Chamber Music (Renaissance) - Bassano, G. / Casa, G. Dalla / Fontana, G.B. / Bovicelli, G.B. / Rognoni, R. / Palestrina, G.P. Da (Le Concert Brise)
1/1/1997, 15 Tracks, 1:13:37
Featuring
Le Concert Brisé
Anonymous
Giovanni Bassano
Girolamo Dalla Casa
Pierre Attaingnant
Giovanni Battista Fontana
Giovanni Battista Bovicelli
Riccardo Rognoni
Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi Mealli
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
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Recording & Production
The double instrumentation of the continuo with two keyboard instruments (harpsichord and organ) is based on the performers' experience with cornett music, a practice also found in the Renaissance.
Compositional Technique
The Italian term 'diminuir' refers to a common method of vocal and instrumental improvisation, where rhythmic values of a melody are subdivided to play more notes than the original contains.
Instruments
This recording features an unusual Italian harpsichord strung with catgut, modeled after a late 16th-century instrument from the Royal College of Music in London.
Historical Context
Treatises on 'dividing' (musical ornamentation) have been published since the mid-16th century, aimed at both vocalists and instrumentalists, professionals and amateurs.
Instruments
The cornett, a wind instrument, likely originated from archaic instruments made of animal horns and appeared in its finished form in the second half of the 15th century.
Historical Context
The recording venue, the collegiate church in Gorze, France, is the oldest example of Gothic architecture in Lorraine, with wall reliefs at its portal depicting cornett-playing angels.
Instruments
The mute cornett (cornetto muto), popular in German-speaking countries, is a straight instrument with the mouthpiece carved directly into it, producing a soft, mellow sound.
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