Ensemble Mezzo & Ye'ela Avital - Fiori musicali: Songs & Dances of the 16th & 17th Centuries (2021)

Tracklist

01. Pavane de Spaigne, TMA 30
02. La canarie
03. Instruccion de musica, Libro II: No. 18, Mariçapalos-No. 11, Españoletas, F. 39
04. Cancionero de Uppsala: No. 29, Con qué la lavaré
05. Pavana con su glosa (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble)
06. La rosette, TMA 109
07. Sans frayeur dans ce bois, H. 467
08. Enfin la beauté que j'adore
09. Ricercada ottava sobre "La Folia"
10. No piense Menguilla ya
11. Primo libro di canzone e sinfonie: No. 6, Sinfonia seconda à 3
12. Arie, Op. 8: No. 6, Che si può fare
13. Arhondoyos (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble)
14. Steryos (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble)
15. Modo hypodorico (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble)
16. Folle è ben che si crede
17. Quel sguardo sdegnosetto, SV 247
18. L'Orfeo, SV 318: Moresca (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble)



This album includes a carefully curated selection of Renaissance and early Baroque gems. Lightly skirting the fluid boundaries between high art music and folk music in early modern Europe, much of the vocal music presented here demonstrates the grace and charm with which even the most erudite and famed composers applied their craft to popular song and dance. The instrumental music further reiterates the centrality of dance music in the 16th and 17th centuries, whether explicitly or as a rhythmic and formal underpinning. Above all, while skillfully composed by master musicians, the music is infused by musical cultures existing beyond the Church and court. At first glance unrelated, but a more discerning gaze will uncover the fine thread of cultural exchange between high art music and popular musical traditions running throughout the album.

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