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"Curiously, in the rediscovery of historical instruments made these last 30 years, the Renaissance cylindrical flute has been singularly overlooked in interpretations "old" or used contraflow (see pages court and Monteverdi). Only a few musicologists, such Raymond Meylan, Howard Mayer Brown and Anne Smith, sought to bring it justice. As the English organologue Anthony Baines explains it is without doubt an excessive passion for the recorder of the XVI and XVII centuries repertoire which is responsible for this.

That's what pushed me, after studying baroque flute at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, to become even more passionate for these instruments kept mainly in the Italian collections at the Museum of instrumental Kunsthistorisches Museum Brussels and Vienna.

After I developed prototypes copies of originals, it was enough to regain their repertoire. Here are some fruits of my research. " (Google translation) Visit website for more information.

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"Welcome to the site dedicated not only to the lute and guitar music but also to all what is connected with the stringed musical instruments played by plucking and their development from the Renaissance epoch. On the whole the lute theme is touched upon as undeservedly forgotten instrument, which was not only the forefather of the classical guitar but also of all other stringed musical instruments played by plucking. On this site you will learn history of the lute, will get acquainted to family of lute instruments, will get access to library of notes and tabulatures and learn, how played, play, and to play on the lute. The site is supplied with an extensive collection of links. Here you can receive any additional information on the given subject. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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An early music blog in Spanish. Author unknown. Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Added on: Jul 31, 2008 | Hits: 369

"The Tijdschrift Oude Muziek (Early Music Magazine) is the quarterly publication of the Organisatie Oude Muziek. It offers its readers background information about the concerts, news from the world of early music, and cd reviews, concert listings, classifieds etc. ..." Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Added on: Jul 14, 2008 | Hits: 330

"The Dulcian or Curtal is the renaissance predecessor of the bassoon, developed in the first half of the 16th century. The Dulcian has the conical expanding bore from the Shawm, and the folded two parallel bores from the Sordune and Kortholt.

Like many other instruments in the renaissance, Dulcians were made in a family, soprano until contrabass. The smaller instruments up to the bass, are in general made from one piece of wood. Larger instruments are in many cased made from two or three pieces of wood.

In the 17th century, the small Dulcians are getting less and less important. At the same time the baroque Bassoon is developed, while the bass Dulcian is still in use. A special situation is found in Spain1, where still in the 19th century various sizes Dulcians are in use. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"This site, as an extension and integration of the main Haendel.it website, is intended to cover a variety of musical or non-musical topics related to the Baroque Music and to the XVII/XVIII centuries. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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The Recorder Music Webring. Visit the ring for more information. (ed.)

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"WELCOME to the wonderful world of BAROQUE MUSIC

What is baroque music? Why it is so rewarding? A Baroque Music Sampler. Portraits of Baroque Composers. Rare Baroque Instruments " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"Welcome to Lyra Viol Music's Gateway
The lyra viol is a somewhat smaller cousin to the bass viola da gamba. These bowed instruments, unlike their namesake the modern viola, are held vertically between the legs like a cello and are bowed at waist level. Viols additionally differ from "modern" string instruments by coming equipped with six or seven strings and frets like a guitar.

The lyra viol is further distinguished from other gambas by the practice of utilizing a large variety of different tuning systems. This practice enables the performer to make a single lyra viol often sound like several instruments at once and achieve different sonorities and qualities of resonance. Twenty-two different tunings are found in one single seventeenth century British source alone, The Manchester Lyra Viol collection, and over twice that number have been found overall.

Lyra music is often extremely emotionally and intellectually engaging and presents yet another example of the depth and power of the Elizabethan culture that produced this unusual musical form. All the written music for the viol "played lyra-way" appears in tablature, a simplified system of notation often preferred by modern beginning guitar players. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"The History and Development of the Nineteenth-Century Cornet " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"The WholeNote is Toronto’s only comprehensive monthly classical and contemporary concert listing source " for the Toronto and Southern Ontario (CA) region. There is an "Early Music" section detailing the current events of the region. (ed.)

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Site specific to Mozart's life. Well organized. See website for more information. (ed.)

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"The Historic Brass Society Journal is an annual peer-reviewed journal by internationally recognized scholars.

