Gregorian chants are not for everyone, but knowing and appreciating the basics is certainly worth it for any musician, historian or music lover.
Category: Medieval
Trobairitz: The Lady Composers of Medieval France
By 1170, an era of free-thinking, self-proclaimed “emancipated” women had begun.
Death and the Plague Doctor
The year is 1630. You live with your family in Milan, Italy, where you were born and raised. You grew up hearing tales of the Black Death wiping out entire towns in the late 1300’s. It was said that the world had lost a third of its population by the year 1400. And there you were,…
The Whole Gamut: Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do! Have you ever wondered what that phrase means or where it came from?
