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In this post we’ll travel to the time of the English Renaissance, with a jolly little music piece written by Thomas Morley. A contemporary of William Shakespeare, Morley (1557–1602) was a true Renaissance figure: a composer, organist, music theorist… It was largely thanks to him that the Italian madrigals became so popular in England, adding …
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O Come, All Ye Faithful is one of those Christmas carols that everyone knows. If not the full lyrics, at least the tune will sound very familiar: it’s an almost obligatory hymn in countless churches, regardless of denomination. The first four verses of this carol were originally written in Latin, and the additional ones were …
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