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Feb 17Feb 17

Posted by St-Sinner
There was a renaissance in the Mughal rule
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CLASSICAL, OPERA and CROSSOVER
Jan 27Jan 27

Posted by rogerbenham
Renaissance Music for the Holidays (Holborne/Demantius/Praetorius/Lambranzi)
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General & Hellos
Jan 17Jan 17

Posted by Drank_Spear
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Silly, Random & Fun
Jan 2Jan 2

Posted by snytiger6
LINKModern Man, Renaissance Man, Medieval Man - YouTube
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Music Fans
Dec 26, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by rogerbenham
Renaissance Music for the Holidays (Holborne/Demantius/Praetorius/Lambranzi)
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World Music
Oct 23, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by Marionville
A few days ago I posted about a-ha and Take On Me on the 38th anniversary of their iconic song reaching 1 on the US charts…today, as a follow-up I’m posting this video made about the band, the song and it’s origins and legacy…made by Retro ...
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World Music
Aug 28, 2023Aug 2023

Posted by Marionville
I thought Roger in particular would appreciate this from Norwegian Cellist Havard Bilsbak….Ave Verum. - William Byrd renaissance composer….
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CLASSICAL, OPERA and CROSSOVER
Aug 23, 2023Aug 2023

Posted by rogerbenham
TWELVE DANCES FROM THE DANSERYE (SUSATO) Tylman Susato was a player, composer and publisher who worked in Antwerp in the latter half of the 1 6th century. He compiled a series of anthologies, one of which became immensely popular and ...
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CLASSICAL, OPERA and CROSSOVER
Aug 21, 2023Aug 2023

Posted by rogerbenham
Michael Praetorius - Dances from Terspsichore (1612) Renaissance Ear-Candy 0:00:00 Passameze 0:01:25 Galliarde 0:03:39 La Bouree 0:05:39 Bransle de la Torche 0:07:43 Bransle Simple 0:09:25 Bransle Gay 0:10:56 Bransle Double 0:12:14 ...
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Religion & Spirituality
May 18, 2023May 2023

Posted by xenoview
UK report finds Britons’ lack of faith knowledge deeply disturbing More than half of those surveyed for the report said they believe that freedom of religion is under threat in the U.K.
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Apr 14, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by LenHazell53
BOMBASTIC / BOMBASTICAL The Rhetoric of a self aggrandizing self publicist and psuedo aristocratic blowhard. Also ludicrously patriotic stylizing speeches delivered in a booming voice, full of self importance and puffery, intended to rabble ...
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Posts
Apr 2, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by St-Sinner
Must be a renaissance masterpiece. You know where?
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Mar 31, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by Marionville
LATITUDINOUS. - Adjective..having latitude or breadth, especially of thought or interpretation ; having a wide- ranging scope or breadth, of ideas, interpretations, interests etc. “a Renaissance man of latitudinous outlook”. Synonyms; ...
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Silly, Random & Fun
Feb 27, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by TheoryNumber3
Last night the internet stopped working so I spent a few hours with my family. They seem nice. Celebrated last night with a couple of adult beverages …Metamucil and Ensure. If I am ever on life support unplug me and plug me back in and see if ...
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CLASSICAL, OPERA and CROSSOVER
Dec 6, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by rogerbenham
Renaissance Suite David Munrow and the Early Music Consort of London
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Academic (e.g., Science)
Oct 29, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by Larimar
A halloween story. Complete lack of sunlight killed a Renaissance toddler....what did they think he was to keep him away from sunlight???
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CLASSICAL, OPERA and CROSSOVER
Oct 12, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by rogerbenham
Ieva Baltmiskyte plays Frog Galliard by John Dowland (renaissance lute)
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CLASSICAL, OPERA and CROSSOVER
Sep 30, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by rogerbenham
Renaissance Music The Attaignant Consort plays works by John Dunstable, John Dowland, Orlando di Lasso, Hans Newsidler, Josquin des Prez, Clément Janequin, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Claudin de Sermisy, Melchior Neusidler, Guillaume ...
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CLASSICAL, OPERA and CROSSOVER
Sep 12, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by rogerbenham
Renaissance Dance Bands 1551-1599, Tylman Susato / Thomas Morley (Century's recording: David Munrow) In the early seventies I often saw David Munrow perform when I lived on the North side of the park In Gloucester Terrace. Twas a fine...
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Music Fans
Aug 19, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by Marionville
At bedtime tonight I’m posting something from an artist who is having quite a renaissance to her career and finding a whole new generation of fans for her 80s music due to Running Up That Hill being used in the 4th series of Netflix’s Stranger ...
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Jul 23, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by Marionville
RABELAISIAN. - Adjective…of, relating to, or resembling the work of Rabelais, especially characterised by coarse, bawdy humour and sharp satire. From Francois Rabelais (1490-1563) a French Renaissance writer, humorist, physician, monk, and ...
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All Things Asia
May 25, 2022May 2022

