In the course of the 16th century the lute gradually broke away from its old role. Within a few decades, it rose from...
Cultural History Articles
Banqueting House
Born in 1573, Inigo Jones is regarded as the most important architect of English classicism. Little is known about his...
Yes, writing and reading.
"Yes, writing and reading." Yes, writing and reading It's never been my business, because since childhood. I...
On the beautiful blue Danube
The Danube Waltz is probably one of the most famous works of orchestral literature. One of the reasons for this is...
Coffee City Bremen
In 2004 the Bremer Marketplace was awarded the title "World Cultural Heritage". Rightly so, I think, as the town hall...
Moonlight Sonata
"This change has brought forth a dear, magical girl who loves me and whom I love; it is a few blissful moments again...
Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1
When the 35-year-old Pjotr Tchaikovsky wanted to dedicate his first piano concerto to Nikolai Rubinstein, thus hid his...
Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
One of the most interesting works on European history is Paul Kennedy's "Rise and Fall of the Great Powers." ...
La Boheme
Paris, mid 19th century. It's Christmas, here too, in the Latin Quarter, where four destitute students lead a...
Grenadiers
We all know pictures of Buckingham Palace and the Royal Guard with their characteristic high caps - the Grenadiers....
Divining rod
Sleeps a song in all that things, Who are dreaming on and on, And the world is starting singing, If you hit the magic...
Rialto Bridge
Venice, La Serenissima, Queen of the Adriatic, city of masks and love. Venice, today for many only the city of the...
History of the piano
"On the first day of creation, God made the violin. And it has remained practically unchanged ever since." (Louis...
Caffé Florian
Because Venice had been Europe's gateway to the East since time immemorial and was also in intensive exchange with the...
Ballet at the Paris Opera
At a time when the great days of romantic ballet were already over, the painter Edgar Degas began his studies at the...