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Ranking Classical Composers

We are a music history podcast ranking classical composers from the 9th century to the present

  1. 01.07.2024

    0d(2.2) From Convergence To Liturgence: The Birth of Western Classical Music Part 2.2 - Early Christian Chant

    Hello, and welcome to our FINAL BACKGROUND EPISODE! Now brace yourself for a veritable tidal wave of musical knowledge as we trace the origins and development of Christian chant through the better part of the 1st millennium CE. This episode is absolutely jam packed with hard-to-find information and positively GORGEOUS music from half a dozen early chant traditions. Along the way, we will encounter young lectors who competed against pagan singers, alongside incredible early music theorists (Thanks Alypios!) and a veritable who's who of early medieval bigwigs, and a shady antiquities dealer known only as "Two Time Slim." ========================= LINKS "Two Time Slim" by Patch & The Toonsnangs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1Z_bYPT7F8 Oxyrhynchus Hymn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDUAVMjmktc Phos Hilaron In Greek (original) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJcBgcHkdac&list=PLuFO87ncQ_QQMmujr06QeRwMZC3goRd0n&index=45 Phos Hilaron in English https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=618jSKxAdzg&list=PLuFO87ncQ_QQMmujr06QeRwMZC3goRd0n&index=46 Byzantine Hymn - Δεύτε λαοί https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q8i0CYs-CM Ambrosian chant - Ecce apertum est Templum tabernaculi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrUxaISuk50&list=PLoth48xsiR7_3ti-wboND6p7z491G5CoA Chant des Gaules - Alleluia Music of the Ancient World - Early Music - From Ancient Times To The Renaissance Album Link https://youtu.be/YPT1lsUsmxk?list=PLuFO87ncQ_QQMmujr06QeRwMZC3goRd0n&t=3422 Reconstructing the Songs of Boethius | Restoring Lost Songs: Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy https://boethius.mus.cam.ac.uk/reconstructing-songs-boethius Ensemble Sequentia Reconstructing the Songs of Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-tALWHHUaE&list=PLuFO87ncQ_QQMmujr06QeRwMZC3goRd0n&index=47 Office des lectures: Officium "Alleluia, ortus conclusus" (Mozarabic Alleluia) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Khr76M5j0w&list=OLAK5uy_kZdH4-DvH173dr3QjJjWBD3-AgkXJLEjQ&index=2 Hymnus Peregrinorum: Compostela, Dum Pater Familias (Lyric Video) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE96AgZZn90

    2 Std. 37 Min.
  2. 08.06.2024

    0d(2.1) From Convergence To Liturgence: The Birth of Western Classical Music Part 2.1 - Music In Ancient Rome

    The first half of our final background episode comprises an all too brisk survey of some of the most interesting musical contributions of ancient Rome. Find out how the Romans REALLY felt about music and learn why, as Polybius once said, custom is always king. Oh! And we have emperor Nero's ACTUAL singing practice routine! That alone is worth the $0 cost of admission (I mean it's worth more than that, but you're getting it for free anyway because we're such a swell pair of guys). Enjoy! ============================== LINKS Reproduction of an Ancient Roman Tuba or Lituus. Used between 500 BC and AD 100. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7GmJFK-07s Cornu de Pompeii https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IlZgj2FAHA Roman Replica Hydraulus at the Roman Baths https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VesLeVMK5aE&t=14s What Did Popular Music In Ancient Rome Sound Like? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZOsoDes3Es Synaulia - Music from Ancient Rome, Vol. 1: Wind Instruments - Amazon.com Music https://www.amazon.com/Synaulia-Music-Ancient-Rome-Instruments/dp/B00000DMKM Synaulia - Music from Ancient Rome, Vol. 2: String Instruments - Amazon.com Music https://www.amazon.com/-/he/Nicoletta-Gervasi/dp/B000077SX2 Play Festina Lente by Ludi Scaenici on Amazon Music https://www.amazon.com/music/player/albums/B0CQPQ3734 Amazon.com: Musique de l'antiquité grecque : Ensemble Kérylos feat. Annie Bélis: Digital Music https://www.amazon.com/Musique-lantiquit%C3%A9-grecque-Ensemble-K%C3%A9rylos/dp/B083Q49HV5

    1 Std. 13 Min.
  3. 05.05.2024

    0d(1) From Convergence To Liturgence: The Birth of Western Classical Music Part 1 - The Parent Strains

