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| The '''Schiller Institute''' was founded at a conference in Wiesbaden, Germany, in 1984, and a second conference in Washington, D.C., |
The '''Schiller Institute''' was founded at a conference in ], in ], and a second conference in ], in ], by ], along with her husband, the controversial American figure ], and ] leader ]. The Institute purports to apply the ideas of poet, dramatist and philosopher ] to the contemporary world crisis, emphasizing in particular Schiller's concept of the interdependence of ] artistic beauty, and ] political freedom, as elaborated in his series of essays entitled ''Letters on the Aesthetical Education of Man.'' | ||
| In ] the Schiller Institute initiated a campaign to return to the so-called "Verdi tuning" in the world of ], so called because it was ] composer ] who originally waged a battle to stop the arbitrary rising of the pitch to which orchestras are tuned. The "Verdi tuning" is one where C=256HZ, or A=432HZ, as opposed to the common practice today of tuning to anywhere from A=440 to A in the 450+ range. Many prominent singers and instrumentalists actively campaigned for the Schiller Institute's proposal, including several who performed recitals for the Institute to demonstrate the different quality of the Verdi tuning, compared with contemporary tuning. These included ], former First Violinist of the ], and the following vocalists: Baritone ], Tenor ], and Baritone ]. | In ] the Schiller Institute initiated a campaign to return to the so-called "Verdi tuning" in the world of ], so called because it was ] composer ] who originally waged a battle to stop the arbitrary rising of the pitch to which orchestras are tuned. The "Verdi tuning" is one where C=256HZ, or A=432HZ, as opposed to the common practice today of tuning to anywhere from A=440 to A in the 450+ range. Many prominent singers and instrumentalists actively campaigned for the Schiller Institute's proposal, including several who performed recitals for the Institute to demonstrate the different quality of the Verdi tuning, compared with contemporary tuning. These included ], former First Violinist of the ], and the following vocalists: Baritone ], Tenor ], and Baritone ]. | ||
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The Schiller Institute was founded at a conference in Wiesbaden, Germany, in 1984, and a second conference in Washington, D.C., in 1985, by Helga Zepp LaRouche, along with her husband, the controversial American figure Lyndon LaRouche, and American Civil Rights movement leader Amelia Boynton Robinson. The Institute purports to apply the ideas of poet, dramatist and philosopher Friedrich Schiller to the contemporary world crisis, emphasizing in particular Schiller's concept of the interdependence of classical artistic beauty, and republican political freedom, as elaborated in his series of essays entitled Letters on the Aesthetical Education of Man.
In 1988 the Schiller Institute initiated a campaign to return to the so-called "Verdi tuning" in the world of classical music, so called because it was Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi who originally waged a battle to stop the arbitrary rising of the pitch to which orchestras are tuned. The "Verdi tuning" is one where C=256HZ, or A=432HZ, as opposed to the common practice today of tuning to anywhere from A=440 to A in the 450+ range. Many prominent singers and instrumentalists actively campaigned for the Schiller Institute's proposal, including several who performed recitals for the Institute to demonstrate the different quality of the Verdi tuning, compared with contemporary tuning. These included Norbert Brainin, former First Violinist of the Amadeus Quartet, and the following vocalists: Baritone William Warfield, Tenor Carlo Bergonzi, and Baritone Piero Cappuccilli.