Oriscus(sm) is a project to gather and promulgate internet resources in the arts, culture and technology. A business model is currently under development. Please note our Disclaimer about sites outside the ORISCUS.COM domain and our Privacy Statement.
Oriscus is an obscure ligature in the notation of medieval chant. It is technically a liquescent neum. This is basically an extra repeated note at the end of a melisma (a melody on a single syllable of text) sort of like an echo.
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The Oriscus logo is adapted from a 5th Century BCE Greek vase painting of Nike playing a kithara, the classic lyre often associated with Apollo. See this page for several images of kitharas. |
Oriscus is conceived and maintained by Dwight Newton. My professional background includes work in both media libraries and public libraries, and administrative support for a state government arts agency and, currently, a university school of music. I have worked in the private sector, academia, and county and state governments. I am responsible for creating the first web sites for a rural Alabama county library system, the Arizona Commission on the Arts, and a handful of private interest sites. Please see my summary of web development work. I am a member of the Kentucky Peer Advisory Network, a roster of arts management consultants sponsored by the Kentucky Arts Council and administered by Arts Kentucky.
I have a graduate degree in musicology. I have been a musical instrument maker and researcher since around 1968. I am absolutely committed to the arts and culture as central to the purpose of human life. I believe in the potential of technology to further the imagination and to bring people together. I would be happy to hear your thoughts on my work here. I have a section of this web site dedicated to some of my personal interests. You may also read my complete résumé if you're interested.
The content of Oriscus.com is copyrighted by Dwight Newton/Oriscus.com unless otherwise noted. No content may be republished or copied in any for without explicit permission except as allowed under fair use provisions of U.S. copyright law.
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See the evolution of the Oriscus.com website.
We are trying to adhere to current XHTML standards and cascading style sheets. Some older (and even some current) browsers do not support the new standards very well and may not render pages as well as newer ones. I have tried to make sure the content is still clearly readable in any browser, though it may not be as pretty. If you have any problems reading any part of this site please let me know. It is truly not my intention to disenfranchise anyone with less than state of the art technology.
The physical location of a web entity is largely irrelevant, but I find it interesting to know where in the world people are. Oriscus currently located in Lexington, Kentucky, the heart of the Bluegrass region; home of thoroughbred horses, bourbon whiskey, burley tobacco, great music, great writers and a great university. The Oriscus web host is located in Louisville.
Our mailing address is:
ORISCUS
PO Box 8225
Lexington, KY 40533-8225
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