Archive for the 'Music' Category

More Old Roman chants in Latin

Friday, July 9th, 2010

The first is a powerful invocation to God titled “Alleluia,” while the second is a chant composed during the period of the Greek popes in Rome (ca. 7th century), and therefore is directly influenced by Eastern models. —- Other chants can be found at this page. ... More


Byzantine and post-Byzantine music series

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Series of very well-made videos showing aspects of Byzantine history through manuscript illustrations, with Byzantine folk music as background. ... More


The Passion According to Matthew

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

It is almost by chance that I came across this composition for orchestra and choir of which I had quite astonishingly never heard before. It is a work that is worth listening to, and which, in my opinion, surpasses even Bach’s work of the same title. It is surprising in its Baroque tones, ... More