Elise Groves

YouTube video by pannonia77 Hieronymus Praetorius: Tulerunt Dominum meum - Siglo de Oro

Headed back to Boston with this fantastic Praetorius ringing in my ears! #EarlyMusicMonday youtu.be/FD5xzen5iRY?...

YouTube video by Recordare Chamber Choir RECORDARE | Factum est silentium - Richard Dering

Happy feast of St. Michael! I'm celebrating in true #EarlyMusicMonday fashion with this piece by Richard Dering!"There was silence in heaven when the dragon fought with the Archangel Michael"
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Musicians of the Tenshō Embassy » Early Music America Four Japanese boys, students at a Jesuit missionary school in the 1580s, were sent on an eight-year tour of Europe. Tracing this fascinating but fraught history for a concert program meant accepting a...

Kudos to my friends in Lyracle for their excellent research and sensitive handling of this incredible story! #EarlyMusicMonday www.earlymusicamerica.org/emag-feature...

YouTube video by pannonia77 Victoria: Regina coeli 8vv - La Grande Chapelle

It's not Easter, but I came across this gorgeous "Regina caeli" setting, and can't wait to get more polyphony back in my life! #EarlyMusicMonday youtu.be/QnP3uZjGZME?...

Telling Her Story » Early Music America As we discover more about historical women musicians and share their stories with a 21st-century audience, writes keyboardist and theorist Paula Maust, we must create a narrative that does not put the...

I hadn't heard about Anne Louise Brillon de Jouy (and I bet you hadn't either). Let's talk about why! #EarlyMusicMonday www.earlymusicamerica.org/emag-feature...

Anne Louise Brillon de Jouy - Wikipedia

Usually I give some teaser before I introduce a person, but this #EarlyMusicMonday surprised me entirely - how did I make it all this time without learning about her? And why have I never heard something she's composed? Read, learn, listen, and program! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Lo...

This musician was a major influence on Tallis and Taverner, served both Henry VII and Henry VIII, and in 1520 led the Chapel Royal in the state visit to France known as the Field of the Cloth of Gold. Also, Eton Choirbook! Meet Robert Fayrfax! #EarlyMusicMonday en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...

Early Music Monday Index — Elise Groves, soprano

#EarlyMusicMonday started on this day in 2017! I've lost count of how many posts I've made in all those years, but I keep a searchable archive in case you want to find something from years prior! www.elisemgroves.com/early-music-...

YouTube video by The Gesualdo Six Emendemus in melius (William Byrd)

Some days (all days?) just need gorgeous polyphony! #EarlyMusicMonday www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoEs...

**I make transcriptions of and coach people on the music of Hildegard von Bingen! Hit me up for all your neume-learning, medieval-interpretation things.

YouTube video by Early Music Sources How medieval music sounded in the 18th century?!

Hot on the heels of me giving someone the quick version of "how to medieval music", this awesome video from Early Music Sources takes a dive into the troubadour repertoire, including a lot of the same process I walked someone through this morning! #EarlyMusicMonday
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YouTube video by Incantare Christ lag in Todesbanden - Andreas Hammerschmidt (1611/12-1675)

Courtesy of Liza Malamut and Incantare, today's #EarlyMusicMonday is this gorgeous setting of "Christ lag in Todesbanden" by Andreas Hammerschmidt! youtu.be/WOVQ-KBByb8?...

And the Winner is...John Weldon's 'The Judgment of Paris' » Early Music America In early 18th-c. Britain, a competition to help promote opera in English led to a surprise winner. John Weldon's 'The Judgment of Paris,' recorded for the first time by the Academy of Ancient Music, b...

Somewhere in English music history between Purcell and Handel, John Weldon won a competition for his setting of "The Judgement of Paris". Never heard of it? (I hadn't). Now you have! #EarlyMusicMonday www.earlymusicamerica.org/web-articles...

YouTube video by Chara Percussion Ensemble J.S. Bach - Partita in E major, BWV 1006 - on marimba

I've always had complicated feelings about transcriptions, but came across this video yesterday, and it was exactly what this Monday needed. #EarlyMusicMonday youtu.be/Qd6Mn0K_pd4?...

What a fun way to test your knowledge of composers! Some early, some not, but all worth knowing/programming! #EarlyMusicMonday interlude.hk/test-your-kn...

