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Baroque Orchestra Tafelmusik celebrates the 400th anniversary of Galileo's development of the telescope in this specially-designed program that celebrates the wonders of the cosmos. The program uses music, words and images to explore the world of 17th and 18th century astronomers.
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Program
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Program Notes
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VIVALDI
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Concerto for 2 violins in A Major, op. 3, no. 5 |
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Ouverture
Suite des quatre saisons
Entrée des furies
Chaconne |
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MONTEVERDI
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Ritornello, from Orfeo
Ciaccona, after Zefiro torna
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MERULA
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Ciaccona |
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GALILEI
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Toccata for solo lute, from Il primo libro d'intavolatura di liuto
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MARINI
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Passacaglia
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MONTEVERDI
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Moresca, from Orfeo
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PURCELL
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Song Tune "See, even night herself is here," from Fairy Queen
Rondeau, from Abdelazer
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RAMEAU
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Entrée de Jupiter, from Hippolyte et Aricie
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HANDEL
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Allegro, from Concerto grosso in D Major,op. 3, no. 6
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RAMEAU
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Entrée de Venus, from Les surprises de l'Amour
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TELEMANN
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Allegro, from Concerto for 4 violins in D Major
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ZELENKA
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Adagio ma non troppo, from Sonata in F Major
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RAMEAU
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Entrée de Mercure, from Platée
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LULLY
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Air pour les Suivants de Saturne, from Phaeton
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WEISS
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Allegro, from Concerto for lute in C Major
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ANONYMOUS
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The Astronomical Drinking Song
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Prelude: 7 pm
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Dr. Scott Kardell, Public Affairs Coordinator for the Palomar Observatory, gives a lecture entitled "Galileo and the Music of the Spheres."
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Click here to view image credits.
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