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Sir William Herschel (1738-1822): Symphonies
00:00 Symphony No.14 in D major for strings, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 horns, (timp), harpsichord
'Leeds aprill the 14th 1762': Allegro assai - Andante - Adagio, Allegretto
11:25 Symphony No. 8 in C minor for strings 'Sunderland in the county of Durh.: apprill 20th 1761':
Allegro assai - (Andante) - Presto assai
23:11 Symphony No. 2 in D major for strings, bassoon & harpsichord 'Richmond 1760'
Allegro - Adagio ma non molto - Allegro
32:50 Symphony No.12 in D major for strings, 2 oboes, 2 horns, (bassoon) & harpsichord
'Pontefract in Yorkshire Decemb. 1st 1761': Allegro assai - Andante non molto - Allegro assai
44:20 Symphony No.17 in C major for strings, 2 oboes, (bassoon), 2 horns, (timp), harpsichord
'Pontefract in Yorkshire july 3d 1762': Allegro - Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro assai
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published: 19 May 2021
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The Day William Herschel Discovered Uranus
published: 11 Sep 2016
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William Herschel (1738-1822) - Symphony No.12 in D
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Autor: William Herschel (1738-1822)
Obra: Symphony No.12 in D
Intèrprets: London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert (conductor)
Pintura: Anicet Charles Gabriel Lemonnier (1743-1824) - Reading of Voltaire's L'Orphelin de la Chine (a tragedy about Ghengis Khan and his sons, published in 1755), in the salon of Madame Geoffrin (Malmaison, 1812)
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Frederick William (Friedrich Wilhelm) Herschel
(Hanover, 15 November 1738 - Slough, 25 August 1822)
German-English composer, astronomer, biologist, organist, and conductor. The son of an oboist in a military band, Isaac Herschel (1707-1767), he was trained by his father, later joining his elder brother Jacob Herschel in the band. In 1755 a tour to England convinced him that his future lay ...
published: 30 May 2013
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InfraRed Light - William Herschel Experiment
Full Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOVZBJ8CuZU
Channel: http://www.Youtube.com/AAPTfilms
published: 25 May 2021
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Discovery of the electrmagnetic spectrum by Frederick William Herschel
I borrowed this video purely for educational purposes, for my online Physical Science students. The original video can be seen at http:--www.youtube.com-watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gSyxCggesgA
published: 20 May 2013
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The Georgian Star: how William and Caroline Herschel invented modern astronomy
Public Lecture
Filmed at The Royal Society, London on Fri 27 Feb 2009 1.00pm - 2.00pm
http://royalsociety.org/events/2009/william-caroline-herschel/
published: 10 Dec 2013
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William Herschel discovers Uranus
William Herschel discovers Uranus by Charles Draper, filming at the Herschel Museum by Jonathan Hall, editing by Lucinda Offer.
published: 29 Oct 2021
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William Herschel - Symphony No.14 in D-major (1762)
Picture: Cesare Dandini - Allegory of Musical Fame, 17th century
Frederick William Herschel / Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel (15 November 1738 -- 25 August 1822) was a German-born British astronomer, technical expert, and composer.
Work: Symphony No.14 in D-major (1762)
Mov.I: Allegro assai 00:00
Mov.II: Andante 05:00
Mov.III: Adagio - Allegretto 08:24
Orchestra: London Mozart Players
Conductor: Matthias Bamert
published: 13 Dec 2013
1:08:22
Sir William Herschel (1738-1822): Symphonies
00:00 Symphony No.14 in D major for strings, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 horns, (timp), harpsichord
'Leeds aprill the 14th 1762': Allegro assai - Andante - Adagio, All...