    Western Classical Music: Where did it come from and how did it "get that way?" We think we can answer the first question in two episodes, but the second one... well, you could build an entire show around that! Today, we trace the origins of WCM from the earliest notated fragments in the world to the first named composers in history. Join us as we overturn the claim that "Not a note of music has survived from the ancient world," and find out what deck-sanding and kosher lunch meats have in common (the answer will shock you!) CAVEAT 1: Correction: "Alexanders successors," not "Alexander's descendants" CAVEAT 2: Greek persecution of the Jews was almost exclusively under Antiochus IV, but it was severe. CAVEAT 3: The musical setting for the hymn to Caliope and Zeus stretches credibility. I mean, it does kinda sound like "Hush, Little Baby," doesn't it? The language is ancient though and, like we've said, the ancients are always surprising us. ;-) ==================== EARLY NOTATION LINKS What do we know about the oldest found melody? - Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/91048/what-do-we-know-about-the-oldest-found-melody The World's Oldest Surviving Music from circa 1950 BC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAPC1tG2BKY&themeRefresh=1 (PDF) A Musical and Mathematical Context for CBS 1766 | leon crickmore - Academia.edu https://www.academia.edu/1618638/A_Musical_and_Mathematical_Context_for_CBS_1766 The Oldest Known Melody (Hurrian Hymn no.6 - c.1400 B.C.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpxN2VXPMLc&themeRefresh=1 History's Oldest Song Modernized for 2020 (Samurai Guitarist) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHGB8dS1OsI&themeRefresh=1 =========================== ANCIENT HEBREW MUSIC LINKS The Origins of the Israelites: Episode 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_ao1i7LokM&list=PLuFO87ncQ_QQMmujr06QeRwMZC3goRd0n&index=6 The Pagan Origins of Judaism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZECezMYug8c&list=PLuFO87ncQ_QQMmujr06QeRwMZC3goRd0n&index=4&pp=gAQBiAQB8AUB What Music might Moses have heard as a Child in Egypt? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At7jUZquUc0 King David's Lyre; Echoes of Ancient Israel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiA86HI-GLU&list=PLuFO87ncQ_QQMmujr06QeRwMZC3goRd0n&index=12 Jerusalem Shofar at Sunrise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKQrBURDtQE The Sound of the Shofar calls us to worship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVHQdKLbTXw The original musical notes found in the Old Testament, played right before your eyes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh2KwEwaroc&list=PLuFO87ncQ_QQMmujr06QeRwMZC3goRd0n&index=19 The Original 3000 Year Old Melody of the Psalm 19 - Revealed? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M86lEfmVsEY&t=30s Chanticleer - Psalms 23:1-6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOZ3SjHIUzw Lost Melodies - Hebrew Chanting - Psalm 95 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEfF8fr5stY Choral singing in ancient Israel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06rIvIBoNfM Trio Mandili - Psalm 50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcbKoY7XpJE Mendelssohn: Variations Concertantes, Op. 17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiocuaABrWc ========================== ANCIENT GREEK MUSIC LINKS "Minoan" Lyre - Improvisation by Claudio Quadros https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0GzWKUQAJU Minoan Theater - The Minoan Experience https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe_RsPWIOro&t=6s Ancient Minoan Civilization ("Creep" by Radiohead) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz3d5x-MUT4 Hymn to Zeus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc109u7Zw8M&list=PLE619C0863B707DDD&index=4 Ancient Lyre - Kleopas : Hymn to muse Kalliope and Apollo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8Hpyov3Tt8 Rediscovering Ancient Greek Music: A performance reconstructs the past https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAmuQBnNty8&list=PLuFO87ncQ_QQMmujr06QeRwMZC3goRd0n&index=29 Cithara of the Golden Age - Michael Levy - Luthieros Music instruments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t1itGJ8Zpc Ancient Lyre - Barbiton Lyre of Sappho - Barbiton Lyre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWLRqI9iM-E Roman water organ performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US50QmZaeyE Eminem straight up reciting the iliad of homer in ancient greek (video by @GavMac39) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ubSwbyd0uI KANUN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy-Xvzi2YAM Musique de la Grèce antique https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1z0zaGDzlQ The Euripides Orestes Chorus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c2Ho9NvWY8

