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Simon Beattie

@simon-beattie.bsky.social

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Antiquarian bookseller, literary translator, choral composer. Things to listen to here: http://soundcloud.com/simon-42-1

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Simon Beattie @simon-beattie.bsky.social · 5d

Happy Album Release Day! orchid-music.lnk.to/theworldtome

Simon Beattie, London Choral Sinfonia, Michael Waldron - The World to Me: The Music of Simon Beattie

Listen to The World to Me: The Music of Simon Beattie by Simon Beattie, London Choral Sinfonia, Michael Waldron.

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Simon Beattie @simon-beattie.bsky.social · 17h

Who doesn't like a bit of 18th-century bling?

Simon Beattie @simon-beattie.bsky.social · 18h

LHR was once described as a shopping mall with runways attached, which is a pretty fair description.

Simon Beattie @simon-beattie.bsky.social · 1d

A sermon preached on St Cecilia’s Day in 1713, ‘this being the Day which Custom has Devoted to celebrate the Decency of Cathedral Service, to set forth its Usefulness, to convince the Gainsayer, to remove the Prejudices of the Ignorant, and the Cavils of the Malicious.’

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Simon Beattie @simon-beattie.bsky.social · 2d

A late 18th-century engraved label on the benefits of methodical reading.

Simon Beattie @simon-beattie.bsky.social · 5d

Happy Album Release Day! orchid-music.lnk.to/theworldtome

Simon Beattie, London Choral Sinfonia, Michael Waldron - The World to Me: The Music of Simon Beattie

Listen to The World to Me: The Music of Simon Beattie by Simon Beattie, London Choral Sinfonia, Michael Waldron.

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Simon Beattie @simon-beattie.bsky.social · 7d

Pre-orders for my album are now being taken: orchid-music.lnk.to/theworldtome Thanks!

Simon Beattie @simon-beattie.bsky.social · 8d

For #InternationalTranslationDay, two of my translations along with their respective first editions (from 1934 and 1950). I loved working on both of these.

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Simon Beattie @simon-beattie.bsky.social · 9d

"2025 marks 200 years since Louis Braille invented his revolutionary 6-dot tactile writing system for blind people. Braille was also an organist, and went on to adapt his system into Braille Music, allowing blind musicians to access and study scores like never before." www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 3 - Sunday Feature, Joining the dots - 200 years of Braille Music

The story of Braille music and its impact on blind musicians over the last 200 years.

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Simon Beattie @simon-beattie.bsky.social · 9d

Release date is this Friday. www.facebook.com/share/r/1Cq3...

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Simon Beattie @simon-beattie.bsky.social · 12d

It may not look much, I know, but this seems very early for a book on music therapy.

Simon Beattie @simon-beattie.bsky.social · 13d

Far from shiny. In fact, a very unglamorous binding overall. But a nice example of late 18th-century sheep on a simple Scottish pocket psalter.

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Simon Beattie @simon-beattie.bsky.social · 13d

Shiny.

Simon Beattie @simon-beattie.bsky.social · 14d

Yes, why is that? Presumably French chefs don't use it in their cooking, so why is it so prevalent? One can get fresh milk more easily abroad now, thankfully. At least, at larger supermarkets.

Simon Beattie @simon-beattie.bsky.social · 14d

Unused sheet from a contemporary Belgian partbook used an endpapers in a 1558 edition of Luther’s works. Currently on display in the ‘Sing Joyfully’ exhibition at Lambeth Palace Library.

Simon Beattie @simon-beattie.bsky.social · 16d

Nice bit of tooling.

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Simon Beattie @simon-beattie.bsky.social · 16d

We once went by coach all the way from Devon. DO NOT DO THIS.

Simon Beattie @simon-beattie.bsky.social · 16d

Have a great time. I remember a similar trip with Exeter Cathedral Choir back in the 90s: English Church in Zurich, Lugano Cathedral, and over the Italian border in Pallanza.

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Simon Beattie @simon-beattie.bsky.social · 19d

#WordsAndMusic

Simon Beattie @simon-beattie.bsky.social · 19d

Out now: pre-release track from my album, The World to Me. Two weeks to full release! music.youtube.com/watch?v=13s8...

The World to Me

YouTube video by London Choral Sinfonia - Topic

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Simon Beattie @simon-beattie.bsky.social · 19d

I don't know if it's due to the London Choral Sinfonia recording coming out (two weeks today...), but I've been getting a wider spread of listeners on SoundCloud recently.