00:00 Symphony No.14 in D major for strings, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 horns, (timp), harpsichord
'Leeds aprill the 14th 1762': Allegro assai - Andante - Adagio, Allegretto
11:25 Symphony No. 8 in C minor for strings 'Sunderland in the county of Durh.: apprill 20th 1761':
Allegro assai - (Andante) - Presto assai
23:11 Symphony No. 2 in D major for strings, bassoon & harpsichord 'Richmond 1760'
Allegro - Adagio ma non molto - Allegro
32:50 Symphony No.12 in D major for strings, 2 oboes, 2 horns, (bassoon) & harpsichord
'Pontefract in Yorkshire Decemb. 1st 1761': Allegro assai - Andante non molto - Allegro assai
44:20 Symphony No.17 in C major for strings, 2 oboes, (bassoon), 2 horns, (timp), harpsichord
'Pontefract in Yorkshire july 3d 1762': Allegro - Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro assai
56:15 Symphony No.13 in D major for strings, 2 flutes, 2 horns & harpsichord
'Pontefract in Yorkshire march 24th 1762': Allegro assai - Andante non molto - Allegro assai
London Mozart Players - Matthias Bamert, conductor
David Juritz, leader
Recorded 29-30 April 2002, All Saint’s Church, Tooting, London
Music and the stars have long - since at least the time of Pythagoras - been intellectual bedfellows. The lengthy tradition of such thinking is amply, and very valuably, illustrated in a book such as Joscelyn Goodwin’s The Harmony of the Spheres: A Sourcebook of the Pythagorean Tradition in Music (1993). One might cite as examples the Mysterium Cosmographicum (1596) and Harmonices Mundi (1691) of Johannes Kepler or the writings of the Florentine Neoplatonist Marsilio Ficino - supplemented, perhaps, by a hearing of the fascinating Secrets of the Heavens, which features words by Ficino and music by Bartolommeo Tromboncino, Alexander Agricola and others. Or, indeed, one might think of compositions as varied as Holst’s Planets and Cage’s Atlas Eclipticalis, Mary Howe’s Stars and Gorecki’s Symphony No. 2 (Copernican), Per Norgard’s Luna or Hovhaness’s Star Dawn.
Given such traditions it ought not to come as a surprise that a man we know of primarily as an astronomer, as discover of Uranus and of infrared radiation, should, as a youth, have been a composer of some talent. The future Court Astronomer and President of the Astronomical Society was born in Hanover, the son of an oboist in the Hanoverian foot-guards. At fourteen William, too, became a member of the band of the guards. Military defeats led him to make his way to England where he initially earned his living as a music copyist in London and then took charge of the band of the Durham militia - the beginning of a successful career as a teacher and performer in the North of England. It was in the late 1750s that he began to compose and these symphonies are early works. He worked as a church organist in Halifax and then in Bath - where he quarrelled with Thomas Linley the elder. His study of the mathematical basis of harmony led him into the wider study of mathematics and that, in turn, led to an interest in astronomy (Herschel Museum of Astronomy). This amateur interest in astronomy developed alongside - and gradually overtook - his professional life as a musician. By the mid 1770s astronomy had become his dominant concern and livelihood.
His surviving compositions - in addition to twenty-four symphonies - include concertos for violin, viola and oboe and a number of pieces for organ as well as songs, psalm and anthem settings and six ‘Sonatas for the Harpsichord with Violin and Cello Obbligato’. The manuscripts of the six symphonies recorded here provide details (in Herschel’s own hand) of the place and date of composition. Thus No. 12 is marked “Pontefract in Yorkshire Decemb. 1st 1761” and No. 14 carries the words “Leeds aprill the 14th 1762”.
The music of these three-movement symphonies is not, perhaps, remarkable - save in who its composer was - and certainly isn’t especially individual. But it is thoroughly competent and well made; anyone who enjoys the work of, say, J.C. Bach will surely find things to enjoy here. Indeed, there are some touches in the slow movements that make one think of C.P.E. Bach and the music of empfindsamkeit. On the whole these symphonies are of more interest for what they do harmonically and rhythmically than for their relatively unexciting melodic invention.
There is a nice circularity in the fact that after Herschel had given up composing, his astronomical work inspired new music! In 1788 the Florentine composer Giuseppe Moneta composed his cantata L’Urano, marking Herschel’s 1781 discovery of Uranus - which he had wanted to call ‘Georgium Sidus (The Star of George) in honour of George III - for the wedding of Archduke Francesco. One wonders whether Herschel ever heard, or even heard of, this musical tribute to the scientific achievements which had grown from his own study of music.
