Velocities

The legend states that “Nothing is truth, everything is permitted” were the last words of Hassan-I Sabbah, the mythical leader of the ancient and obscure sector of the Murderers. Writer William Burroughs became obsessed with this phrase, claiming it was a magic password. In the beginning of the 20th century, Burroughs continued viewing Sabbah as one of his mentors. His scandalous life and radical work had become a symbol for rebels and anarchists, eventually becoming one of the most ideological precursors in the punk movement. Then, the world surrendered before Nirvana, considering them...

Esta es la historia del freestyle y tú eres uno de los protagonistas. Somos freestylers desde que nacimos. Hemos rapeado en la plaza, en el barrio, en el escenario. Cuando nadie lo apoyaba, cada vez que la sociedad lo subestimó. Sabemos que es, más que un hobby, un desafío mental, una nueva disciplina. Una cultura levantada con el trabajo de muchos y apoyada por una comunidad entregada a los valores del Hip Hop. Gracias a lo que hemos construido entre todos, hemos llevado el freestyle a lugares que jamás habríamos imaginado. Con la palabra como arma, escapamos de las etiquetas. Ni...

Based primarily on previously unpublished documents, the studies assembled here in this first selection by Frank D'Accone set the background for the musical efflorescence that occurred in Florence in the later 15th century and for the emergence in the early 16th century of a new Florentine school of composers. He traces the origins and development of musical chapels at the Cathedral and Baptistery, and the growth of musical establishments at several other churches such as the Santissima Annunziata, Santa Trinita and San Lorenzo.