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Updated:
November 26, 1999
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Silent Night Memorial Chapel |
Is 'Silent Night' all right?
Gruber's and Mohr's classic carol was altered many years after it was originally written. Hear the song the way it was meant to be, and learn how the change was made. (Lesen Sie Florians Kolumne ab sofort auch in Deutsch: Einblicke aus Österreich.)
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What makes
this Salzburger
so entertaining?
CL Florian
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One of our newest community leaders, Florian Keller, our yodeling shepherd-boy Austrian editor, is one of the busiest and most enterprising. Find out about his goals and thoughts in this month's zineterview.
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Flamenco music adds spice to holiday surfing
Flamenco music is in the spotlight in Venezuelan Gianpiero Ciammaricone's
site. Learn about tablature and hear examples in this constantly growing and changing homepage. Then, visit a site dedicated to Christmas carols, many with upbeat arrangements that will have your feet tapping.
What makes the baroque period baroque?
Light-hearted article sheds some light on the ways that the various classical music periods were named. Do you have any thoughts on what we'll call today's contemporary music 50 years from now? Tell us about them in the Konzerthaus Cafe.
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How to put the Orient into digital music
Canadian teacher-composer Maurice Biron tells us a little about how he created the sounds for his Oriental-flavored music, and why he chose the particular sounds he did. Lots of technical information, presented with striking background pictures.
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More great reading choices in Vienna Online Bookshop
Vienna Online joins in the Pages That Pay program to offer you extra reading materials about the subjects mentioned in this issue. Visit Robert's, Keith's, and Florian's links to additional reading on some of the subjects we cover each month.
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FEATURED MUSIC
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"Silent Night" was changed when written down years after it was conceived. Hear the actual melody with your RealPlayer G2.
Background Sound
The 1812 Overture features some of the loudest sections of any classical (or any musical form, for that matter) music, due to the fact that the parts are sometimes played by cannon. Learn a bit about the piece's history, while you listen to a MIDI arrangement of it.
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VIENNA'S AWARDS
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Does your site delve into matters Vienna? Does your page highlight your classical interests in such a way that others should be made aware? Have you followed the Yahoo!GeoCities guidelines? Then you could be a Vienna Award winner. Find out more at the link above.
Vanguard Award
Winners of the Vienna Award are eligible for the Vanguard Award. Take a look at the guidelines, and visit the latest winner's site.
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