Glyn Pursglove
https://wn.com/Sir_William_Herschel_(1738_1822)_Symphonies
00:00 Symphony No.14 in D major for strings, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 horns, (timp), harpsichord
'Leeds aprill the 14th 1762': Allegro assai - Andante - Adagio, Allegretto
11:25 Symphony No. 8 in C minor for strings 'Sunderland in the county of Durh.: apprill 20th 1761':
Allegro assai - (Andante) - Presto assai
23:11 Symphony No. 2 in D major for strings, bassoon & harpsichord 'Richmond 1760'
Allegro - Adagio ma non molto - Allegro
32:50 Symphony No.12 in D major for strings, 2 oboes, 2 horns, (bassoon) & harpsichord
'Pontefract in Yorkshire Decemb. 1st 1761': Allegro assai - Andante non molto - Allegro assai
44:20 Symphony No.17 in C major for strings, 2 oboes, (bassoon), 2 horns, (timp), harpsichord
'Pontefract in Yorkshire july 3d 1762': Allegro - Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro assai
56:15 Symphony No.13 in D major for strings, 2 flutes, 2 horns & harpsichord
'Pontefract in Yorkshire march 24th 1762': Allegro assai - Andante non molto - Allegro assai
London Mozart Players - Matthias Bamert, conductor
David Juritz, leader
Recorded 29-30 April 2002, All Saint’s Church, Tooting, London
Music and the stars have long - since at least the time of Pythagoras - been intellectual bedfellows. The lengthy tradition of such thinking is amply, and very valuably, illustrated in a book such as Joscelyn Goodwin’s The Harmony of the Spheres: A Sourcebook of the Pythagorean Tradition in Music (1993). One might cite as examples the Mysterium Cosmographicum (1596) and Harmonices Mundi (1691) of Johannes Kepler or the writings of the Florentine Neoplatonist Marsilio Ficino - supplemented, perhaps, by a hearing of the fascinating Secrets of the Heavens, which features words by Ficino and music by Bartolommeo Tromboncino, Alexander Agricola and others. Or, indeed, one might think of compositions as varied as Holst’s Planets and Cage’s Atlas Eclipticalis, Mary Howe’s Stars and Gorecki’s Symphony No. 2 (Copernican), Per Norgard’s Luna or Hovhaness’s Star Dawn.
Given such traditions it ought not to come as a surprise that a man we know of primarily as an astronomer, as discover of Uranus and of infrared radiation, should, as a youth, have been a composer of some talent. The future Court Astronomer and President of the Astronomical Society was born in Hanover, the son of an oboist in the Hanoverian foot-guards. At fourteen William, too, became a member of the band of the guards. Military defeats led him to make his way to England where he initially earned his living as a music copyist in London and then took charge of the band of the Durham militia - the beginning of a successful career as a teacher and performer in the North of England. It was in the late 1750s that he began to compose and these symphonies are early works. He worked as a church organist in Halifax and then in Bath - where he quarrelled with Thomas Linley the elder. His study of the mathematical basis of harmony led him into the wider study of mathematics and that, in turn, led to an interest in astronomy (Herschel Museum of Astronomy). This amateur interest in astronomy developed alongside - and gradually overtook - his professional life as a musician. By the mid 1770s astronomy had become his dominant concern and livelihood.
His surviving compositions - in addition to twenty-four symphonies - include concertos for violin, viola and oboe and a number of pieces for organ as well as songs, psalm and anthem settings and six ‘Sonatas for the Harpsichord with Violin and Cello Obbligato’. The manuscripts of the six symphonies recorded here provide details (in Herschel’s own hand) of the place and date of composition. Thus No. 12 is marked “Pontefract in Yorkshire Decemb. 1st 1761” and No. 14 carries the words “Leeds aprill the 14th 1762”.
The music of these three-movement symphonies is not, perhaps, remarkable - save in who its composer was - and certainly isn’t especially individual. But it is thoroughly competent and well made; anyone who enjoys the work of, say, J.C. Bach will surely find things to enjoy here. Indeed, there are some touches in the slow movements that make one think of C.P.E. Bach and the music of empfindsamkeit. On the whole these symphonies are of more interest for what they do harmonically and rhythmically than for their relatively unexciting melodic invention.
