One of the earliest music printers in the Renaissance era, Andrea Antico (ca. 1470-1540) held exclusive rights to publish in the Papal States, and his editions of sacred and secular music set him in competition with his Venetian counterpart, the famous publisher Ottaviano Petrucci. This 2017 release on Tactus presents 29 pieces that were printed in keyboard tablature by Antico in 1517 as the first book of Frottole Intabulate per sonare organi. The 15th century frottola was a generic form that developed into the madrigal, ...
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One of the earliest music printers in the Renaissance era, Andrea Antico (ca. 1470-1540) held exclusive rights to publish in the Papal States, and his editions of sacred and secular music set him in competition with his Venetian counterpart, the famous publisher Ottaviano Petrucci. This 2017 release on Tactus presents 29 pieces that were printed in keyboard tablature by Antico in 1517 as the first book of Frottole Intabulate per sonare organi. The 15th century frottola was a generic form that developed into the madrigal, and was typically sung by three to four voices, though these performances by Maria Luisa Baldassari on spinet, clavichord, harpsichord, and organ show the adaptability of the form and the flexibility of Renaissance practices. Composers of frottolas, including Bartolomeo Tromboncino, who is well represented in this program, tended to avoid complex counterpoint and favored single-line melodies with simple chordal accompaniment, anticipating the Baroque aria. Baldassari has edited...
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Add this copy of Sonate Roma 1669 to cart. $30.47, new condition, Sold by newtownvideo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from huntingdon valley, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2017 by Tactus Records.
