Frescobaldi's Canzoni of 1628 and 1635 represent his first major collection of instrumental music not explicitly intended for his preferred instrument, the keyboard.
Compositional Technique
These Canzoni are ordered by the number of voices, progressing from solo pieces with continuo to polyphonic ensembles, showcasing a variety of styles.
Historical Context
The Canzoni represent the culmination of an old tradition and are also considered forerunners of the sonata da chiesa, a form that emerged later.
Compositional Technique
Frescobaldi often substantially reworked his Canzoni between the 1628 and 1635 editions, sometimes making the new versions almost unrecognizable from the originals.
Interpretation
For this recording, the musicians chose to perform the 1635 versions of the Canzoni but incorporated ornamented sections from the 1628 print.
Composer Biography
Girolamo Frescobaldi, the composer, was a prestigious keyboard master who wrote these Canzoni when he was 45 years old.
Compositional Technique
Frescobaldi's Canzoni include rare, if not unique, compositions for multiple bass instruments, with figured parts suggesting the use of keyboards, lutes, or chitarrones.
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