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04 May 03 - 06:43 AM (#945730) Subject: Lyr Req: Spanish Court Music From: GUEST,tombs@xtra.co.nz Has anyone got access to Early (15th century) Spanish Court music or lyrics? |
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04 May 03 - 09:27 AM (#945775) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Spanish Court Music From: masato sakurai Some CDs have been released. Click here (Yahoo search results). Hope lyrics are included. ~Masato |
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04 May 03 - 01:48 PM (#945879) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Spanish Court Music From: GUEST,Q I would suggest that you ask at your library for the beautifully produced magazine "Goldberg," the Early Music Magazine. Many of the best recordings are in the catalogues of Auvidis Astree, Harmonia Mundi, Hyperion, Sony Hispanica and especially Alia Vox and Glossa. The last two are Spanish labels and has mostly Spanish transcriptions, but some English. Most of these labels are in the "import" class. The great religious masterpieces of Victoria, Morales, Escobedo, Cardoso and Guerrero of the Spanish Baroque belong here. Especially recommended are the recordings prepared and led by Jordi Savall on Auvidis. A beautiful collection of songs is the 3-cd album Realities et Mirages, music of the court of Phillip II on Glossa. There are two editions, one with book in Spanish and English, the other with French translation. Glossa puts out a catalogue: Glossa Music- Francisco de Mora, 13-28280 El Escorial, Spain/España. Also recommended is the boxed set "La Bomba," Musica en la Corte de España, Jordi Savall and Hesperion XX, 3-cd, on Auvidis label. Booklet, but not complete lyrics. Auvidis at http://www.auvidis.com or e-mail auvidis@mx3.redestb.es A beautiful cd is Morales, Requiem, Music for Philip II, Archiv 457 597-2, Gabrielli Consort. Alos Requiem, Frei Manuel Cardoso (Port.), Tallis Scholars, Gimell CDGIM 021, with complete text. |
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04 May 03 - 02:13 PM (#945888) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Spanish Court Music From: GUEST,Q Last sentence should start Also... The Morales Requiem has complete text. Also look at Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, Barroco Español, several cds issued, especially Literes, stage music, Al Ayre Españnol, DHM77385 2, selected as one of the best by Goldberg. Antonio de Literes was fairly late Baroque (17th century), But his short opera, Acis y Galetea, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, with full text (inc. English), should not be missed. DHM 05472 77522 2. |
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04 May 03 - 02:59 PM (#945901) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Spanish Court Music From: Don Firth This may not be quite as early as you are looking for (1500--1561), and it's strictly instrumental, but Luis Milan wrote a whole batch of stuff for the vihuela de mano, an instrument that is a pretty obvious precursor to the classic guitar. Here's a picture of an authentic looking replica. Luis Milan's music is playable directly on the guitar, and for a fairly advanced beginner or an intermediate classic guitar student, they aren't that difficult and they sound great. Very impressive. They're for real. I think there might be tablature available for those who don't read music. A lot of music for the lute and the vihuela de mano was originally written in tablature anyway. Don Firth |
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04 May 03 - 03:00 PM (#945902) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Spanish Court Music From: Bonnie Shaljean If you like vocal polyphony, the Victoria Requiem (Officium Defunctorum 1605) on the Archiv label, performed by The Gabrieli Consort led by Paul McCreesh, is simply unbeatable (catalogue number is 447-095-2). I also highly second Q's recommendation of the Morales. |
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04 May 03 - 03:46 PM (#945909) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Spanish Court Music From: GUEST,Q A recent book from the Indiana University Press is for those who are interested in or wish to play Milán: "Luis Milán on Sixteenth-Century Performance," by Luis Gásser, 1996. The author is at the University of Barcelona. It is recommended highly by a guitar-playing friend of mine. Christopher Wilson gives a good survey of vihuela music (from Milán through the Spanish Renaissance) on "Vihuela Music," Virgin 0777 7595962 8 Other cds I recommend are "Al Alva Venid, Musica Profana de los Siglos XV y XVI," Glossa, GCD 920203. Also "La Folia, 1490-1701. Jordi Savall, Alia Vox AV9805. For Bonnie S., one that is highly recommended, and that I have ordered, is the Codex Huelgas, esp. the second cd, Polifonia Inedita, Voce Huelgas, Virumbrales, on Sony Hispanica SK 60844. Rates 5 stars in Goldberg. Some time ago, someone was looking for Sephardic music from Spain. I haven't heard it, but one cd is "Canciones sefardies," Saraband, on Sonifolk 21115. A review I have pronounces it "not too bad." |