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Sandro Botticelli's "La Primavera," 1482.

Now is the Month of Maying

Now is the month of Maying, and English madrigalists weren’t the only ones singing about it! This week on Harmonia, we’ve got music for that marvelous time when winter is long gone but the hottest days have yet to chase us back indoors. Join us for a wide range of May songs, tunes on spring flowers and gentle breezes, and a seasonal feature from Fretwork and The Sixteen. Read More »

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Different Ways to Think About Early Music

On Sunday, May 21, the Bloomington Early Music Festival kicks off a whole week of concerts and activities under the theme "Arabia, Iberia, and Latin America," expanding the focus of early music beyond Europe.

We'll hear music of Francois Devienne, CPE Bach, and Frédéric Duvernoy performed in 1988 by Colin St. Martin and Richard Seraphinoff, who were students at the IU Early Music Institute at that time.

We'll hear music from the viol consort Phantasm during their 1999 U.S. tour.

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Collecting Old British Tunes

The antiquary Joseph Ritson. Engraving by James Sayers, 1803.

This week on Harmonia, we’ll explore medieval and Renaissance songs and dances collected by 18th century “early music” aficionados in Britain. Plus, our featured recording by The Curious Bards explores Irish and Scottish identities through traditional music.

Christian IV's musicians painted by Reinhold Timm in 1622.

When Christian IV of Denmark visited his brother-in-law James Stuart in England, they threw some raucous, wild parties . . . so, it’s no surprise that King Christian’s fondness for the British Isles informed his musical patronage. This week on Harmonia: renaissance music from the court at Copenhagen.

Pelagio Palagi's painting of the meeting of Charles VIII and Gian Galeazzo Sforza

This week, music from 15th-century Milan from the court of the powerful Sforza family, whose lavish productions sometimes bordered on the spectacular, including staging machinery designed by da Vinci. Join us!

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