RVW dedicated one of his compositions to the village of his birth – the tune to the hymn ‘Come down, O love divine’ is named ‘Down Ampney’; and one of his compositions titled ‘Linden Lea’ has been used as a road name in the village, as a mark of respect.
Christ rising from the dead now dieth not
Detail from a wall fresco depicting a naturalistic and lush garden from a reception room at the House of the Golden Bracelet in Pompeii. The garden is filled with trees, shrubs and flowering plants. There is a birdbath and birds which include a dove, a wood pigeon, a golden oriole, a magpie and sparrow
Enchanting Roman wall fresco of a lush garden, rich in plant and bird life. From a reception room at the House of the Golden Bracelet, Pompeii. 1st century BC - 1st century AD 📷 by me
#FrescoFriday
#Archaeology
The Twelfth Day of Christmas is the Feast of the Epiphany, which principally commemorates the visit of the Magi to the Christ Child.
We purchased and rehomed this Victorian depiction of the Epiphany over a decade ago using funds from the Cottam Will Trust.
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A very Happy New Year to all! We’re celebrating with the release of the latest single from our forthcoming album of music by Palestrina - his ‘Exultate Deo’.
🎧 Listen to the full album from 17th January!
stileantico.lnk.to/Palestrina
'Erbarme dich, mein Gott' from Bach's St. Matthew Passion. #bach
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From 1903 onwards, Vaughan Williams began collecting folksongs – eventually gathering around 800.
Why? The sweeping social changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution had profoundly eroded the folk culture of rural Britain...
Oh no. Another book to add to the must-read list. #books
Yes, it is quite subjective. I generally don't like to have more than four books (or maybe five if I'm reading a volume of poetry as well) on the go at once, because I can feel like I'm not making enough progress with them all. Anyway, happy reading.
What would you say is an acceptable number of books to be reading at the same time? Asking for a friend.
Icelandic road signs have some unique warnings...
This was one of my favourite book series when I was a child, so I'm really looking forward to listening to this audio adaptation of The Dark Is Rising.
Screen capture of Spotify Wrapped 2024: September was your Victorian Polyphony Choral season. You were all about artists like Ralph Vaughan Williams, William Byrd and Tomás Luis de Victoria.
I don't know what that means, but if it's a thing, I'm definitely into it. #Spotify #SpotifyWrapped
Screen capture of Spotify Wrapped 2024: August was your Royalcore Harpsichord Baroque phase. You were really into artists like Johann Sebastian Bach, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre and Johann Friedrich Fasch.
That's quite niche, even for me. #Spotify #SpotifyWrapped
Well, that's not much of a surprise. #Bach #Spotify #SpotifyWrapped
A playlist of choral music for Advent:
lnk.to/MusicforAdvent
Posting this link to an Advent playlist that I created on Spotify for anyone who may be interested. #advent #choralmusic
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