#baroque dance

[tricornonthecob]

I had this brainrot in my head all week. Just two cuties dancing an allemande (???)

yeah she's dancing in her stays, don't worry about it, I assume they're alone or James wouldn't have indulged this side of himself I've decided that he has

I referenced this vid on youtube, which was an excerpt from something called Dancing Through Time. In my brief and poorly-educated searches on baroque dance, I came across two different ideas about what it was - a much simpler and less touchy-feely dance, and the one I linked above, which appears to be the 18th century version of grinding on the dance floor swing and actually looks like a lot of fun.

[the-cricket-chirps]

Ferdinand van Kessel (attributed)

The Dance of the Rats

ca. 1690

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A Fever You Can't Sweat Out by Panic! at the Disco is a Demigirl and Bisexual!

requested by @buriedstargirl

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No references no coherent thoughts just Sansa and Arya dancing to Purcell

Oh my GODS Sansa would have loved Purcell

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A Dance to the Music of Time by Nicolas Poussin, 1634-1636.

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I miss ski jumping :(

[dovebuffy92]

Scoring Florence + The Machine’s Albums Out of 100

Florence Welch’s discography is a wild journey of emotion, grandeur, and vulnerability. Here’s how I would score each album out of 100:

Lungs (2009) – 95/100 Florence + The Machine's debut album that started it all. Lungs is a raw and powerful album that shows the versatility of Florence Welch's voice and songwriting talents. The music has a chaotic energy because Florence was still discovering her voice. She technically wrote the album over five years. Plus, she was working with multiple songwriting partners and producers. The mystical undertones, gothic lyrics, and big drums make this album a storm. Some of my favorite songs were co-written and produced with Florence + The Machine co-founder Isabella Summers, including "Dog Days Are Over" and "Cosmic Love." Standouts: "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)," "Cosmic Love", and "Between Two Lungs"

Ceremonials (2011) – 97/100 This album is a true masterpiece because it's "a wall of sound," to quote Florence Welch. Florence leaned fully into the baroque. She and her collaborators (Paul Epworth, Isabella Summers, Francis White, James Ford, etc) created an otherworldly atmosphere with drums & percussion, harps, pianos, guitars, bells, bass, synth, and layers of Florence singing backup vocals. Ceremonials explores themes of water, death, and rebirth. Every elegant song feels like a grand cathedral of sound. Standouts: "Shake It Out," "Breaking Down," and "Only If For a Night"

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (2015) – 92/100 Florence reined in some of the grandiosity for a more rock-influenced sound. It's still lush, but the instrumentation focuses on guitars and horns. Florence faces her demons in this album and comes out better on the other side. I love the emotional complexity of this album, but a couple of tracks feel slightly more subdued than expected. This was the last album where Isabella Summers co-wrote or produced any Florence + The Machine songs. She and Florence co-wrote three songs, including one of my favorites, "Delilah." Standouts: "What Kind of Man," "Ship to Wreck," and "Delilah"

High as Hope (2018) – 93/100 This album is more stripped-back and personal than her previous ones. Florence Welch co-produced and wrote the whole album by herself. The vulnerability of High as Hope is palpable throughout the songs. While some might miss the massive production of earlier albums, the intimacy of High as Hope is its strength. All the songs feel delicate and confessional. Standouts: "Hunger," "Sky Full of Song," and "Big God"

Dance Fever (2022) – 99/100 This is my favorite Florence + The Machine album. Dance Fever blends the theatricality of Ceremonials with the emotional introspection of High as Hope. I love how Florence wrote an album that combines the confessional aspects of High as Hope and How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful with the horror movies she watched during the pandemic to produce some genuinely epic lyrics. The instrumentals of every song make you want to dance, even if the lyrics make you want to cry. Florence's vocals are at the next level, showing how much she has grown since Lungs. Standouts: "King," "Free," and "Dream Girl Evil"

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What power art thou?

Who from below

Hast made me rise?

Unwillingly and slow

From beds of everlasting snow

See'st thou not how stiff

And wondrous old?

Far unfit to bear the bitter cold

I can scarcely move

Or draw my breath

I can scarcely move

Or draw my breath

Let me, let me

Let me freeze again

Let me, let me freeze again to death

Let me, let me

Let me freeze again to death 💀

The Cold Song by Klaus Nomi 🎧

[from-a-spiders-web]

Queen Charlotte | c. 1768 Nathaniel Dance-Holland

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Tracklist:

Begin Again • Avenging Angels • The Ballad Of Tom Jones • 1 O'Clock • Be There • The Man • A Liddle Biddy Help From Elvis • The Unluckiest Man In The World • Piggies • Bad Day's • There's No You • Disco Dolly • Fran In Japan

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CARAVAGGIO (Mauro Bigonzetti / Claudio Monteverdi)

Choreography by Mauro Bigonzetti CARAVAGGIO | Staatsballett Berlin Music by Bruno Moretti assembled and orchestrated from the work of Claudio Monteverdi

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314. Hunger Anger Decay - Der Ghul (Black Metal, 2024)

Art by Ferdinand Van Kessel: "The Dance Of The Rats", ca. 1690

Van Kessel was a Flemish Baroque painter who was best known for his landscape paintings and still lifes.

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