Viola
da Gamba Society - New England - Autumn Workshop 2011
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Viola da Gamba
Society—New England
Autumn Workshop 2011
Mirror of the World:
Consort
Music in Germany
1575-1650
Slosberg Music Building
Brandeis University, Waltham MA
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Registration Deadline: September 17, 2011
Music Directors: Carol Lewis and Chris Henriksen
Coordinators: Anne Legêne and Hannah Davidson
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In the early
17th century, when Germany was not yet a unified nation, but was made
up of over thirty states, each ruled by a prince, there was a great
deal of interest in and sponsorship of music in the various courts.
Foreign musicians came to find work in these regions and settled there,
and talented German and Austrian artists were sent to study abroad. The
courts became competitive in their musical displays, vying with each
other to show off their best composers and performers. Much
high-quality dance music and counterpoint was composed and published,
and the most famous of the musical collections from that time are
certainly Michael Praetorius’ Terpsichore and Samuel
Scheidt’s Ludi Musici. But there are many other composers,
some much less well known, such as Moritz Landgraf von Hessen, Johann
Steffen, and Valentin Haussmann. Come and play recently discovered
works by these musicians, as well as pavans, galliards, canzonas,
fantasias and fugues by Hassler, Widmann, Rosenmueller, Hammerschmidt
and others.
Coaches for the workshop will include Carol Lewis, Olav Chris
Henriksen, Roland Hutchinson and Janet Haas. Music will be mostly 4-,
5- and 6-part pieces. Anne Legene will be available to teach beginners.
Anthony Allen will be at the workshop with instruments and music on
display from Boulder Early Music Shop. Please get in touch with the
Boulder Early Music Shop if you have specific requests.
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