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Artist: Spiritus Mortis
Purportedly Finland's first doom metal band, Spiritus Mortis were formed in 1987 (originally under the name Rigor Mortis) by brothers Teemu and Jussi Maijala. But military service and other distractions resulted in over a decade of relative inactivity for the group, and things only started heating up again when vocalist Vesa Lampi joined in the... [+] Read More
Artist: Francisco Antonio de Almeida
Francisco Antonio de Almeida was primarily a composer for the vocal genres. Media included opera, oratoria, masses, motets and serenata. His works include but are not limited to "In pentimento di Davidde," "La Pazienza di Socrate," "Le virtu trionfanti," "Veni Sancte Spiritus," "Benedictus," "Miserere," "Beati Omnes," "O quam suavis est Domine,"... [+] Read More
Artist: Felice Anerio
Felice Anerio was an highly important figure of composition in the Italy of the 16th and 17th centuries. The majority of works attributed to him include sacred and secular vocal works. Included within the corpus of his work are "Regina caeli" (Queen of Heaven), "Veni, Sancte Spiritus" (I Come to Thee Holy Spirit), and "Tibi laus, tibi gloria"... [+] Read More
Artist: Luigi Santosuosso
Luigi Santosuosso's Desert Island List (alphabetically ordered):
Pino Daniele- Nero a meta'
Miles Davis- Kind of Blue
Miles Davis- Nefertiti
Miles Davis- In a Silent Way
Donald Fagen- The Nightfly
Bill Frisell- Where in the World?
Don Grolnick- Weaver of Dreams
Arto Lindsay- Mundo Civilizado
Charles Mingus- Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus... [+] Read More
Artist: Tony Perez
Born in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, Tony Perez began his jazz training at Cuba's National School of Arts. It was there that he gained an appreciation for Irakere, a popular Latin jazz group he began to idolize. He developed his own style of piano playing and began to collaborate with fellow musician Isaac Delgado and former Irakere member José Luis... [+] Read More
Artist: Friedrich Lindner
Lindner was not known primarily for his compositions but particularly for his editions, copying and musicography. As a tenor he did sing near Naumburg an der Saale after entering the Schulpforta Gymnasium. He had received a scholarship to attend the Gymnasium and later went to the University of Leipzig to continue his studies. Lindner began... [+] Read More
Artist: William James Ross
This prominent composer and organist was born September 6, 1937 in Dallas, Texas. He attended Trinity University in San Antonio where he studied organ with Donald Willing and received his BA in 1960. He taught in the San Antonio Public School system between 1960 and 1969, during which time he continued his musical education and receiving a... [+] Read More
