News Zacara da Teramo

Classical home listening: Schubert Symphonies 4 & 5; Zacara da Teramo 

René Jacobs and the B’Rock Orchestra fizz in youthful Schubert. Plus, the complete works of a Renaissance eccentric • Schubert wrote his first five symphonies in his teens, youthful works without the poignancy and majesty of the Unfinished (No 8) or the “Great” C Major (No 9) yet hinting at what might come. René Jacobs and his

Gardens of Delight - Ciconia, Hildegard of Bingen, Machaut, Zacara; The Telling; FHR  Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 19 December 2018 Star rating: 4.0 (★★★★) Medieval flowers explored in a haunting programme from The TellingMost people familiar with the Brighton Early Music Festival (BREMF) or the Stroud Green Festival will almost certainly have come across The Telling, a edievalM ensemble with a difference, which features soprano Clare Norburn who was co-founder and artistic director of BREMF and is artistic director of the Stroud Green Festival.On this disc, Gardens of Delight from The Telling on FHR, Clare Norburn is joined by Leah Stuttard (medieval harp, frame drum, voice) and Ariane Prussner (voice) for a programme themed around Roses, Lilies & Other Flowers in Medieval Song which means that the ensemble can cast their net widely for a haunting selection of music by Ciconia, Hildegard of Bingen, Machaut, Zacara and more. […]

A to Z: Z is for Zacara da Teramo 

Today is the 26th and final day of the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge in which I attempted to blog every day (excepting Sundays) throughout the month of April. For this challenge, I curated a collection of “classical” music pieces, which are lesser known or by lesser known composers (to me at least).The last composer in this series is Zacara da Teramo (estimated birth between 1350 & 1360 and death between 1413 & 1416). Though Antonius Berardi Andree de Teramo is the composer’s Latin name, he was referred to, though not by himself, as “Zacara.” This is kind of sad, considering Zacara means “a small thing of little value,” which was a cruel reference to his small stature. He rose to great heights, however, composing music that was the bridge between Medieval and Renaissance music. He came from Teramo and seems to have composed all […]

[…] a life in music. It’s wonderful to be able to balance time spent writing about political theory with the very different experience of studying and performing Frédéric Chopin’s Piano Sonata #2, to reference just one example! PLN: What’s happening now? Do you have any major new projects in the works? AN: Currently, I’m teaching political philosophy at the University of Trento, and recently I taught a course on creativity and communication at the University of Teramo. I’m also active as a radio author with RAI, the Italian national TV and radio network . My RAI work has given me the opportunity to write and broadcast cycles of programs on Verdi, Chopin and … The Doors. Yes, The Doors ! I like to approach music from a wide angle and the widest possible perspective. I believe there are no divisions … no sects. Just sounds — […]