    2 Std. 35 Min.
  4. 20.04.2024

    0c(2) From Emergence To Convergence Part 2 - Indian & Chinese Classical Music

    We are back, and today we're headed east to meet two ancient classical music traditions that survive and thrive down to this day. Join us for an episode packed with music philosophy, microtones, and soooooo many instruments! Plus, find out why it's never a good idea to make deals with tectonic plates! =============================== INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC LINKS Indian Classical Music Website https://www.indianclassicalmusic.com/ Ravanhatta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuQv70Aeci8 Lute Sarasvatî Vînâ) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz-Xmh9mXow Tanpura Demonstration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVeFX4O4zT0 Ektar/Gopichand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWxajijf_4c Ravi Kiran plays the Chitra Veena https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Sy9omOERyA Sarangi - Instrument of A Hundred Colours | Musical Wonders of India - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59FpEMSSQiE Rakesh Chaurasia - Classical Flute (Bansuri) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9cefe-xD04 King of Shehnai UStad Ameer Khan Meeroo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M99kSqJZgMQ Harmonium/Shruti Box https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jO_uHv4mH8&list=PLuFO87ncQ_QQD2X-QRTXBQJ1Ir8rx-al1&index=12 Jaltarang - Indian National Anthem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQQ6Qp-07TA Amazing Tabla Solo | Rimpa Siva | Farukhabad Gharana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ2WseDHEPI 40 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF INDIA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwJ5FMx86Qg Ravi Shankar - Monterey Pop 1967 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk60ObnbIOk India's Beautiful Musical Traditions (Full Documentary) | Perspective - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcaW9uxk91E ============================== CHINESE CLASSICAL MUSIC LINKS Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng – Sounds of nature from 2,400 years ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6kXCZ_n80I Bianzhong: Performance on Traditional Chinese Bells https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhcCSeRj2PU Qing - Chinese Stone Chimes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKWqZLQDuKo Guqin Master Chen Leiji https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35ZKN-H7at4 Chinese Folk Songs for Dizi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVgqCr5D7ps "The Untamed" - Dizi Cover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecR6fCv7Ck4 Hu Jianbing sheng improvisation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5d9nID_9Nw Entrance Hymn for the Emperor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bilTiAwk18 Youlan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8IpKuy8NNU

    2 Std. 32 Min.
  5. 17.03.2024

    0c(1.2) From Emergence To Convergence Part 1.2 - Music In Ancient Sumer

    Our best episode yet! Who would have thought there'd be so much to say about music in ancient Sumer and the Akkadian empire? Join us as we trace the life of an ancient Sumerian classical musician. Along the way we'll uncover such exciting truths as: Why was Inanna the coolest goddess there ever was or ever could be?Why was there a Chief of Lamentations in ancient Akkad and what was his connection to Gibson guitars? What is the best animal to sacrifice to your instrument if you happen to be a shem player? And just who on earth is Peter Pringle? CAVEAT: Nope. None this time! LINKS: The Sumerian Silver Lyre - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU4QRxsZhjg&list=PLuFO87ncQ_QSgVhJr90aL7nDvEWmoREGr&index=11 Oud Beginners - Maqam Hijaz Scale - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k74TTCa-RT8 What Did Mesopotamian Music Sound Like? - A Beginner's Introduction - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHCfrNwkwu0 THE EXALTATION OF INANNA in Sumerian - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSoLHfnr5Gc 'LYRE OF UR' BUILT AND PLAYED BY LUC VANLAERE - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZOFYT7w4GI&list=PLuFO87ncQ_QSgVhJr90aL7nDvEWmoREGr&index=19 Mesopotamian Music HQ - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulBjuvmKbtA&list=PLJATefPoSWfkr2b7qK9lV7pdU4KWyvAn_&index=76 The Raising of the Hand to Ishtar - Ancient Akkadian hymn - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uzPllUL6bE Silver Pipes from Ur (double pipe) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adiAQ2BpmiE Silver pipe from Ur and drone by Tibia - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1SKS0jc1m0 The Lyre of Mesopotamia (A song from Persia/ Iranshahr) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP7-AphqdYk&list=PLuFO87ncQ_QSgVhJr90aL7nDvEWmoREGr&index=17 The Epic Of Gilgamesh In Sumerian - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUcTsFe1PVs Music of Mesopotamia - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Mesopotamia Music in Mesopotamia - MUSIC IN HISTORY #1 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCOawIA4b0o&list=PLdW0onEGGcNlt5gqyp9_fXL9uFdsNnfHf&index=3 The Flood Narrative (From the Gilgamesh Epic) (Akkadian) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oelcHhNsMsk&list=OLAK5uy_ngerDjzeM5lA1vPAF4qo4hPMNrl7rZgEY&index=7 The Flood Narrative (From the Gilgamesh Epic) (English) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViJu2jgKoiU&list=OLAK5uy_ngerDjzeM5lA1vPAF4qo4hPMNrl7rZgEY&index=6 A Sumerian Drinking Song (Sumerian) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MABxJfcX7_A&list=OLAK5uy_ngerDjzeM5lA1vPAF4qo4hPMNrl7rZgEY&index=8 A Sumerian Drinking Song (English) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdsjzBA1Vlk&list=OLAK5uy_ngerDjzeM5lA1vPAF4qo4hPMNrl7rZgEY&index=8 A song for a son of shulgi - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwFSuz7QCD8 Music of the Ancient World - Sumerian Music V - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB5X20yoSNQ&list=PLJATefPoSWfkr2b7qK9lV7pdU4KWyvAn_&index=52

    2 Std. 27 Min.

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We are a music history podcast ranking classical composers from the 9th century to the present