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Author: Jameson Foster

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Jameson Foster is an ethnomusicology PhD student (University of Colorado Boulder, Peabody Conservatory) and journalist with specialized knowledge in the music history and culture of the Scandinavian countries. The Nordic Sound Channel is a platform for sharing his knowledge and passion for the education and promotion of Nordic music, both past and present. 

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It's been a while! Here are some exciting updates. Apologies in advance for the road noise - it's why I record out of a closet.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/theamericanskald)
In this episode: Carl Michael Bellman, Poetry, Viols, Art Song, Fredmans Epistlar, Lied, Joseph Martin Kraus. Come visit us at r/nordicsound or theamericanskald.com/blog to hear the music!Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/theamericanskald)
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Haydn was fathering the Symphony and the String Quartet. Does that make them siblings?Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/theamericanskald)
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, we have Lully - a man responsible for the founding of a distinctly French operatic tradition. Come visit me at theamericanskald.com or r/nordicsoundSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/theamericanskald)
In this episode: Sweden's National Opera, Johann Gottlieb Naumann, Gustaf Wasa, Opera Seria, Tragedie en Musique. Visit us at r/nordicsound, theamericanskald.com, or contact me at theamericanskald@gmail.comSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/theamericanskald)
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Glück had enough with singers and composers exploiting the dignified art of opera. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/theamericanskald?fan_landing=true)
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Claudio Monteverdi sired the genre of Opera! Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/theamericanskald)
In this episode: Francesco Uttini, Lovisa Ulrike, Gustav III, Thetis och Pelée, the first Swedish opera. Minor correction: it was also normal for Opera to be over an hour long in Uttini's time, I misspoke! Theamericanskald.com/blogSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/theamericanskald)
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Johann Sebastian Bach was paving the way for the giants of classical music history.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/theamericanskald)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch, Georg Friedrich Handel was succeeding in every genre known to the western world and bringing those genres to the public.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/theamericanskald)
In this episode: Johan Helmich Roman, Handel, Baroque Sweden, Drottningholmsmusik, Golovinmusik, The Swedish Mass, and Assagii for violin. Visit r/nordicsound or theamericanskald.com/blog for todays music samples and comments!Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/theamericanskald)
Back at the Ranch: Fux

Back at the Ranch: Fux

2021-01-2204:48

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, we have Johann Fux, an Austrian composer who cozied up with the Habsburgs. Remember to review, subscribe, and share! Website is theamericanskald.com and subreddit is r/NordicSound. Go vote on the website if you'd prefer to use a platform other than Reddit! Please write into me at theamericanskald@gmail.com if you have any questions or comments - I'd love to hear from you!Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/theamericanskald)
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, we have Dietrich Buxtehude, one of the many composers who taught young Anders von Düben. Remember to review, subscribe, and share! Website is theamericanskald.com and subreddit is r/NordicSound. Go vote on the website if you'd prefer to use a platform other than Reddit! Please write into me at theamericanskald@gmail.com if you have any questions or comments - I'd love to hear from you!Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/theamericanskald)
In this episode: Anders von Düben, Stormakstiden Sweden (incredibly fun to say), King Charles the 12th (Carolus Rex), the Great Northern War, and new questions for community about the episode! Poll on website theamericanskald.com and send answers to this week's questions at theamericanskald@gmail.com - Music samples on Theamericanskald.com/blogSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/theamericanskald)
In this update: big change to music samples and a change to publishing schedule. Theamericanskald.com/blogSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/theamericanskald)
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, we have Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck - Andreas von Düben's teacher!Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/theamericanskald)
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, we have Thomas Tallis and William Byrd - two English gentlemen who did their part in decentralizing music production.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/theamericanskald)
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, we have Giovanni Gabrielli, who's known as a pivotal figure in the transition from the renaissance to the baroque era in music.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/theamericanskald)
Welcome to the very first Back at the Ranch episode! Today we will get to know Palestrina, a man whose name is almost as beautiful as his music, who also holds an important place in music history. Twitter @AmericanSkald, Patreon.com/theamericanskaldSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/theamericanskald)
Today we meet Sweden's first significant composers, and learn a little bit about the baroque era along the way. Patreon.com/theamericanskaldSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/theamericanskald)
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