Music History Underground

08/03/2021

In our Season 1 finale, you'll find out why an undercover policeman wrote that an 18th-century French soprano had "become to powerful" in his report to his boss. Thanks to our listeners all over the world who have made this podcast a success.
We will be back on May 1st with music from Ancient Greece, 18th-century singing baristas, what Jane Austin wore to the opera, angry country music fans, and much more in Season 2!
https://musichistoryunderground.buzzsprout.com/946462/8095048-the-soprano-who-became-too-powerful

02/03/2021

IAN: YARRRRGH me harties, we're talkin boot the history o' sea shanties this week!
NATASHA: ...right.
Now streaming on Apple Podcasts and much more. Find us at:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/946462/episodes/8056839-the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-sea-shanties

08/02/2021

Classical music. You might love it like the air you breath. You might hate it with the burning passion of a thousand suns. So why is it so hard for us to define exactly what it is? Join us in our discussion in our latest episode! https://musichistoryunderground.buzzsprout.com/946462/7339069-what-is-classical-music

31/01/2021

Love it or hate it, chances are you know someone who has played this baroque piece on their wedding day. How did a simple composition exercise become a smash hit three centuries later? Discover the twists and turns of the hidden history of Pachelbel's Canon in D on our latest episode!
https://musichistoryunderground.buzzsprout.com/946462/7590454-the-hidden-history-of-pachelbel-s-canon

30/01/2021

Hit the Road Jack, meet 17th-century opera. Find out what these two have in common in our latest Snapshot.
https://musichistoryunderground.buzzsprout.com/946462/7300915-the-four-hundred-year-old-meme

Four simple notes, a four hundred-year-old meme. You've already heard it, though you may not know it yet. Join us as explore the lament tetrachord, a musical phrase that has appeared in classical and popular music from the 16th century to the pres...

23/01/2021

You love dogs. You love music. Put them together and life can't get any better. Join us as we explore music composed about the pups we love from the Renaissance to the Romantic Age. Be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-for-the-dogs-we-love/id1549120999?i=1000505527969

19/01/2021

My Country, 'Tis of Thee. The man who built Versailles. The scariest scalpel you've ever seen. Find out what these three have in common in our first episode, Music, Medicine, and the King!

19/01/2021

My Country, 'Tis of Thee. The man who built Versailles. And the scariest scalpel you've ever seen. Find out what these three have in common in our first episode, Music, Medicine, and the King! Listen on Buzzsprout or Apple Podcasts.
https://musichistoryunderground.buzzsprout.com/946462/7300813-music-medicine-and-the-king

17/01/2021

Folks, we are LIVE with our first five episodes! You can find us on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Buzzsprout, and more. Stay tuned for even more episodes to come this season.
Stay musical, stay curious, and happy listening!
https://musichistoryunderground.buzzsprout.com/

Musicologist Natasha Roule, PhD, and Bass-Baritone Ian Pomerantz, M. Mus., delve into entertaining and little-known anecdotes from classical music history that illuminate the world around us, as well as fresh perspectives on the classical music sc...

15/01/2021

15/01/2021

Music and Medicine. Dogs and Music. Songs of Revolution. The Four Hundred-Year-Old Meme. Join us for our first season of Music History Underground, a podcast devoted to entertaining and insightful stories and thoughts about music history and the classical music world. Launching on January 17, 2021 on Buzzsprout and more to follow!
https://musichistoryunderground.buzzsprout.com/

Musicologist Natasha Roule, PhD, and Bass-Baritone Ian Pomerantz, M. Mus., delve into entertaining and little-known events and anecdotes from classical music history that illuminate the world around us, as well as fresh perspectives on the classic...