Di guerra e di pace: Renaissance Music for Winds & Percussion

Featuring

La Pifarescha
Moritz von Hessen-Kassel
Pierre Phalèse
Josquin des Prez
Adrian Willaert
Anonymous

Tielman Susato
Ludwig Senfl
Heinrich Isaac
Jean d'Estrée
Jehan Tabourot
Guglielmo Ebreo da Pesaro
Paul Kugelmann
Anonymous (15th century)

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Historical Context

In the Renaissance, music often served as political propaganda, used in public and private rituals, including victory celebrations and military operations, to glorify power.

Compositional Technique

Renaissance music achieved an extraordinary fusion by combining civil (sacred or secular) and military worlds, sometimes using warlike melodies in 'peaceful' repertory.

Historical Context

The Middle Eastern model of the wind ensemble was likely introduced to the Western world between the Second and Third Crusades, as evidenced by cultural contacts between Europeans and native peoples.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded in Roletto, Italy, in November 2009 and July 2011, and was engineered and produced by Giuseppe Maletto.

Interpretation

The performers, La Pifarescha, aim to recreate the 'soundtrack' of the Renaissance by juxtaposing popular music with more erudite aesthetic choices, filtered through research and experimentation.

Instruments

The Piffari del Doge (Pipers of the Doge) in Venice, established in 1458, were required to be the best musicians and live within the territory to be available for ceremonial duties.

Album & Artwork

The album title, "Di guerra e di pace" (Of war and peace), reflects the Renaissance era's constant accompaniment of war and music's role in contrasting belligerent experiences with themes of peace.