YouTube video by Early Music Scores SIMONE COYA: L'Amante Impazzito PDF SCORE

I've spent the last two weeks exploring this fantastic piece by Simone Coya - basically a study in someone spiraling until they decide going mad is actually a viable option! #EarlyMusicMonday www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta9i...

YouTube video by Passamezzo The Greensleeves Project

After last week’s exploration of historical fashions from “Greensleeves”, here’s the finished video (and recording)! #earlymusicmonday youtu.be/IAHnmqSQdDw?...

YouTube video by Bernadette Banner Who Was Greensleeves? An Extraordinary Reconstruction of Her Clothes

In the early music world, we spend time exploring non-musical sources to learn about the role of music in different times. But the inverse happens too! Check out this exploration of what the song "Greensleeves" tells us about historical clothing! #EarlyMusicMonday www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VVO...

YouTube video by PianoCurio Explaining the Most Bizarre Piano Etude of the 19th Century

Etudes, written to develop a musician's technical abilities, have existed basically since there were instruments to be learned (including the singing voice). But this one is definitely out there! #earlymusicmonday
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YouTube video by Netherlands Bach Society Bach - Motet Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf BWV 226 - MacLeod | Netherlands Bach Society

For the last 5 years, every time I've been hired to sing this piece, the concert has been cancelled. I finally broke that streak this past weekend! So glad to have finally performed it! #EarlyMusicMonday youtu.be/UPDEzRETFMM?...

Buy STS Recordings — Seven Times Salt

Today's #EarlyMusicMonday is a shoutout to Seven Times Salt's incredible "Courtiers and Costermongers" CD! If listening to that can keep a toddler calm through a stomach virus /ER visit, then we definitely all need it (or one of their other fab recordings) in our lives! www.seventimessalt.com/merch

YouTube video by Netherlands Bach Society Bach - Violin Concerto in E major BWV 1042 - Sato | Netherlands Bach Society

In a move that surprised us (but probably shouldn't have), Michael requested and then sat completely spellbound by the entire first movement of this fantastic performance! #EarlyMusicMonday www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyZI...

YouTube video by Musica Ficta - Topic Al Resplandor D'Una Estrella

One of my favorite finds from my Tramontana days was Guerrero's Canciones y villanescas espirituales, including this one - probably my favorite from the whole set! #EarlyMusicMonday youtu.be/Nf3EVhdSS2g?...

YouTube video by I Fagiolini I FAGIOLINI : Senfl / Das Gläut zu Speyer

How about something awesome and silly for a beautiful spring Monday? Here's a piece by Ludwig Senfl that mimics the ringing of the bells in Speyer! #EarlyMusicMonday www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZsh...

YouTube video by Early Music Sources Stealing - Borrowing - Composing: Thomas Weelkes (1597)

Is imitation really "stealing" or is it "homage"? This video explores the theme of composers borrowing, stealing, copying, or rewriting pieces and then publishing them anew. #EarlyMusicMonday youtu.be/RDACYTT2_0w?...

An Indigenous Family Tale, in Music » Early Music America Retelling her ancestry as a series of musical stories, the author starts with a very great grandmother, Pa I Sha. She walked the Trail of Tears, the forced removal of the Five Civilized Tribes from th...

Check out this wonderful story of the early music world intersecting with cultural understanding and research! #EarlyMusicMonday www.earlymusicamerica.org/web-articles...

Our God, Our Help in Ages Past - Wikipedia

Another hymn tune that finds its way into classical composition is St. Anne (known to many as "O God, our help in ages past"). Bach, Handel, Buxtehude, Vaughan Williams, and others all found inspiration in William Croft's tune. #EarlyMusicMonday en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_God...

May we who call ourselves Christians hear his words anew and remove the planks from our own eyes so they stop causing harm to those around us. May they know we are Christians by our love.

As we head into some of the holiest days of the Christian year, may we remember that in his eyes there is no race/ethnicity, no straight or LGBTQIA+, no cis- or trans-, no native or immigrant, no male or female, because we are all one (paraphrased from Galatians).

However, it's barely a drop in the bucket when one remembers Maundy Thursday's direction to "love one another as I have loved you."