#historian of music

[opera-ghosts]

A performance of Gounod Opera „Faust“ at The Metropolitan Opera 1893.

#classical music #opera #music history #bel canto #composer #classical composer #aria #classical studies #maestro #chest voice #Charles Gounod #Faust #Metropolitan Opera #Met #Emma Eames #dramatic soprano #lyric soprano #soprano #Édouard de Reszke #bass #Jean-Louis Lassalle #baritone #Jean de Reszke #dramatic tenor #tenor #classiacal musician #classical musicians #classical history #history of music #historian of music

[mlle-christine-nilsson]

Today is the 180. Birthday from the great Swedish dramatic coloratura soprano Christine Nilsson (August 20.1843-November 21.1921)

Take a look on her interesting biography.

#christina nilsson #christine nilsson #19th century #bel canto #swedish nightingale #dramatic coloratura soprano #coloratura soprano #soprano #opera #chest voice #aria #diva #prima donna #maestro #composer #classical composer #classical musician #classical musicians #music history #historian of music #paris opera #metropolitan opera #met #her majesty’s theatre #His Majesty’s Theatre #mariinsky theatre #the nightingale #classical singing #classical singer #musician

[lotuslate]

My submission for @noxetlux-zine 🌞

My idea for celestial beings Wangxian was Apollo!LWJ and Hermes!WWX, check out my twitter for the full nsfw piece 🌝

#wangxian #mdzs #mdzs fanart #lan wangji #wei wuxian #greek mythology au #mo dao zu shi #the grandmaster of demonic cultivation #jessbye #egg #guys if u look up the myth behind these two gods it fits their dynamic so much i promise you kgdsjbdfjks #hermes is the messenger god and also the god that leads the souls of people after the die in the underworld #also a trickster god smh #apollo is the god of music and poetry!! #and the one who literally Carries the sun with his charriot in the morning #in mythology hermes has played many pranks on him and apollo has gotten very angry at his tricks however they grew closer over time :’) #i see them as one of those rls that historians are like omg they were such good friends :) #KADJBFKDAFJ

[creaturecannibal]

my favourite red & black album covers

bat for lashes - lost girls // fiona apple - when the pawn // interpol - turn on the bright lights // radiohead - amnesiac // lucy dacus - historian // beck - true love will find you in the end // mitski - laurel hell // car seat headrest - commit yourself completely // tv girl - french exit

#bat for lashes #lost girls #fiona apple #when the pawn #interpol #turn on the bright lights #radiohead #amnesiac #lucy dacus #historian #beck #laurel hell #mitski #car seat headrest #commit yourself completely #tv girl #french exit #music #music posting #jaded

[merp-blerp]

I know it's late to say, but I hope that Hbomb's video will encourage people to not only cite their sources but also have a good source to begin with. Don't tell me Snow White is 14 years old and then show a screenshot of a featured snippet from Google that leads back to Screenrant.com. Don't tell me Judy Garland was forced to take drugs and smoke 80 cigarettes a day by MGM and have your source be social osmosis or "Hundreds of other videos say so!" Where's that info from? Does it's source truly make sense as a source? Are there more reliable routes for sources to take outside of looking online, like reading books about the subject from people involved or seasoned/trusted in the topic? I know "Google is free", but that doesn't mean it's always good for research. Try Google Scholar at least...

#the way the source for the snow white fact is an old outline of the film from 1934 apparently #the film went through so many changes between 1934 to 1937 #her age was clearly just left unsaid by the time the film was released #and no the grimm bros ver. doesn't factor into what her age in the film would be—disney took many liberties from the source material #and how would it make sense for Judy to smoke 80 cigs while working—her break time probably wouldn't even be long enough to smoke 80 cigs #not to mention she was staring in a musical where she had to have a clear voice unaltered by the amount of scratchiness 80 cigs would cause #and judy's mom began her abuse of prescription drugs not mgm #think if the facts you hear make sense #plagiarism #misinformation #hbomberguy #plagiarism and you(tube) #plagiarism and youtube #james somerton #iilluminaughtii #internet historian #disney #snow white #snow white and the seven dwarfs #the wizard of oz #the wonderful wizard of oz #judy garland

