Istanpitta (Danses florentines du Trecento) [Alpha Collection]
1/1/2003, 9 Tracks, 57:07
Featuring
Djamchid Chemirani
Henri Agnel
Henri Tournier
Idriss Agnel
Michael Nick
Anonymous
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Composer's Artistic Vision
The music of this period was fluid, composed and then reinvented, played differently across regions, families of musicians, and masters, with improvisation and ornamentation being key elements of freedom.
Compositional Technique
In this music, the line between composer and performer is blurred, as both have a creative role in improvising and ornamenting a basic melody.
Interpretation
The performer Henri Agnel chose to organize these dances around constant rhythms, allowing for improvisation with other musicians, similar to modal music traditions.
Interpretation
Despite modern efforts to use period instrument reconstructions, the monophonic art of this music is open to all instruments, and the spirit of the music is considered more important than the specific instrument.
Compositional Technique
The estampie form is based on a verse and refrain structure, allowing for freedom in organization, with solo sections (punctus or pars) leading to open and closed refrains.
Composition History
These Italian estampies are found in a single anonymous manuscript from the late 14th century, which belonged to an unknown Florentine family.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in March 2003 at the Chapelle de l'Hôpital Notre-Dame de Bon-Secours in Paris, France.
