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The Monteverdi Choir was founded in 1964 by Sir John Eliot Gardiner for a performance of the Monteverdi Vespers (1610) in King's College Chapel, Cambridge. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Sir John Eliot Gardiner CBE FKC (born April 20, 1943, Fontmell Magna, Dorset Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610 ( SV 206 and 206a Vespers for the Blessed Virgin 1610 or simply the Vespers of 1610, as it is commonly called King's College Chapel is the chapel to King's College of the University of Cambridge, and is one of the finest examples of late English Gothic A specialist Baroque ensemble, the Choir has become famous for its stylistic conviction and extensive repertoire, encompassing music from the early Baroque period to Classical music of the 20th century. An Early music ensemble is one that specializes in performing music of the European classical tradition from the Baroque era and before i For the musical composition see Chorale. A choir, chorale, or chorus is a Musical ensemble of Singers The historically informed performance, period performance, or authentic performance movement is an approach by musicians and scholars to research and perform works Baroque music describes an era and a set of styles of European classical music which were in widespread use between approximately 1600 and 1750. At the turn of the 20th century classical music was characteristically late Romantic in style while at the same time the Impressionist movement spearheaded by Claude Debussy They often appear with John Eliot Gardiner's orchestras, the English Baroque Soloists and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique. The English Baroque Soloists is a chamber orchestra playing on period instruments, formed in 1978 by English conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner The Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, founded in 1990 by John Eliot Gardiner, performs Classical and Romantic music using the principles

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Bach Cantata Pilgrimage

In 2000, the Choir, with the English Baroque Soloists, undertook an ambitious tour, the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, where it performed all of J.S. Bach's sacred cantatas in more than 60 churches in Europe to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the composer's death. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The English Baroque Soloists is a chamber orchestra playing on period instruments, formed in 1978 by English conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section.2 This article is written in British English including maximised use of "-ise" A cantata (derived from the Italian word 'cantare' meaning 'to sing' is a vocal composition with an instrumental Accompaniment and often Recordings made during the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage are released under Sir John Eliot Gardiner's own label, Soli Deo Gloria. Founded in 2004 in order to release the recordings made during the Bach Cantata pilgrimage that took place in the year 2000

Discography

All recordings mentioned are with the English Baroque Soloists or Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner, unless otherwise stated. The English Baroque Soloists is a chamber orchestra playing on period instruments, formed in 1978 by English conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner The Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, founded in 1990 by John Eliot Gardiner, performs Classical and Romantic music using the principles Sir John Eliot Gardiner CBE FKC (born April 20, 1943, Fontmell Magna, Dorset

Johann Sebastian Bach

Cantatas

Other works

Other composers

Claudio Monteverdi

Antonio Vivaldi

George Frideric Handel

Joseph Haydn

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Ludwig van Beethoven

Johannes Brahms

Other recordings

See also

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Henry Purcell (ˈpɜrsəl 10 September 1659 (? – 21 November 1695 was an English Baroque Composer. Matthew Locke (ca 1621 &ndash 1677 was an English baroque composer and music theorist John Blow (baptised 23 February 1649 &ndash 1 October 1708 was an English Composer and Organist. Pelham Humfrey ( Humphrey Humphrys) (London 1647 - Windsor 14 July 1674 was the first to prominence of the new generation of English composers at the beginning of the Restoration Membra Jesu Nostri ( English: The Limbs of our Lord Jesus) BuxWV 75 is a cycle of seven Cantatas composed by Dieterich Buxtehude Dieterich Buxtehude ( Dietrich, Diderich) (c 1637 &ndash 9 May 1707 was a German-Danish Organist, Lutenist Heinrich Schütz (October 8 ( JC) 1585 Köstritz - November 6 1672 Dresden) was a German Composer and organist, generally regarded The English Baroque Soloists is a chamber orchestra playing on period instruments, formed in 1978 by English conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner The Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, founded in 1990 by John Eliot Gardiner, performs Classical and Romantic music using the principles Sir John Eliot Gardiner CBE FKC (born April 20, 1943, Fontmell Magna, Dorset This is a list of Cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach in order of BWV number as given in Wolfgang Schmieder 's catalogue of Bach's works
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