Alright, I am going to tear myself reluctantly out of the baroque era and leap forward into the middle of the 20th century, where we find the French composer, Francis Poulenc bringing a more mysterious and spooky flair to the…
Recipe: Accidentally low-sugar pistachio biscuits with apricot jam
So this recipe was going to be yet another of my nut-based gluten-free biscuits. Since I had a lot of pistachios and it is Christmas baking time, I thought it might be fun to make extremely green biscuits with a…
Advent Calendar Day 23: Behold I Bring you Glad Tidings – Purcell
So this one is completely and shamefully serendipitous. I actually don’t know what I typed into Google that produced a Christmas Oratorio by Purcell, and I also don’t know how on earth I missed the fact that Purcell wrote such…
Advent Calendar Day 22: Jauchzet! Frohlocket! – JS Bach
From quiet joy to drums and drama! And yes, I’m just taking you on a tour of my favourite composers now. But if that isn’t something you like, what on earth are you doing here? This piece is a total…
Advent Calendar Day 21: Behold, I bring you glad tidings – Gibbons
Only five days left until Christmas morning, so I think we are about ready for some glad tidings of great joy! And, as you may have gathered, few things bring me more musical joy than a verse anthem by Orlando…
Advent Calendar Day 20: The Lamb – Tavener
From medieval lyrics with a modern melody to a very modern lullaby, and from the 18th century to the 20th. John Tavener apparently wrote this piece as a birthday present for his three year old nephew. My niece is three,…