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Something that definitely needs to be included in any Museum of Things Heather Loves is choral music; specifically early choral music (ie before Bach) and even more specifically (because let’s drill down further, shall we?) early Anglican choral music. One of the reasons I consider myself Episcopalian (the American version…

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[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzDgkMCxC5o] Recently I went to a LA Chamber Orchestra talk on the history of Beethoven’s 4th Piano Concerto, a work that is famous for throwing out the rulebook of the concerto form (and also having some bits that sound so much like Chopin, it’s eerie). The conductor mentioned a term…

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I’m a big fan of baroque music that doesn’t require a lot of thought and concentration.  The equivalent of somebody like, say, James Taylor.  He’s soothing, and nice to have on while you’re reading or something, because he isn’t very demanding.  He’s going to Carolina and you don’t need to…

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Since this blog is sort of like the curated museum of Heather’s Mind, I need to start posting more about music. One of my favorite early music groups is Stile Antico, a polyphonic vocal ensemble founded in 2001.  They have a new album out, The Phoenix Rising, which is getting…

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