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“In 1978, harpsichordist Elaine Comparone, National Endowment for the Arts grantee, Concert Artists Guild award winner, former Fulbright scholar and Affiliate Artist, founded Harpsichord Unlimited with Ronald S. Smith, librarian and music aficionado and Dorothy Wick, amateur harpsichordist and archivist. Their intent was to bring the harpsichord to a wide audience and to teach the public about the instrument, its history and its music.

The first project of Harpsichord Unlimited was a festival of chamber music at St. Joseph's Church in Greenwich Village. The series, known as the Winterfest Concerts, attracted large crowds and later extended its purview to St. Michael's Church on Manhattan's Upper West Side. These concerts ran for ten years, featuring Elaine Comparone, various guest artists and an in-house group, The Bach Family Strings. The programs included both little known and familiar early masterpieces along with contemporary works, all with harpsichord. …“

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Site maintained by Robert Tifft (US) and Marco Papi (IT) for these harpsichordists: Luciano Sgrizzi, Ruggero Gerlin, Egida Giordani Sartori, Zuzana Růžičková

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A resource site for the community of hautboy (oboe) players and builders.

Registered users of hautboy.org can upload scores and resources, post for sale or wanted listings, add comments, and also view a list of other registered users and communicate with them. 

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Added on: May 27, 2011 | Hits: 395

"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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“The Journal of Music History Pedagogy is a bi-annual, peer-reviewed, open-access, on-line journal dedicated to the publication of original articles and reviews related to teaching music history of all levels (undergraduate, graduate, or general studies) and disciplines (western, non-western, concert and popular musics). The JMHP holds no single viewpoint on what constitutes good teaching and endorses all types of scholarship on music history pedagogy that are well-researched, objective, and challenging. The JMHP is a publication of the Pedagogy Study Group of the American Musicological Society; it is indexed in RILM and DOAJ. “

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The Journal of Seventeenth-Century Music (JSCM) is published by the Society for Seventeenth-Century Music to provide a refereed forum for scholarly studies of the musical cultures of the seventeenth century. These include historical and archival studies, performance practice, music theory, aesthetics, dance, and theater. JSCM also publishes critical reviews and summary listings of recently published books, scores, and electronic media.

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Lark Camp entry portal page to “(US) Lark Camp - Lark In The Morning Music Celebration (summer camp)” and “(US) Lark in the Morning Musical Instruments (store)”

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“Here are some lutes for sale. I am posting this as a service, and I can not make any recommendations, as I have never seen these instruments nor met the sellers. They are listed with the most recent contributions on the top. Please reply to the sellers directly, and not to me. If you buy or sell one of these lutes, please notify me so I can take it off the list! If you are looking at instruments to buy be aware that people don't always tell me when they sell their instrument. ..“ Site maintained by Wayne Cripps.

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Added on: Jan 02, 2010 | Hits: 893

"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 Medieval Music & Arts Foundation is an incorporated non-profit public charity. The present activities of the foundation center on online publishing. We have readers and supporters around the world. …

The activities of the foundation grew from those of Todd M. McComb to include contributions from other valued colleagues. Dr. McComb continues to direct the foundation and edit the web site.

The Medieval Music & Arts Foundation welcomes a wide variety of viewpoints. We make every effort to check facts for accuracy, as well as to correct any errors brought to our attention.

Some content areas were developed online as early as 1991. Our formal incorporation to serve as an umbrella for these resources was in 1999. Thank you for your interest."

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"Performance Practice Review (PPR) is a blind, peer-reviewed journal devoted to the study of Western musical performance practices. It is not confined to any historical period. PPR originally was published bi-annually from 1988 to 1997, with Roland Jackson serving as Editor. All issues existing in print appear on this site.

Contributions to PPR accepted from 2006 onward are published exclusively online, on a continuous basis. Robert Zappulla is the current Editor. Claremont Graduate University normally is the exclusive copyright holder for new submissions. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"Polyphony.com is a Web based concert listing of all early music and historically informed performances held within the greater New York City metropolitan area, including New York State, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

We define early music as all European influenced music, both vocal and instrumental, composed prior to 1900's and performed on original instruments or historically informed replicas.

Polyphony.com is dedicated to the advancement and promotion of historical performance by providing services and information that empowers performers and enhances the audience experience. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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“Project MUSE is a leading provider of digital humanities and social science content for the scholarly community.  Since 1995 the MUSE journal collections have supported a wide array of research needs at academic, public, special, and school libraries worldwide. MUSE is the trusted source of complete, full-text versions of scholarly journals from many of the world's leading university presses and scholarly societies, with over 120 publishers currently participating. UPCC Book Collections on Project MUSE, launched in January 2012, offer top quality book-length scholarship, fully integrated with MUSE's scholarly journal content. 

Our Mission:

Project MUSE's mission is to excel in the broad dissemination of high-quality scholarly content. Through innovation and collaborative development, Project MUSE anticipates the needs of and delivers essential resources to all members of the scholarly community.“

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“This web site presents photos of, descriptions of, and information about historical European and American flutes from the renaissance to the 20th century. In addition, we give related historical material about performance practices and report on the author's experiences playing these instruments.

The old flutes have great charm and character. And they have much to teach us about the flute music written at the times when they were made.