There is a nice circularity in the fact that after Herschel had given up composing, his astronomical work inspired new music! In 1788 the Florentine composer Giuseppe Moneta composed his cantata L’Urano, marking Herschel’s 1781 discovery of Uranus - which he had wanted to call ‘Georgium Sidus (The Star of George) in honour of George III - for the wedding of Archduke Francesco. One wonders whether Herschel ever heard, or even heard of, this musical tribute to the scientific achievements which had grown from his own study of music.
Glyn Pursglove
- published: 19 May 2021
- views: 10293
11:31
William Herschel (1738-1822) - Symphony No.12 in D
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Autor: William Herschel (1738-1822)
Obra: Symphony No.12 in D
Intèrprets: London Mozart Players; Matt...
★ Follow music ► https://www.instagram.com/reciclassicat/
Autor: William Herschel (1738-1822)
Obra: Symphony No.12 in D
Intèrprets: London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert (conductor)
Pintura: Anicet Charles Gabriel Lemonnier (1743-1824) - Reading of Voltaire's L'Orphelin de la Chine (a tragedy about Ghengis Khan and his sons, published in 1755), in the salon of Madame Geoffrin (Malmaison, 1812)
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Frederick William (Friedrich Wilhelm) Herschel
(Hanover, 15 November 1738 - Slough, 25 August 1822)
German-English composer, astronomer, biologist, organist, and conductor. The son of an oboist in a military band, Isaac Herschel (1707-1767), he was trained by his father, later joining his elder brother Jacob Herschel in the band. In 1755 a tour to England convinced him that his future lay in the country. In 1757 he immigrated permanently, eventually becoming a violinist in the Newcastle orchestra under Charles Avison. After similar positions in Halifax and Leeds, he succeeded in 1767 in becoming the organist at the Octagon Chapel in Bath, where he remained the rest of his life. In 1780 he became the conductor of the Bath orchestra, overseeing the public concerts. Herschel is best known for his work as an astronomer, including discoveries of the planet Uranus and being a founding member of what became the Royal Astronomical Society. He was also a biologist who published on the cellular construction of coral. As a composer, he was well regarded during his lifetime for his progressive and inventive works, particularly his symphonies. Stylistically these are similar to Joseph Haydn in style. The works include 24 symphonies, 12 concertos (for viola, violin, oboe, and organ), 45 voluntaries, 24 caprices and a sonata for solo violin, six trio sonatas, three keyboard sonatas, a complete Anglican service, and numerous Psalms and anthems.
https://wn.com/William_Herschel_(1738_1822)_Symphony_No.12_In_D
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Autor: William Herschel (1738-1822)
Obra: Symphony No.12 in D
Intèrprets: London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert (conductor)
Pintura: Anicet Charles Gabriel Lemonnier (1743-1824) - Reading of Voltaire's L'Orphelin de la Chine (a tragedy about Ghengis Khan and his sons, published in 1755), in the salon of Madame Geoffrin (Malmaison, 1812)
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Frederick William (Friedrich Wilhelm) Herschel
(Hanover, 15 November 1738 - Slough, 25 August 1822)
German-English composer, astronomer, biologist, organist, and conductor. The son of an oboist in a military band, Isaac Herschel (1707-1767), he was trained by his father, later joining his elder brother Jacob Herschel in the band. In 1755 a tour to England convinced him that his future lay in the country. In 1757 he immigrated permanently, eventually becoming a violinist in the Newcastle orchestra under Charles Avison. After similar positions in Halifax and Leeds, he succeeded in 1767 in becoming the organist at the Octagon Chapel in Bath, where he remained the rest of his life. In 1780 he became the conductor of the Bath orchestra, overseeing the public concerts. Herschel is best known for his work as an astronomer, including discoveries of the planet Uranus and being a founding member of what became the Royal Astronomical Society. He was also a biologist who published on the cellular construction of coral. As a composer, he was well regarded during his lifetime for his progressive and inventive works, particularly his symphonies. Stylistically these are similar to Joseph Haydn in style. The works include 24 symphonies, 12 concertos (for viola, violin, oboe, and organ), 45 voluntaries, 24 caprices and a sonata for solo violin, six trio sonatas, three keyboard sonatas, a complete Anglican service, and numerous Psalms and anthems.
