LA BOZ GALANA, the ensemble performing on this album, was founded in 2011 in Basel, Switzerland, by musicians from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and France.
Instruments
The guitar was considered the ideal instrument for amateur singers in 17th-century Italy because it was relatively easy to play and less expensive than a lute or harpsichord.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The ensemble LA BOZ GALANA focuses on interpreting Renaissance and Baroque Iberian and Latin-American repertoire, often combining musical projects with research into the relationship between these styles and poetry and literature.
Historical Context
Early 17th-century Italy was a hub of artistic and cultural activity, where a new musical genre, later known as opera, was created.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Poetry is the core of these songs and sung dances, as their forms and musical structures are determined by the poetic genres they are built upon.
Historical Context
The presence of the 'alfabeto della chitarra alla spagnola' in Italy indicates that Spanish musicians had established guitar accompaniment practices in cities like Naples, Rome, and Milan over the previous two centuries.
Compositional Technique
The 'alfabeto della chitarra alla spagnola' was a system of guitar chords with fingering positions, used by composers and publishers to sell works to amateur musicians who might not read music.
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