Harmonia

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Today’s performers bring to life the music of the past on Harmonia—a weekly, one-hour radio program that explores music of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, and beyond. Join host Angela Mariani each week for an hour of exciting recordings, interviews, live excerpts, and commentary as she invites us to fire up our historical imaginations and spend an hour in the contemporary world of early music.

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For centuries, art has been made possible through the generous support of donors. These patrons of the arts have come in many guises – royal, wealt...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
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This week on Harmonia we journey to Spain, North Africa, and Italy as we explore Sephardic Jewish music from the late Middle Ages through the early...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
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A somewhat enigmatic Elizabethan composer who died tragically young, and who left us some of the most expressive and virtuosic polyphony of the 16t...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
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On Harmonia this week, we’re exploring music composed for the feast of All Saints, celebrated each year on November 1st in the Western church. Musi...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
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“A mighty fortress is our God,” reads the text of a popular English-language translation of Luther’s classic hymn, “a bulwark never failing.” Marti...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2018
  • Length: 58:59
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This week, we’re celebrating the “Bad Boy of the Bassoon,” Michael McCraw, in honor of his birthday on October 19th. Join us as we explore music fo...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
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Feeling landlocked? This week on Harmonia, we’re headed to the shore, exploring ocean-themed music from across the centuries. We’ll also sample a ...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2018
  • Length: 58:58
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This week we’re exploring the work of a composer for whom more music survives than any other composer working around 1400 in Europe. Join us for a...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2018
  • Length: 59:00