Joseph

Music, old and new. Literature, book blogs and reviews. History and folklore. Sacred and profane. Some Gothic stuff. Occasionally dabbling in words.

[Joseph @joecam79]

@nerissimo Yes, all albums are also on Youtube (I only realised later) - possibly also on other streaming platforms. I think they were uploaded recently. I don't know the French chansonnier :-D

[Joseph @joecam79]

Much missed Gozitan composer Joseph Vella (1942–2018) was one of Malta’s major musical figures. What a pleasant surprise to discover that several of the (now elusive) recordings of his music have been made available on Spotify. (1/3)

[Joseph @joecam79]

This particular album showcases some of his most approachable and melodious music. But also on Spotify are his choral symphony "Apocalypse Verses", and several solo and chamber works (including a string quartet written for Kronos)

https://t.co/PFR3TE2y3E

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Vella’s musical language drew heavily from the 20th‑century neo‑classical movement, marked by a lyrical brand of atonality. Yet he remained eclectic, moving effortlessly from experimental atonal works to “popular” occasional/ community pieces. (2/3)

[Joseph @joecam79]

My latest uploaded review is of "Fresh Dirt From The Grave" by Giovanna Rivero, translated by Isabel Adey (Charco Press)

Full #bookreview at:

https://t.co/mDl34v2iAn

#latinamericangothic #charcopress

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#bookreview of Solace House by Will Maclean

#Gothic #horror #weirdfiction

https://t.co/ARhLERnxUb

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https://t.co/M5SyDbSIjs

[Eleanor Parker @ClerkofOxford]

Today is Twelfth Night, the eve of the Epiphany. It's a time for festivities marking the end of the Twelve Days of Christmas, and the transition from midwinter into the new year: parties, king-cakes, fire rituals, and wassailing to waken the trees from their winter sleep.

[Joseph @joecam79]

The Witching Hour: Ghostly Tales for the Darkest Nights

#bookreview #ChristmasGothic

https://t.co/GwmDXeFx96

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Vytautas Miškinis: Seven O Antiphons: I. O Sapientia · The Choir of Royal Holloway · Rupert Gough

#Advent #OAntiphons

https://t.co/w3gFIchB2X

[Joseph @joecam79]

Arvo Pärt : Seven Magnificat Antiphons

#Advent #OAntiphons

https://t.co/ap4LA3IrHt

[Eleanor Parker @ClerkofOxford]

This is the time of year for a favourite Old English word: the leaves are 'fallowing', from the verb fealwian, 'to turn yellow-gold'. In Anglo-Saxon poetry fealo (fallow) is the pale golden shade of fire, linden shields, sword hilts and autumn leaves. They fallow, then they fall.

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Heartily recommended

[Valancourt Books @Valancourt_B]

Today's $2.99 spooky deal on Kindle is Luigi Musolino's A DIFFERENT DARKNESS, a brilliant collection of folk horror from Italy. The follow-up volume is coming soon, so in the meantime, grab this one cheap! https://t.co/MDIawLOUTc

[Joseph @joecam79]

Peteris Vasks: Castillo Interior

#StTheresaofAvila

https://t.co/gZnTgqM8wt

[Joseph @joecam79]

Here's my review of Ian McEwan's latest novel, "What We Can Know"

https://t.co/r9OVYzb486

[Joseph @joecam79]

Funeral For a Postponed Death: On Burying Argentina’s Disappeared https://t.co/MUA6o5gBEN via @lithub

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Arvo is 90 years old...

#arvopaert

https://t.co/KwodB1iSxm

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Beyond Frankenstein: the #Gothic short stories of Mary Shelley #botd in 1797

#MaryShelley

https://t.co/vwDdY31NsO

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A review of the first issue of Gozitan literary journal "Mgħawġin"

https://t.co/9vrMpW0cab

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Bluff by Francine Toon

#bookreview

https://t.co/dZZR1tAoRt