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"The Unmoved-Mover" in Aristotle's "Metaphysics"
Book L of "Metaphysics" touches upon what Aristotle calls the "Unmoved Mover." In short, this is Aristotle's conceptualization of God, which is worthy of our attention.
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Bach's Brandenburg Concerti I, II and III, BWV 1046-1048
Herein: (i) brief background commentary on the concerti; (ii) youtube clips of the first three concerti; (iii) brief commentary on each movement of the first three concerti; (iv) recommended books and recordings.
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Comparative Study of a Baroque Aria: Handel's Semele, "Where'er You Walk"
Included herein: (i) brief commentary on the structure of baroque opera; (ii) the myth of Semele; (iii) Alexander Pope's Second Pastoral whence the lyrics derive; (iv) four reditions of this transporting baroque period aria.