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Musicking: The Meanings of Performing and Listening by Christopher Small, Extending the inquiry of his early groundbreaking books, Christopher Small strikes at the heart of traditional studies of Western music by asserting that music is not a thing, but rather an activity. This new work outlines a theory of what Small terms "musicking", a verb that encompasses all musical activity from composing to performing to listening to a Walkman to singing in the shower. Using Gregory Bateson's philosophy of mind consort of musicke and a Geertzian thick description of a typical concert in a typical symphony hall. Small demonstrates how musicking forms a ritual through which all the participants explore consort of musicke and celebrate the relationships that constitute their social identity. This engaging consort of musicke and deftly written trip through the concert hall will have readers rethinking every aspect of their musical worlds. "Christopher Small has something of the guru's gift of saying wise things in the simplest but also most engaging way. The book is instructive consort of musicke and enlightening, interesting to think about, consort of musicke and even to differ with ... stimulating consort of musicke and rewarding".
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The Consort of Musicke - The Consort of Musicke is a British early music group, founded in 1969 by lutenist Anthony Rooley, who is the ensemble's Artistic Director. Members of the group are well known artist such as sopranos Emma Kirkby and Evelyn Tubb, alto Mary Nichols, tenors Andrew King and Joseph Cornwell, and bass Simon Grant.
Evelyn Tubb - Soprano Evelyn Tubb is a long-time member of The Consort of Musicke and one of the world's greatest early music specialists. She teaches at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel, Switzerland, and presents masterclasses throughout the world.
Anthony Rooley - Anthony Rooley - British lutenist, founder and director of early music ensemble, The Consort of Musicke. He is also the author of "Performance: revealing the Orpheus within".
Princess consort - A princess consort is the female equivalent to a prince consort. It is given to the spouse of a king regnant, if the title queen consort is inappropriate.
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The English Civil War (1640s) forced Jenkins , as many others to migrate to the rural countryside. He wrote a piece of programme music consisting of a pavan and galliard depicting the clash of opposing sides, the mourning for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74: Eternal source of light Te Deum and Jubilate in D, Z 232: Vouchsafe, O Lord Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. Around 1640 Jenkins revived the In Nomine an archaic form based upon the sole surviving plain-song. Track Listing: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244: no 47, Erbarme dich Solomon, HWV 67: Almighty pow'r Why, why are all the Muses mute?, Z 343: Britain, thou now art great The choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Yet can I hear that dulcet lay Come tread the paths Italian Duets: no 3, Sono liete, fortunate, HWV 194 O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z 406 Gott soll allein mein Herze haben, BWV 169: Stirb in mir Deborah, HWV 51: Impious mortal Now does the glorious day appear, Z 332: By beauteous softness mixed O magnum mysterium Esther, HWV 50b: Tune your harps to cheerful strains Musicke of Sundrie Kindes, Pt 1: Since first I saw your face Solomon, HWV 67: Almighty pow'r Why, why are all the Muses mute?, Z 343: Britain, thou now art great The choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Yet can I hear that dulcet lay Come tread the paths Italian Duets: no 3, Sono liete, fortunate, HWV 194 O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z 406 Gott soll allein mein Herze haben, BWV 169: Stirb in mir Deborah, HWV 51: Impious mortal Now does the glorious day appear, Z 332: By beauteous softness mixed O magnum mysterium Esther, HWV 50b: Tune your harps to cheerful strains Musicke of Sundrie Kindes, Pt 1: Since first I saw
