Below are some notes on what we did and what we learned in this session. Next session, we'll work on similar material. See my first post for the pieces we'll be working on, links to music, and links to more resources.
Below are some notes on what we did and what we learned in this session. Next session, we'll work on similar material. See my first post for the pieces we'll be working on, links to music, and links to more resources.
Source: Petrucci's first book of frottole, Venice (1504), pp86-87
Below are some notes on what we did and what we learned in this session. Next session, we'll work on similar material. See my first post for the pieces we'll be working on, links to music, and links to more resources.
Source: Petrucci's first book of frottole, Venice (1504), pp86-87
A practical study-group to learn how to play early music directly from the notation in which it was first written. Specifically, music printed in Italy in about 1500 (possibly extending earlier as we get better at this).
The philosophy will be "learn by doing" and "one step at a time".
In each session we'll aim to learn enough theory to play the piece in front of us; and to choose pieces so that we can tackle one challenge at a time.
Further adventures in "finding all my favourite pieces* of early music in facsimile".
*That's a long list. Perhaps most of them. This could take a while.
Finding Mille Regretz
Mille Regretz is perhaps my favourite piece by Josquin des Pres (or perhaps not by Josquin - it's up for debate).
Finding it was pretty easy:
I'm trying to become more fluent in playing and singing from medieval and renaissance notation, so I'm finding facsimiles of lots familiar pieces to practice on. Unsurprisingly, there are a few surprises on the way ...
I learned this from the Big Lochac Snogbook (sic) - a fabulous collection of gorgeous pieces. The SATB setting of Josquin's Ave Vera Virginitas is indeed lovely.
So ... this week my wonderful viol teacher, Polly Sussex, set me an interesting piece of homework: find "Angelica Bilta" - a piece by 14thC composer Landini we've been playing - in the Squarcialupi Codex.
There's a facsimile of the codex at IMSLP. Still, easier said than done.
Held on June 26th, at 7pm, at the seneschals's house.
Held on May 29th, at 7pm, at the seneschals's house.
Update: April meeting was cancelled due to illness (mine), so this is largely a repeat of April's agenda.
The May meeting will be at 7pm at Katherina's house in Blockhouse Bay, on Sunday the 29th. All are welcome.
Contact Katherina, the seneschal, for the address: $SENESCHAL_EMAIL$ or $SENESCHAL_PHONE$.
