When intimate with shimmering flakes Winter is snowing the earth, And around the metal bells To the christmas ringing This is how the Christmas song begins, written and set to music by Ferdinand Freiligrath. Born in Detmold in the Principality of Lippe, he learned the profession of a merchant, was […]
Christmas carol discovered: “When cosy with shimmering flakes” Weiterlesen »
…it was a scandal at the beginning of the 20th century. Especially where the admirer was eight years younger. Later the poor music teacher became a famous composer. At her wedding he gave her a love song that is still loved today. Change of scenery: we are in a time
When a poor music teacher fell in love with a beautiful poetess…. Weiterlesen »
Austrian National Library hoards largest collection of harmony music In search of unknown, high-quality music for harmony music, Heinz Prammer found an extensive collection for this genre from the collection of the “Fürstlich Liechtensteinischen Kapelle” in the Austrian National Library. It quickly became clear to him the dimension that this
A treasure of gold for harmony music found! Weiterlesen »
In your database you will find all sorts of crooked things waiting for a solution with a lot of supplementary information. Because it’s summer and holiday time, we make here a small puzzle game, which you can solve with a little bit of criminal skills quickly. ‘Abendlied’ is a sacred
Alphorn, saxophone, French horn and other crooked things Weiterlesen »
What’s a beatbox? This is a “percussion line” which imitates a drum kit with mouth, nose and throat. Beatboxing is often equated with vocal percussion, but strictly speaking it only describes a special form of it developed in hip-hop. Lauren Bernofsky used in her composition “7th Street Beat” a “Beatbox
What’s the beatbox doing in the string orchestra? Weiterlesen »
No matter how you feel about it, the wind music and the choir is an “in instrumentation”. In many places the choir communities get together with the orchestras and create attractive concerts. In fact, there are surprisingly many arrangements for this genre, ranging from classical to popular. Here we present
Concertband music and choir or choir and Concertband music ? Weiterlesen »
When “Alfred the Great” was still only “Alfred”, namely at a young age, he was sent to Rome where, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, he was “anointed king” by Pope Leo IV. This was understood as an anticipatory coronation to the King of Wessex. After this coronation he was still
Throne of the North – Alfred the Great and the Vikings Weiterlesen »
Guitar and double bass bring relaxed moments with arrangements of popular music. There are these far too rare moments in which one comes to rest, pauses, looks back, remembers, remembers the past, what was and what has accompanied one throughout one’s life. With his new album “Jukebox Dreamin‘”, steel string
Rare moments of silence and relaxation Weiterlesen »
Тебе Поем (Tebe-Pojem – We sing to you) An overview of Russian sacred choral music The Choir of the Moscow Regional Philharmony, with its impressive, exemplary interpretations, spans a fascinating arc through the history of Russia’s sacred choral music from around 1800 to the present day. A splendid compilation of
600 Years of Russian Spiritual Choir Music Weiterlesen »
Frank Bernaerts has been distributing his compositions and arrangements since 1989. Frank Bernaerts was born on 28 February 1967 in Willebroek (Belgium). His first musical inspiration was his grandfather, a great music lover and conductor of the local music association. Already at the age of 8 he became more and
30 years music publisher Bernaerts Music BVBA Weiterlesen »
