Inn Stetter Hut: 16th-Century Viol Music for the Richest Man in the World, Vol. 2

Featuring

James Gilchrist
Linarol Consort
Georg Blanckenmüller
Konrad Rupff
Ludwig Senfl
Paul Hofhaimer

Heinrich Isaac
Anonymous
Noel Bauldeweyn
Bartolome Singer

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Composition History

This album is the second volume of music from Vienna Ms. 18-810, a manuscript once owned by Jacob Fugger, 'The Rich', a prominent sixteenth-century merchant and banker.

Instruments

The Linarol Consort plays on instruments that are copies of a sixteenth-century viol made by the Venetian maker Francesco Linarol, whose original instrument is displayed in Vienna.

Compositional Technique

The songs in the manuscript often follow the AAB ('Bar' form) stanza structure, with a turning point between the repeated 'Aufgesang' (A part) and the 'Abgesang' (B part).

Composer Biography

Paul Hofhaimer, one of the composers featured, was a renowned organist who served Emperor Maximilian I and was even knighted by King Ladislaus of Hungary at Maximilian's request.

Composer Biography

Heinrich Isaac, another composer on this album, was a Flemish migrant who served Emperor Maximilian I and was known for being more good-natured and prolific than Josquin des Prez, a contemporary composer.

Historical Context

The repertoire on this album offers a glimpse into the fashionable domestic music taste at Emperor Maximilian I's peripatetic court, which frequently moved between cities like Innsbruck, Augsburg, Constance, and Vienna.