Word: harpsichords
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...same weekend that the exhibit opened. It featured papers by musicologists as well as live performances by the Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra, the Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra, and pianist and Harvard Professor Robert Levin and his wife, pianist Ya-Fei Chuang (both of whom played harpsichord...
Monday, April 25. Houghton Library presents “Music of J.S. Bach for Violin, Cello, and Harpsichord.” 8 p.m. Harvard Epworth Methodist Church. $20; students $10. Tickets available at the Harvard Box Office...
...only other exception. I’m no Leon Neyfakh, so I can’t really tell you why Biggie is so gosh-darned charismatic and compelling, but I’ll be a monkey’s uncle if he isn’t. The little harpsichord-type thingy is so eerie and sun-drenched, it’s hard to believe this guy was from NYC and not an island of tribal warriors that worshipped him as a Brando-style god. “I see some laydeez tonight that should be havin’ my baby...
...Parks, began in earnest to work on the concept of Dumb Angel, which they soon renamed Smile. They churned out “Heroes and Villains,” a tribute to the Old West intended to be a single; “Wonderful,” a gentle harpsichord piece with a gorgeous, intricate melody; and “Surf’s Up,” the album’s transcendent centerpiece, called by Leonard Bernstein “an important contribution to 20th-century American music.” They also wrote songs with titles like...
...sick of rap, grunge and heavy metal, Chip Davis could be your musicmeister. You may not have heard of him, but his uplifting, rhythmic arrangements are some of the most listened-to music in America. Sales of Mannheim Steamroller albums, which feature instruments from harpsichord to synthesizer, with a heavy dose of strings, are past the 32 million--album mark, and that's not even counting 10 million other records Davis sold in the 1970s after he co-wrote a sound track for the hit movie Convoy, starring Kris Kristofferson. In the past 15 years, Davis has racked up more...