“The Viola da Gamba Player,” portrait of composer Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677)painted by Bernardo Strozzi. image link Barbara Strozzi (aka Barbara Valle) (b. 8/6/1619 – d. 11/11/1677) was a Venetian composer and singer of the middle Baroque Period. During her lifetime, she had more secular music in print than any other composer of the era and was achieved…
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WMM 2026 Day 17 — Nnenna Freelon
Nnenna Freelon For nearly four decades, I’ve shared my heart through song, standing on stages across the world, interpreting the jazz tradition with love, depth, and authenticity. But today, I’m inviting you into a new chapter—one that’s perhaps the most personal of all. My latest album, Beneath the Skin, is my first collection of all original…
WMM 2026 Day 16 — The Beths
The Beths I thought I was getting better but I’m back to where I started — Elizabeth Stokes, from, “Straight Line Was A Lie“ Jonathan Pearce talks about his Board to Death HERE Benjamin Sinclair has a blog about what he had for breakfast HERE Any final tips for beginners or anyone thinking about playing…
WMM 2026 Day 15 — Amy Beach (1867-1944)
Amy Beachfrom George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress) quote link Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (b. 9/5/1867 – d. 12/27/1944) was an American composer and pianist. She was the first successful American female composer of large-scale art music. Early years and Musical EducationShe was born in Henniker, New Hampshire to Charles Abbott Cheney and Clara Imogene (Marcy) Cheney. Artistic…
#SLS — The Moonbeam Song by Harry Nilsson from Nilsson Schmilsson (1971)
Jim, I enjoyed your conglomeration of weather lyrics in the first paragraph of the prompt. Nancy, what a good suggest for this week’s musical excursion that is Song Lyric Sunday. It didn’t take me long to figure out whose music I wanted to share this week and hoped he would have a song with one…
WMM 2026 Day 14 Iraina Mancini
Iraina ManciniPHOTO CREDIT: Raphael Pour-Hashemi What should you focus on today or tomorrow?Well, as I said in the earlier question, don’t focus on either, focus on the present. People can spend so much time dwelling on the past and the future that they forget to concentrate on making the day their [sic] living in…
WMM 2026 Day 13 — Bic Runga
Bic Runga on the 2010 Winery Tour, in New Zealand. Photo by Nick Chappell. The album that I’ve just made now, the goal was kind of to make a record that was imagining rock having never happened because it’s really sparse. There’s no distorted guitar. I love that sort of music but I don’t make…
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