Harmonia Early Music

Series produced by WFIU

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A weekly one-hour program of early music, Harmonia casts new light on music of the distant past.

From the sublime realm of Chant to the passion of an Italian Baroque violin sonata, Harmonia, a weekly 59-minute radio program, brings the music of these earlier periods to life for radio audiences, as performers of today cast new light on the music of the distant past.

Harmonia is hosted by early music scholar and performer Angela Mariani and is a production of WFIU Public Radio in Bloomington, Indiana, in conjunction with Indiana University School of Music's world-renowned Early Music Institute, with additional technical support from KOHM at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas.

Harmonia brings historically informed performance to today's listeners, adding evocative commentary to illustrate, inform and entertain.


Additional Files

27 Pieces

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59-minute program of early music, exploring the many faces of love. Perfect for this Valentine's season.

  • Added: Feb 11, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
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An hour-long program of early music from recordings - new and old - to help get you into the spirit of the holiday season. We'll hear music by Bac...

Bought by KHNS and WKSU


  • Added: Nov 07, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: A Saint Nicholas miracle legend: The dowry for the three virgins, depicted by Gentile da Fabriano, (c. 1425, Pinacoteca Vaticana, Rome)., Credit: (Wikipedia)
An hour-long program of early music, celebrating Christmas from a variety of traditions, including the original tunes of two well-known carols, me...

Bought by WUAL and KRPS


  • Added: Nov 09, 2012
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 2
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We're celebrating early music in Latin America. We'll hear from two composers who were associated with Bogotá Cathedral and explore the origins of ...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
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An hour-long program of early music. It's the end of the world as we know it! We'll hear movements from a mass for the end of time, sample 9th-cen...

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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An hour-long program of early music, celebrating Dads. We’ll feature traditional music from Scotland, and medieval music from the region around the...

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Apr 20, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
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An hour-long program of early music, celebrating female composers and performers, including music of 16th-century Italian nun Raffaella Aleotti, th...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Arizona Public Media, and KFAI


  • Added: Feb 16, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3
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An hour-long program of early music singing love's praises with words by Petrarch and and more.

  • Added: Jan 30, 2012
  • Length: 58:58
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An hour-long program of early music, celebrating the holiday season with Christmas chant settings, music featuring angels, and more!

Bought by KRPS, WUIS, and Red River Radio Network


  • Added: Nov 22, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
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An hour-long program of early music, sampling some recently released holiday recordings. Who knows? Maybe you'll discover a must-have for your wi...

Bought by WUIS


  • Added: Nov 16, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
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An hour-long program of early music, celebrating the harvest season. Perfect for Thanksgiving!!!

Bought by KRPS, WUAL, KHEN-LP, Red River Radio Network, and KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Nov 08, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 5
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An hour-long program of early music, exploring pirate songs and music of the sea. Makes for a great special anytime, especially around Talk Like A ...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
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An hour-long program of early music, exploring the boundaries between this life and beyond. Try it for a different sort of Halloween special, or w...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
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An hour-long program of early music from colonial America. Perfect for July 4th! A cool contrast to loud parade marches and fanfares.

Bought by WUAL, KREV-LP, KAWC, and South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio


  • Added: Jun 14, 2011
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 4
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An hour-long program of early music, celebrating Mother's Day with flower-themed music.

Bought by KREV-LP, Red River Radio Network, and All Classical Public Media


  • Added: Apr 12, 2011
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: detail from Allegory of Spring by Jerzy Siemiginowski-Eleuter (1660–1711).
An hour-long program of early music, celebrating and welcoming spring with song and dance music from the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and early Baroqu...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 17, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Renaissance madrigal composer Phillipe Verdelot, detail from Il Morto da Feltre, by Lorenzo Luzzo
An hour-long program of early music, exploring the poetic forms behind the most popular Renaissance vocal music from Italy, France, and Spain. Grea...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2011
  • Length: 58:58
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An hour-long program of early music, celebrating one the the 17th century's most famous women: Queen Christina of Sweden.

  • Added: Jan 22, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
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An hourlong program of early music, exploring themes of love found in the popular Renaissance song known as the frottola. Plus, Robert Green talks ...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2011
  • Length: 59:03
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An hourlong program of early music, focusing on love songs from the Renaissance. Perfect for Valentine's Day week!!!

  • Added: Jan 14, 2011
  • Length: 58:59