[littlemossbugsblog]

not strong enough // boygenius (print)

#boygenuis #art #phoebe bridgers #lucy dacus #julien baker #art print #digital art #music #lyrics #stranger in the alps #punisher #historian #home video #the record #not strong enough

[helpmeimblorboing]

Watching hbomberguy's video and "The Reynolds Pamphlet" started playing in my head at the 1 hour mark

#james somerton #internet historian #hbomberguy #hamilton musical #the reynolds pamphlet

[transmechanicus]

The recent explosion of Hazbin Hotel into popularity over the last 2 months is so surreal, did the court of public opinion not find viziepop guilty of just insane levels of bigotry as early on as 2013?? Like forgive me, i was in middle school, but i seem to recall a relatively widespread understanding that she was not a great person while the show was still in the earliest stages of pre-production, did i miss a memo???

#my stuff #like…not to be inflammatory but i think there’s a category of person into FNaF or Hazbin #who god intended to be a homestuck or bill cipher cosplayer and they were born in the wrong years #direct line between what ppl like aesthetically abt the stupid demons and the humble homestuck troll #direct line between every mf dressed up as that radio twink and bill cipher w varying personal amounts of troll traits #and your honor im no historian but i think the viziepop enjoyers are worse off. like spiritually. #hazbin imho is carried by being a catchy musical and blatant use of troll bait char design #without the music and with more stock characters i think more ppl would see the rot at the core peeking through

[padawan-historian]

Even in this lovecraft country of ours, we still dance (and decolonize) 🔥🍂🌾✨️

#american apartheid #our world #black lives matter #ecosystem of white supremacy #politics #our history is your history #reproductive rights #environmental justice #padawan historian #late night musings #and music #september #earth wind and fire #childish gambino

[franklyimissparis]

tbh it makes no sense to me when people ride so hard for paul but hate john or vice versa because if there’s one thing they both made abundantly clear throughout their lives it’s that they loved and respected each other more than basically anyone else

#this applies to casual fans but also to music journalists/beatles historians btw #obviously there were…. very rough patches between them to say the least but the love/admiration never really stopped #and i doubt either of them appreciate ppl shitting on the other #john lennon #paul mccartney #the beatles #john and paul #mclennon

[opera-ghosts]

On January 14th, 1900 the opera "Tosca" by Giacomo Puccini was premiered in Rome.

These four original postcards were sent from Italy to a lady in Paris just three months after this event. Everything spoke of this "New" opera. A wonderful find.

#opera #classical music #music history #bel canto #composer #classical composer #aria #classical studies #classical singer #classical singing #classical musician #classical musicians #classical history #Tosca #Giacomo Puccini #Puccini #classical composers #musician #musicians #historian of music #diva #prima donna #maestro #Victorien Sardou #Sardou #La Tosca #Floria Tosca #Vissi d'arte

[hiidkwhatimdoing7525]

Others: you ship the Founding Fathers??? eww. it's not real! me: no one else was in the room where it happened

#historians will say they were close friends #alexander hamilton #john laurens #george washington #marquis de lafayette #lams #washette #mullette #hercules mulligan #hamilton musical #turn: washington's spies #amrev #not tagging everyone

[lvcky7]

lucy dacus, august 10th 2022 at the agora theatre in columbus, ohio for the here and there festival.

photo credit: me

#lucy dacus #phoebe bridgers #julien baker #boygenius #home video #punisher #here and there #courtney barnett #car seat headrest #concert #concert photography #music #gay #lgbt #live music #agora theatre #columbus ohio #historian #lesbian #night shift #better oblivion community center #women in music #soccer mommy #snail mail #claud #seven shots #shes so pretty #lucy my beloved #lucy loves me #i have a video saved for later heheheeh

[alatismeni-theitsa]

Ancient Greek and Roman music Masterpost

As our national epic, the Odyssey, did I'll start from the middle. Please listen to the sound of medieval Greek music and then come back. It's an exercise, I command you!