Except where otherwise noted, all photographs of flutes are of instruments in the author's collection. A number of these flutes are modern copies of early instruments, but the majority are antique flutes made between c.1750 and c.1930. There are many personal opinions expressed in these pages, but they are based, it may be hoped, on knowledge and experience as well as taste, he said modestly. All original photographs and essays are © Copyright 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 by Richard M. Wilson. These photos and essays may be copied for personal use, or use in moderation on web pages, etc., as long as I am clearly acknowledged as the source. All but very minimal use of the photos or essays on the web should be accompanied by a link to these pages.  ..“

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“San Francisco Classical Voice (SFCV) is the “Go-To place” for great music in the San Francisco Bay Area, offering its visitors a multitude of ways to engage in classical music.  SFCV features reviews and previews of the Bay Area's wide range of classical music performances; insightful features from leading writers; news about the local music scene; and the most complete classical music events calendar, along with useful listening links and ways to learn more about the art form we all love.

Our site is updated on a daily basis and our weekly newsletter gets published every Tuesday. The site reaches over 30,000 unique visitors on average per month.“

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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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“The Center is the only institution in North America devoted solely to the life, works, and accomplishments of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Established in 1983 when Ira F. Brilliant donated his Beethoven collection to San José State University, the Center officially opened in September 1985 with a gala co-sponsored by the San Jose Symphony. Building on Ira Brilliant's original donation, the Center now has the largest collection of Beethoven materials outside of Europe. In addition to functioning as a research library and museum, the Center is involved in a variety of educational programs and sponsors concerts, lectures, tours, and other events. Long-term projects include publication of The Beethoven Journal and development of the Center's online catalog, the Beethoven Gateway. The Center is also the headquarters for the American Beethoven Society. …“

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

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“Jerry Fuller began studying the double bass at age 16 and was invited to join the Lyric Opera of Chicago orchestra three years later. Within two years he was promoted to first desk of the double bass section in addition to performing with the Santa Fe Opera. Mr Fuller has also served as solo double bass of The Musikkollegium Winterthur Switzerland. While in Europe, Mr. Fuller became interested in historically-informed performance practice and has achieved international recognition for his work with period instruments. A Chicago Artists Abroad grant recipient, Mr. Fuller’s performances in London, Rome, Geneva and Edinburgh have been broadcast worldwide. In addition, Mr. Fuller has performed at the Ravinia and the Aspen Music Festivals and both the Boston and Berkeley Early Music Festivals. ..“

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“The Face Of Bach is a website devoted to the portraits of Johann Sebastian Bach, and to the fair and accurate analysis of the various images that purport to be accurate depictions of the facial features of Johann Sebastian Bach.

As I continue to develop this site, I hope to offer thorough evaluations of the various Bach portraits and to provide information on the source materials that are the foundation for any discussion of the portraits of Johann Sebastian Bach. ..“

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“This site has both an immediate and a longer-term objective. The immediate objective is to make generally available a large number of modern transcriptions of Italian madrigals that I have produced over the last several years. The longer-term objective is to serve as a resource center and focal point for like-minded people who may be seeking, for example, additional information about the repertoire, assistance with texts and translations, or help in locating singers to form or supplement madrigal groups. In future, the site may expand to accommodate, e.g., contributions of transcriptions and texts/translations from other sources, or collaborative efforts to reconstruct the many madrigals that have come down to us with missing parts. …”

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“ .. . As this page has grown in both content and scope, it has been necessary for me to reevaluate my goals for this site. As such, it has been (and remains!) the goal of this site to present as accurately and objectively as possible information about the cittern and all things pertaining to it. It is my wish that this page will be a source of information for people who know nothing about the cittern as well as an on-line resource for both scholars and players alike. Since Internet download times have largely decreased due to advancing technology, I have tried to make use of that technology while still keeping wth my original goal of having as few "frills" as possible in order to present quick and ready access to the information on these pages. .. “ 

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Traverso is a quarterly package of news and information to connect and inform everyone interested in the history of the flute and its music.

Each issue carries a short outline of a topic of interest to historical flutists. In the first twenty years (1989-2008), articles have appeared on instruments and materials, performance practice, pitch and tuning, technique, repertory and music publishing, biography, chronology, and commentary. News items cover events, competitions, new recordings and editions, personalities, instruments for sale, new articles and books. Occasionally, selected significant new publications, music and recordings are reviewed. ..“

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“We left our home in the woods of upstate NY on September 6th, 2010 for a 7,000-mile concert tour – a road trip that took us to Oregon and back. Oddly enough, although we had taken a stack of CDs to listen to for inspiration and source material, we ended up listening to exactly one and one-half of them.  This blog is a series of thoughts and musings inspired by the conversations during the trip, about our approach to our music and the sometimes very satisfying, sometimes thought-provoking dilemma of presenting it to modern audiences.  We’re taking the time to do this because of our firm belief that music of the 16th century is not only relevant but essential in today’s world.

Our first post, a summary of the trip, will be followed by some of our sometimes surprising discoveries of what moves an audience, how ‘Early Music’ has evolved as a relevant medium for 21st-century audiences and why looking backwards prepares us for the future.  We hope you will enjoy it as much as we do.

all the best,
Ron & Donna
Mignarda lute song duo“

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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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