- published: 30 May 2013
- views: 63517
1:26
InfraRed Light - William Herschel Experiment
Full Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOVZBJ8CuZU
Channel: http://www.Youtube.com/AAPTfilms
Full Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOVZBJ8CuZU
Channel: http://www.Youtube.com/AAPTfilms
https://wn.com/Infrared_Light_William_Herschel_Experiment
Full Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOVZBJ8CuZU
Channel: http://www.Youtube.com/AAPTfilms
- published: 25 May 2021
- views: 7271
2:50
Discovery of the electrmagnetic spectrum by Frederick William Herschel
I borrowed this video purely for educational purposes, for my online Physical Science students. The original video can be seen at http:--www.youtube.com-watch?f...
I borrowed this video purely for educational purposes, for my online Physical Science students. The original video can be seen at http:--www.youtube.com-watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gSyxCggesgA
https://wn.com/Discovery_Of_The_Electrmagnetic_Spectrum_By_Frederick_William_Herschel
I borrowed this video purely for educational purposes, for my online Physical Science students. The original video can be seen at http:--www.youtube.com-watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gSyxCggesgA
- published: 20 May 2013
- views: 56170
47:46
The Georgian Star: how William and Caroline Herschel invented modern astronomy
Public Lecture
Filmed at The Royal Society, London on Fri 27 Feb 2009 1.00pm - 2.00pm
http://royalsociety.org/events/2009/william-caroline-herschel/
Public Lecture
Filmed at The Royal Society, London on Fri 27 Feb 2009 1.00pm - 2.00pm
http://royalsociety.org/events/2009/william-caroline-herschel/
https://wn.com/The_Georgian_Star_How_William_And_Caroline_Herschel_Invented_Modern_Astronomy
Public Lecture
Filmed at The Royal Society, London on Fri 27 Feb 2009 1.00pm - 2.00pm
http://royalsociety.org/events/2009/william-caroline-herschel/
- published: 10 Dec 2013
- views: 24090
2:20
William Herschel discovers Uranus
William Herschel discovers Uranus by Charles Draper, filming at the Herschel Museum by Jonathan Hall, editing by Lucinda Offer.
William Herschel discovers Uranus by Charles Draper, filming at the Herschel Museum by Jonathan Hall, editing by Lucinda Offer.
https://wn.com/William_Herschel_Discovers_Uranus
William Herschel discovers Uranus by Charles Draper, filming at the Herschel Museum by Jonathan Hall, editing by Lucinda Offer.
- published: 29 Oct 2021
- views: 210
11:27
William Herschel - Symphony No.14 in D-major (1762)
Picture: Cesare Dandini - Allegory of Musical Fame, 17th century
Frederick William Herschel / Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel (15 November 1738 -- 25 August 1822) w...
Picture: Cesare Dandini - Allegory of Musical Fame, 17th century
Frederick William Herschel / Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel (15 November 1738 -- 25 August 1822) was a German-born British astronomer, technical expert, and composer.
Work: Symphony No.14 in D-major (1762)
Mov.I: Allegro assai 00:00
Mov.II: Andante 05:00
Mov.III: Adagio - Allegretto 08:24
Orchestra: London Mozart Players
Conductor: Matthias Bamert
https://wn.com/William_Herschel_Symphony_No.14_In_D_Major_(1762)
Picture: Cesare Dandini - Allegory of Musical Fame, 17th century
Frederick William Herschel / Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel (15 November 1738 -- 25 August 1822) was a German-born British astronomer, technical expert, and composer.
Work: Symphony No.14 in D-major (1762)
Mov.I: Allegro assai 00:00
Mov.II: Andante 05:00
Mov.III: Adagio - Allegretto 08:24
Orchestra: London Mozart Players
Conductor: Matthias Bamert
- published: 13 Dec 2013
- views: 57883
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