don't want...
Sure, I'll bear that in mind. I just don't want to get too deep into the musical theory (wait till you see the entry on Gregorian Chant coming up!) as a) I'm not a musician so much of it doesn't make...
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Forum: Members Journal
11-22-2020, 05:25 AM
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Forum: Members Journal
11-21-2020, 09:55 AM
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In Theory: They Wrote the Songs
While it...
In Theory: They Wrote the Songs
While it might seem - and almost certainly is - stuffy and boring to study music theory, a pilot can’t fly without learning the maths and a doctor can’t practice...
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Forum: Members Journal
11-21-2020, 05:29 AM
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Forum: Members Journal
11-20-2020, 02:49 PM
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Timeline of Classical Music
As I mentioned...
Timeline of Classical Music
As I mentioned in the introduction (three years ago now but however), despite what most of us believe, classical music did not begin in the 17th century. In fact, its...
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01-24-2017, 01:49 PM
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01-24-2017, 10:30 AM
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01-21-2017, 11:46 AM
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01-21-2017, 10:19 AM
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Forum: Members Journal
01-21-2017, 09:59 AM
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Overture: Trolheart's Classical Music Journal
Classical music tends to get a bad rap, especially among the younger generations often, but the truth is that without it our music today would either not exist at all, or would be very much...
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