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Requiem Mass on the Bi-Centennial of the death of Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart (1756-1791) on 15 September of 1791 in Vienna. Sir Georg Solti conducts the Vienna Philharmonic. Soloists:
Arleen Auger - Soprano
Cecilia Bartoli - Mezzo
Vinston Cole - Tenor
Rene Pape - Bass
The Mass is celebrated by Hans Hermann Kardinal Groer in St Stephen’s Cathedral.
see, i have this project that you have to make either a farm, town, w/e in medieval times. are there any good refrences in the internet to look at? or good pictures? wanna ace the test because im getting a bad grade in social studies lol
any other help would help too =)
Sierra’s “Lords of the Realm” game has some information.
The Society for Creative Anachronism might also give you some information.
i saw the west facade of Reims Cathedral in France and i felt
so tiny looking at it.
hmm, that cathedral is HUGE now that you mention it
and as far as Gothic architecture goes, i get awestruck by it, with all those details and exaggerations
and I'm think around the years 1225-1290 ish
it was like a race to make the biggest and extravagant buildings ever.
Kazan Cathedral (”Kazansky sobor”) or The Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan
The Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Holy Virgin was built to commemorate the victory of the Russian army over Polish invaders in 1612. The consecration of the cathedral in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Holy Virgin reflected the people’s gratitude to the heavenly Intercessor for liberating the city from the invaders. In addition, it testified to the link between two national victories: the liberation of Moscow by a militia headed by Minin and Pozharsky and the seizure of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible. The idea of constructing a monumental structure to glorify the independence of the Russian state and the military feats of its warriors was vividly reflected in the architecture of the Cathedral of the Intercession on the Moat, and further implemented in the overall design of Red Square. It seems as if the two monumental cathedrals on opposite ends of the square have engaged in a dialogue.
Construction began in the 1620s and the cathedral was consecrated in 1637. The Kazan Icon of the Holy Virgin, with which Prince Pozharsky went off to battle in 1612, was kept there. For many centuries, every year on October 22 there was a religious procession to the Kazansky Cathedral with the tsar and the patriarch participating.
Of particular artistic importance was the crowning part of the cathedral, an elegant pyramid of keel-shaped kokoshniki (decorative elements reminiscent of a traditional Russian women’s headdress of the same name), topped with an unexpectedly massive dome on an elegant drum.
The Kazansky Cathedral was restored in 1753 under the supervision of architect Dmitry Ukhtomsky. In 1865, a bell tower for the cathedral was built on the basis of a design by architect Kozlovsky. The massive pillar of the tall three-tiered bell tower was in perfect harmony with the eastern side of Red Square.
In the early 1930s, the Kazansky Cathedral was demolished and a public lavatory built in its place.
The cathedral was rebuilt in 1993.
I am planning a trip to Italy with a family member that will include Rome, Sorrento, Naples, Florence.
I know there are so many incredible museums, art galleries, and cathedrals to see, and we plan to hit the major ones, but we're really more interested in experiencing the Italian culture.
Do you have any recommendations on what we should do?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Look for local festivals near where you'll be - it makes a nice break from the museums/churches/galleries and you'll get a better feel for the traditions and actual life in Italy. An added advantage is great food. Some of the most interesting are in the smaller towns.
There are several sites that list events by type of event, month, location: http://www.sagreinitalia.it/Default.asp, http://www.sagreinromagna.it/romagna_feasts_festivals.asp, http://www.whatsonwhen.com/sisp/index.htm
People keep telling me I have a clear voice like a boy soprano. I can turn the vibrato off and on. And I do other genres like opera, but my initial voice training was in the cathedral tradition.
Would this info totally be meaningless considering I am a 21 year old female sounding like a boy soprano?
And I do like the medieval/renaissance sacred music better. I am also not the only one people have told this to. I have a friend who is like 10 years older, but she has the same clear voice.
The typical boy soprano sound comes from singing with lots of space but not a lot of resonance. Once you start working on the focus issue you will not sound like a boy soprano unless you want to.
Kazan Cathedral (”Kazansky sobor”) or The Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan