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The influential Italian composer, Carlo Farina, was at the forefront of the violin’s flourishing.

The influential Italian composer, Carlo Farina, was at the forefront of the violin’s flourishing.

Knights, peasants, crusades, chants, and saints—this week on Harmonia, we’ll explore aspects of medieval European history.

This week on Harmonia we celebrate Telemann’s legacy.

Scherzi Musicali is helping to bring the Fiocco name and his music back to modern ears.

The Elder, The Younger, The Son, The Duo.

The Elder, The Younger, The Son, The Duo.

The 500 year old instrument is one of the earliest harpsichords that has survived the trials of travel and time.

Sit, stay, good dog! This week on Harmonia, our furry and feathered friends are taking center stage.

Ratis’s Canzonette are more personal than theological or formal-sometimes blithe, sometimes tender, sometimes sensual, often humorous.

Ratis’s Canzonette are more personal than theological or formal--sometimes blithe, sometimes tender, sometimes sensual, often humorous.

Did you know that founding father Thomas Jefferson was the first major contributor to the Library of Congress?

Keyboard music by Johann Wilhelm Hässler, played on harpsichord, clavichord, and fortepiano.

How did tunes “go viral,” so to speak, centuries before there was any such thing as social media?

Marco Dall’Aquila bridged the gap between two very different periods in the life of the lute, its music, and its playing techniques.