Middle Ages Greek music is speculated to be "slowed down ancient Greek music"! 😁 So, take notes on that!

Christodoulos Halaris - Anthology of Byzantine Secular Music

(Christodoulos Halaris was a prominent Greek composer, researcher, and musicologist. He focused on secular Byzantine and traditional music, incorporating his extensive research into a solid and singular musical language.)

After your warm-up (and perhaps some confusion) let's get into what you came here to see.

What Ancient Greek and Roman Music Sounded Like - A Beginner's Introduction

Α fantastic introduction by a composer, musician, and researcher who calls himself:

OKAY, OKAY, HE IS FARYA FARAJI, YOU GOT ME.

So, this is going to be another excellent video where he spits facts. He gives a great impression of how ancient Greek and Roman music sounded like.

And no, they didn't sound like the watered-down (north)-eurocentric "ancient Greek music" on youtube videos you find. (who's surprised at this point, after all this Northwestern appropriation) Unless they are made by Farya Faraji because… the man knows his shit (and our shit 😂)

By the way, I called it "watered down", not because I believe western music is lame, but because the performers apply western rules to ancient Greek music, stripping it of all the Heterophonic complexity.

In the video above, you'll learn how the lyre should actually be played!!! And what instruments have been in continuous use in Greece for more than 2.000 years! And see all the ways our ancient and traditional music is more complex than Western music - such as Western music can be more complex than ours in other ways! (as also stated in the video)

And before you ask: Why does ancient Greek and Byzantine/traditional Greek music sound Oriental? Well, that's just your ear and biases and Hollywood stereotypes, my dear friend. See, these sounds are not (just) Oriental! They are originally Greek, too!

Many tunes and the way of singing the West associates today with the Middle East came from the Greek world (where these tunes are still in use, mind you) or other Mediterranean countries. That's not to say that Middle Eastern nations didn't have these scales and twirls for a long time - because they did. That's their ancient music, too.

Please see the video below to make more sense of my ramblings:

The Greco-Roman Influence on Middle-Eastern Music

All of Farya's videos have their sources in the description so make sure to check them out!

Now you can better enjoy the Epitaph of Sekeilos you heard in the first Middle Ages video! You can also listen to another great version by Farya, where he uses the above ancient Greek principles he mentioned in his video. That's why his version actually feels fun to listen to, thank god! (Of course Chalaris also orchestrates the Epitaoh in an excellent way)

Personal commentary: I am happy to share Farya's work online because he put into words why reconstructions of ancient Greek music online don't sound Greek at all. Greeks have a hard time relating to it because... that's not our folk music. They sound boring like Chopin playing piano when he was 3 years old. (But by now you know why! 😉)

Of course, ancient and traditional Greek music are not identical and no one expects them to be. But given our history, our music history, and cultural evolution, we know the sounds of our music - as all people can identify the music of their land and area. I am glad my gut feeling was right and the music wasn't actually that simple. With the complexity of our ancient chants and the plethora of instruments we had in antiquity, there was no excuse for our ancient melodies to be that simple.

#ancient greek music #instruments #music history #middle ages #history of music #lyre #harp #ancient greek #classics #classic civilizations #bagpipes #aulos #pipes #roman history #panflute #mediterranean #historian #antiquity #farya faraji #chants #Youtube #byzantine music #byzantine empire #byzantium

[cillianate]

what do you mean i saw boygenius live, literally saw julien baker in the flesh, they played an unreleased song, announced a new ep, AND BROUGHT OUT HOZIER... bye.

#hozier #boygenius #julien baker #phoebe bridgers #lucy dacus #live music #concert #the record #the rest #wasteland baby #unreal unearth #stranger in the alps #punisher #little oblivions #sprained ankle #turn out the lights #no burden #historian #home video

[littlemossbugsblog]

letter to an old poet // boygenius (print)

#art #boygenius #phoebe bridgers #julien baker #lucy dacus #the record #music #art print #digital art #stranger in the alps #punisher #historian #home video