What happens when medieval songs become raw sonic material? In Schnittke’s Minnesang, fragments of Minnesinger melodies appear, dissolve, and re-emerge inside a 52-voice choral texture. A listening guide + spectrogram analysis.

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#blog #research #20thC #MusicAnalysis #Medievalism #Schnittke #ClassicalMusic #Minnesang

Today's blog post went in the history direction -- a brief overview of Nazi impact on Catholic Vorarlberg

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#blog #Histodons #20thC #Catholic #Vorarlberg #Bregenz #nuns #AmWriting

A new official website has been created for the late, great Terence Davies, film director.

Visit it here: https://terencedavies.com/

#TerenceDavies #ukfilm #cinema #britishdirectors #liverpool #britishcinema #lgbt #lgbtq #queer #gay #catholic #20thc #queercinema #auteur #SiegfriedSassoon #emilydickinson #TSEliot #dorisday #hollywoodmusicals #artcinema #war #DomesticViolence #uk

It's a bit niche but maybe one for the #20thC #histodons interested in #USA #immigration #history and #genealogy:
With help from some lovely people here I fully transcribed the column headings and guidance notes for a 1927 "List or Manifest of Alien Passengers for the United States Immigration Officer at the Port of Arrival". (They're often illegible because of microfche scanning.) You can find them here:

https://loreandordure.com/2024/01/31/column-headings-text-for-a-1927-list-or-manifest-of-alien-passengers-for-the-united-states-immigration-officer-at-the-port-of-arrival/

Hello, I’m Fraser. I’m a #geographer and #historian at the University of Edinburgh. Like many UK academics, I’m in dispute with my employer. Recovering from both #LongCovid and #Lyme (don't recommend).

My current interests are: #place #Scotland #Highlands #landscape #religion #naturewriting #20thc

I occasionally write for #LRB

Last book: Escape From Earth: a secret history of the space rocket