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In 1383, Florence made clear subdivisions between its civic instrumental ensembles, singling out the pifferi (or piffero band) from the rest of the musicians. By 1390, three basic instrumental ensembles were all in clear formation: the pifferi (3 players), trombetti (trumpets 5-6 players), and the trombadori (8-10 players), including six large ...
Entire families of instruments, such as racketts and shawms, were unsuited to carrying a solo melodic line with brilliance and expressiveness because they were incapable of dynamic variation, and fell into disuse or at best provided color in string-dominated ensembles. [1] The low instruments of the woodwind consorts were all but abandoned. [1]
Modo Antiquo is an Italian instrumental ensemble dedicated to the performance of Baroque, Renaissance, and Medieval music. It was founded in 1984 by Federico Maria Sardelli . Twice nominated for a Grammy award , the ensemble has an extensive discography, primarily on the Naïve , Brilliant Classics , and Tactus labels and have given the first ...
There were repeat performances in Rome and Florence. The Lauda, set to words attributed to Jacopone da Todi, is a substantial work for soloists, choir, a sextet of pastoral wind instruments, and four-handed pianoforte. The original autograph manuscripts of these works are still held at the Palazzo Chigi-Saracini.
Dances played by instrumental ensembles (or sometimes sung) included the basse danse (It. bassadanza), tourdion, saltarello, pavane, galliard, allemande, courante, bransle, canarie, piva, and lavolta. Music of many genres could be arranged for a solo instrument such as the lute, vihuela, harp, or keyboard.
Baroque music (UK: / b ə ˈ r ɒ k / or US: / b ə ˈ r oʊ k /) refers to the period or dominant style of Western classical music composed from about 1600 to 1750. [1] The Baroque style followed the Renaissance period, and was followed in turn by the Classical period after a short transition (the galant style).
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Madrigalist; publications include instrumental toccatas, sinfonias and ritornellos as well as vocal pieces Giovanni Battista Riccio: fl. 1609-after 1621: Italian Mikołaj Zieleński: fl. 1611: Polish George Handford: fl. c. 1609: English Book of Ayresin MS bears a dedication to Prince Henry dated 1609, but was never published John Bartlet