Posted by Boomtarat03
Chinese Artist Luo Li Rong work with realistic sculpture- china 🇨🇳 • Luo Li Rong has earned international acclaim for her realistic sculptures of figures in motion. Working primarily in bronze, Rong uses Renaissance and Baroque techniques ...
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News & Links
May 4, 2022May 2022

Posted by BDair
Thoughts from Jeff Childers - There are a WHOLE LOT of ships anchored offshore, waiting to dock in China, due to that country’s lunatic Zero-Covid policy. The supply chain problems are probably going to get a whole lot worse before they get better....
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Apr 30, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by davers
Rebec noun a Renaissance fiddle with a pear-shaped body tapering into a neck that ends in a sickle-shaped or scroll-shaped pegbox.
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News & Links
Apr 9, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by snytiger6
LINKAn Arkansas official bragged about injecting Christian prayers at meetings
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Memes R Us
Mar 22, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Killtheskyfairy
One can hope!
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CLASSICAL, OPERA and CROSSOVER
Feb 19, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by rogerbenham
Lute Classical Music | Baroque Renaissance Instrumental Music
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CLASSICAL, OPERA and CROSSOVER
Feb 16, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by rogerbenham
Renaissance Music in a Castle. Ancient Music in the Loire Valley. Renaissance Music with Le Banquet du Roy.Ancient medieval music from the end of the middle ages.
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Wordsmith
Feb 15, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by MaryChristmas
Roger Hands once called gorilla grips, aged, knotted, pass no football now, but a glass of wine, cup of coffee, set of keys, joint, plate upon which often rests a scoop of candied sweet potatoes. So dark that in dashiki and kofia one imagines ...
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CLASSICAL, OPERA and CROSSOVER
Jan 17, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by rogerbenham
Ieva Baltmiskyte plays Frog Galliard by John Dowland (renaissance lute)
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News & Links
Dec 22, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by snytiger6
LINKHarvard professor Charles Lieber found guilty of hiding ties to China : NPR
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CLASSICAL, OPERA and CROSSOVER
Nov 22, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by rogerbenham
Evangelina Mascardi plays Dowland & contemporaries on the Renaissance Lute with Frédéric Zigante
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News & Links
Nov 15, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKHow Long Does It Take To Charge An Electric Car? : NPR
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Posts
Oct 13, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by OldGoat43
CANNABIS IN SCIENCE & HEALTH10/13/2021 A review concluded that "medical marijuana can potentially aid the recovery from by modulating the endocannabinoid system, reducing inflammation and secondary ...
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Silly, Random & Fun
Sep 18, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Ryo1
Author and Vatican scholar Roy Dolinger spent six years investigating Michelangelo’s work on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel for his book The Sistine Secrets: Michelangelo's Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican and made some pretty neat...
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Posts
Sep 14, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by St-Sinner
There is always a reason
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This Day In History
Sep 13, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Marionville
13th September 1501…🇮🇹 The Statue of David: Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David, a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture.
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Posts
Aug 16, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by OldGoat43
CANNABIS BUSINESS8/16/2021 Cresco Labs Inc. reported quarterly revenue of $210 million and also closed an agreement to upsize a senior secured term loan to $400 million. LINK: HEXO ...
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Food Glorious Food
Aug 9, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by Captain_Feelgood
Slimy, briny, delicious... Happy belated National Oyster Day! Although this obscure holiday is celebrated on August 5, many seafood restaurants across the country run specials on oysters throughout August. With their hard shells and slimy internal ...
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Silly, Random & Fun
Aug 5, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by Fernapple
Humans are strange. Nearly everyone of both sexes, would say that they find slim, fit and active people more attractive than the gluttonous and lazy. Yet as soon as we are attracted to someone, nearly the first thing we do is tell them. " Sit down ...
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DC-MD-VA
Jul 15, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by UrsiMajor
The Maryland Renaissance in Crownsville is back.
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Music Fans
Jul 5, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by Mark013
Another great progressive rock group from my collection. During the summer I set up a stereo in the garage and enjoy my days outside listening to my music. Renaissance - Sounds Of The Sea
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News & Links
Jun 11, 2021Jun 2021

Posted by FearlessFly
New York Senate Passes Landmark Right to Repair Bill
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