Georg Phillip Telemann (1681-1767) is today a fairly well known Baroque composer, at least among classical music buffs. He was a contemporary of Handel and J. S. Bach — who both counted Telemann as a friend and admired his music.…
Author: Brad Shorr
Here are two inspiring songs to celebrate this joyous day. Merry Christmas! You say you haven’t heard the music of Felix Mendelssohn? Yes, you have: This melody is sometimes attributed to Handel, but is probably much older:
Book Review: The Restoration of Man, C.S. Lewis and the Continuing Case Against Scientism, by Michael D. Aeschliman We are taught — it is drilled into us in the media constantly, and taught unrelentingly in schools — that there are…
This article ran recently on CNBC: The other college debt crisis: Schools are going broke. It describes how small private colleges are folding. The passage I’d like to draw your attention to is about a liberal arts school that reinvented…
Handel, who was born in Halle (now part of Germany), moved to London fairly early in his career with the intention of popularizing Italian opera there. Between 1711 and 1740, he composed a slew of operas, some of the greatest…