Description
Renaissance Ensemble Mastery: Renaissance Works for Four Instruments
- UPC/EAN: 9790080069745
- Product Type: Sheet Music (Score and Parts) / Paperback
- Brand Name: Editio Musica Budapest Zeneműkiadó (EMB)
- MPN (Item Number): 6974
- ISMN: 979-0-080-06974-5
- Series: Early Chamber Music (Régi kamarazene)
- Genre: Renaissance Chamber Music / Pedagogical Performance Pieces
- Style: Renaissance (16th & 17th Century)
- Instrumentation: Mixed Chamber Quartet (Flexible ad lib. for Winds, Strings, or Mixed Ensemble)
Overview
Step back into the golden age of polyphony with Renaissance Works for Four Instruments. Published in 1975 and meticulously edited by the scholar István Máriássy, this volume is a cornerstone of the "Early Chamber Music" series. Designed with the "ad libitum" tradition of the Renaissance in mind, the pieces in this collection are not restricted to specific instruments. Whether you are performing as a recorder consort, a string quartet, a brass ensemble, or a mixed group of diverse instruments, these arrangements provide a perfectly balanced four-part texture. From the stately Pavanes of Johann Staden to the echo-mimicking fantasies of Adriano Banchieri, this 44-page edition offers a rich tapestry of secular dance and instrumental forms suitable for students, early music enthusiasts, and professional chamber groups alike.
Áttekintés (Hungarian)
Térjen vissza a polifónia aranykorába a Reneszánsz művek négy hangszerre című kötettel. Az 1975-ben megjelent, Máriássy István által gondozott kiadvány a „Régi kamarazene” sorozat egyik alapköve. A reneszánsz „ad libitum” (tetszés szerinti) hagyományait követve a gyűjtemény darabjai nincsenek kötött hangszereléshez láncolva. Legyen szó furulya-konzortról, vonósnégyesről, rézfúvós együttesről vagy vegyes kamaracsoportról, ezek az átiratok tökéletes négyszólamú hangzást biztosítanak. Johann Staden méltóságteljes pavanjaitól Adriano Banchieri visszhang-effektusokra épülő fantáziáiig ez a 44 oldalas kiadás a világi táncok és hangszeres formák gazdag tárházát kínálja növendékek és professzionális együttesek számára egyaránt.
Product Features
- Format: Paperback / K/4 Size (23.5 x 31 cm)
- Length: 44 Pages (Score and Parts included)
- Setting: Flexible Four-Part Ensemble
- Language: Hungarian, German (Bilingual Edition)
- Publication Date: November 1975
- Origin: Made in Hungary
Interesting Facts
- The "Ad Libitum" Tradition: In the Renaissance, composers rarely specified instrumentation, choosing instead to write for "all kinds of instruments." This edition honors that history, making it perfect for modern music schools with diverse instrumental needs.
- Adriano Banchieri’s Innovation: The collection includes Banchieri’s "Fantasia in eco," a clever piece where the ensemble mimics the natural acoustic of an echo, a popular trick in early Baroque transition music.
- Dance Pairings: Many pieces are organized as "Tanz und Nachtanz" (Dance and After-dance), typically pairing a slow duple-meter dance (like a Pavane) with a faster triple-meter variant (like a Galliard), reflecting the social choreography of the 16th-century courts.
- Johann Staden: A central figure in the Nuremberg school, Staden’s works in this book showcase the transition from strictly vocal polyphony to a more idiomatic instrumental style.
Track Listing (Selected Contents)
- Anonymous: Rondo e Saltarello
- Anonymous: Pavane et Galliarde
- Anonymous: Tanz und Nachtanz (Dance and After-dance)
- Anonymous: Tanz
- Adriano Banchieri: Fantasia in eco movendo un registro
- Adriano Banchieri: Sinfonia d' istromenti senza voci
- Johann Staden: Pavana, Galliarda, & Couranta
- Melchior Franck: Galliarda
Publishers
Editio Musica Budapest Zeneműkiadó (EMB) First Published: November 1975 Budapest, Hungary
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