Quintet (Sinfonia Spirituosa) in D Major TWV 44:1, for 2 Violins, Viola and Basso Continuo.
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St. Brigid and the King’s Wolf
Once a rustic, seeing a wolf run about in proximity to the palace, killed it; not knowing that it was the tame creature of the king; and he brought the dead beast to the king, expecting a reward. Then the prince in anger ordered the man to be cast into prison and executed. Now when […]
My Commonplace Book
According to Wikipedia: “Commonplace” is a translation of the Latin term locus communis (from Greek tópos koinós) which means “a theme or argument of general application”, such as a statement of proverbial wisdom. In this original sense, commonplace books were collections of such sayings, such as John Milton’s commonplace book. Scholars have expanded this usage to include any manuscript that collects material along […]