Works
The Song of Thomas Ely: Plots, Persecutions, and the Power of Music
A coming-of-age story. An Augustinian friar summons memories of his extraordinary life. The power of music, the myth of Orpheus, the Gunpowder Plot, the horrors of sectarian hatred, the Inquisition, natural magic, women as agents of change . . .
Make Sweet the Minds of Men: Early Opera and Tragic Catharsis
In the latter years of the 16th century the humanist theorists of Northern Italy sought to recreate Greek tragedy. Their firm conviction in the power of music was exemplified in the figure of Orpheus. Their explorations changed Western music forever.
Make Sweet the Minds of Men
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