Members of the Historic Brass Society can read an increasing number of the articles from our backissues online! " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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Richly-illustrated magazine published quarterly by the Oxford University Press; the leading periodical devoted to performance practice from the Middle Ages to the Romantic Era. Substantial articles and extensive reviews of books, music and recordings, read by amateurs and professionals, scholars and performers, instrument makers and listeners. Advertising contact Jane Beeson em.adverts@btopenworld.com

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"www.TexasEarlyMusic.com is an on-line listing of Early Music organizations, events and performers in the state of Texas. The listing is by no means exhaustive as that would be nearly impossible considering the vibrant Early Music scene in Texas.

This website has grown out of my own interest in Early Music and hobby of following what is going on around the area. I thought this might be of interest to others and might help to promote the nurturing and appreciation of Early Music in our part of the world. " ...

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"Brad Leissa created this web site in 1995, in an attempt to make information on Handel (the man, the composer, and his music) more accessible to the ever-growing internet community. In May 2001 the English Handel musicologist David Vickers joined this effort as co-producer of GFHandel.org.

In our opinion, Handel deserves unequivocal recognition as one of the greatest composers, comfortably equal in artistic stature to other 18th century figures such as J.S. Bach, F.J. Haydn, W.A. Mozart, etc. We hope this web site serves as a valuable resource for both Handelian scholars and enthusiasts.

We aim to maintain accuracy in our presentation of musicological information about Handel, and give references to musicological publications whenever possible. Nevertheless, if you spot any errors or wish to submit constructive comments, please contact us. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"Earlymusicguide.com aims to become the one stop place for anyone interested in early music. Our intention is to promote early music, attract new audience, inform people on anything happens in the world about it and finally the make easier cooperation between professionals.

Earlymusicguide.com was developed and belongs to "classicalmusic.gr - classical music in Greece", a website that focuses on classical music in Greece. Classicalmusic.gr organizes the unique early music festival in Greece: Christmas Early Music Festival. " ...

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"Welcome to the personal website of music historian, lecturer, broadcaster and early music critic Brian Robins. On the site you will find a range of articles, interviews and a selection of reviews. " ...

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"Starting in 1989, RECERCARE publishes scholarly articles on Italian music and musical culture, and on the musical relations between Italy and other countries from the fourteenth century to the first half of the nineteenth century. The journal accepts texts in Italian, English, German, French and Spanish. For articles not in English, English summaries are provided."

(See site for more information.)

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"The mission of early-music.com is to provide an international marketplace for world-class professionals involved in all aspects of early music and particularly baroque music: artists, record labels, instrument builders, agent, promoters, festivals, music publishers, teaching institutions - and of course the interested public. It is intended that the marketplace will evolve to increasingly meet your wants. Initially we are only supporting artists and record labels but intend to extend the membership range shortly when we will be updating the site. The site is structured to make the content readily accessible and encourage familiarity. For information about joining us on the site please e-mail: membership@early-music.com."

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"Welcome to Early MusiChicago -- your source for news and information about Early Music in the Chicago area and elsewhere.

Learn about Early Music at the Composers, Instruments, Genres, Organizations, Web Resources, and Publications pages.

Get to know area performers at the Musicians, Ensembles, People, PhotoAlbum, and Recordings pages.

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"MISSION
1. Analysis

* The music
* The composer in words, images and anecdotes.
* The “Bach Harpsichord”
* How Bach wanted listeners to hear and understand his polyphony

2. Assist musicians and scholars in achieving recognition for their work.

3. Links to other useful Bach web sites.

4. Notification of our unique CD

ARE YOU A CONTRIBUTOR?
We are always looking for new contributions that are well-written and interesting.  ... "(See website for more information)

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" Classical Net features more than 3400 CD/SACD/DVD/Book reviews, as well as 6000 files and over 4000 links to other classical music web sites. " ...

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"This corner contains miscellaneous items that pertain to the harpsichord. Here you will find a harpsichord primer, a list of current builders and vendors, the definitive collection of Latin harpsichord mottos, and whatever else happens to hand.  ...”

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NOTE: In 2008, Goldberg ceased publication of the magazine.

" Goldberg Magazine is a high quality international Early Music magazine specialised in medieval, baroque, renaissance and early classical music which has been published for over 7 years now. Goldberg is published BI-MONTLY in three separate language editions : ENGLISH, FRENCH and SPANISH, in February, April, June, August, October and December. The Goldberg Magazine has a growing, widespread and loyal subscriber base who read the magazine in many varied countries of the world. "

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