Tag Archives: Haydn

Mozartfest 2004 (1)

Posted on November 15, 2004 by vhk10

The annual Mozartfest in Bath is nearly halfway through, and we are going to as much of it as is practical. We each went to one concert given by the Vienna String Sextet, and agreed that in general they give … Continue reading →

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Composers in the British National Corpus

Posted on October 15, 2004 by vhk10

I have recently come across this intriguing graphical representation of the frequency of words in the British National Corpus, a corpus of spoken and written British English dating from the early 1990’s. As it includes proper names, I tried various … Continue reading →

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a longish Missa Brevis

Posted on May 7, 2004 by vhk10

The Chantry Singers have started rehearsing again. I have sung all three pieces in the next concert before, but in each case there’s a catch. Firstly, the Little Organ Mass by Haydn. We are doing this with the extensions to … Continue reading →

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things I’d like to sing (2)

Posted on February 12, 2004 by vhk10

A sequel to my earlier posting of anthems etc. I feel overdue for singing. Now for some of the larger scale works. In some cases the reason I haven’t done them is clear; I’ve been in small chamber choirs rather … Continue reading →

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things I’d like to sing (1)

Posted on November 21, 2003 by vhk10

I haven’t much time this week, so I’m posting a list of pieces of church music which I’d really like to sing and which I’ve been sending to the conductors of some of the choirs I sing in when they’ve … Continue reading →

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