Essential Reading

English Translations from Frescobaldi's Prefaces

Jul 4, 2025 • Evan Shinners

"It’s not difficult to imagine that Bach, who would soon write a cantata every week for several years, would earlier have written an orchestral work…

Mar 22, 2024 • Evan Shinners

Bach’s Solo String Music: One Collection for Three Instruments

The names of musical compositions in the Baroque, as one could expect from such a decorative era, are more flowery than the modern titles we use. They…

Nov 21, 2023 • Evan Shinners

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