Music for a while — is a musical composition by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell, the second of four movements from his incidental music composed in 1692 (Z 583) to John Dryden s and Nathaniel Lee s play Oedipus.[1] An ascending ground bass in E minor… … Wikipedia
Music of the Netherlands — For Renaissance music from the Low Countries, see Franco Flemish School. The Netherlands has multiple musical traditions. Contemporary Dutch popular music (Nederpop) is heavily influenced by music styles that emerged in the 1950s, in the United… … Wikipedia
1692 in literature — The year 1692 in literature involved some significant events.Events*Nahum Tate becomes Poet Laureate. *Thomas Rymer is made Historiographer Royal, and mounts a major effort to preserve and publish historical documents. *On December 9, playwright… … Wikipedia
theatre music — ▪ musical genre Introduction any music designed to form part of a dramatic performance, as, for example, a ballet, stage play, motion picture, or television program. Included are the European operetta and its American form, the musical… … Universalium
choral music — ▪ vocal music Introduction music sung by a choir with two or more voices assigned to each part. Choral music is necessarily polyphonal i.e., consisting of two or more autonomous vocal (vocal music) lines. It has a long history in European… … Universalium
Table of years in music — The table of years in music is a tabular display of all years in music, to provide an overview and quick navigation to any year. NOTOC ::Contents: 2000s 1900s 1800s 1700s 1600s 1500s 1400s 1300s Other2000s in music 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005… … Wikipedia
Timeline of trends in British music — Timeline of trends in British music.**c 1490 John Taverner born **c 1505 Thomas Tallis born **c 1540 William Byrd born **1545 John Taverner died **c 1557 Thomas Morley born **c 1562 John Bull (composer) born **1563 John Dowland born **1570 Spem… … Wikipedia
1628 in music — The year 1628 in music involved some significant events. Events * Claudio Monteverdi Il Ballo delle Ingrate first performed. * Heinrich Schütz returns to Venice to visit Monteverdi and Alessandro Grandi. * Nicholas Lanier s musical setting of… … Wikipedia
1644 in music — The year 1644 in music involved some significant events. Events Classical music Opera*Francesco Sacrati La finta pazza *Sigmund Theophil Staden Seelewig , the first German singspiel Births *August 12 Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, German composer of … Wikipedia
1750 in music — Events* Farinelli is knighted by King Ferdinand VI of Spain. * Ten year old Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf begins playing with the Viennese Schottenkircheorchestra.Classical music*Leopold Mozart Partita for Violin, Cello and Double Bass Frog… … Wikipedia
