Phil Rukavina CD Release Concert, Thursday, April 28, 2011 |
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Announcing the Release of New CD by lutenist Phillip Rukavina. "Music from the Casteliono Lute Book (1536)" You're Invited to a CD Release Concert Celebration! Call 651-705-6772 to |
Giovanni Antonio Casteliono's 1536 print, Intabolatura de leuto di diverse autori..., was a ground-breaking musical publication for several reasons. Where the first published books of tablature for the lute by Ottavio Petrucci (ca. 1507) feature only works by a single lutenist/composer, Casteliono took on the more complicated task of presenting the work of ‘diverse autori,’ or several composers, in his book. In addition, Castileono introduces the "tochata" form for the first time in Western music history. |
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Venere Lute Quartet CD to debut in March, 2011 |
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Announcing the Release of New CD by the Venere Lute Quartet. "Airy Entertainments" visit the Lute Society of America for details . |
From the later 16th century onward, music from the English Masque was all the rage in both England and on the Continent. English masquing books contain many references to ensembles of lutes taking part in masque performances. Settings of music from English masques were published in numerous Continental sources, such as the Thysius Lute Book and William Brade’s collection of 5-part consort settings (1617), which included arrangements of much of this repertoire. This delightful music is at the center of Airy Entertainments, the title of the next recording project of the Venere Lute Quartet. Check back here for updates and futher information as this program comes to life! |
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Duo Chambure European Performance, July 17-19, 2011 |
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Duo Chambure to perform in "The Duets of Enriquez Valderabbano" With a special discussion of the
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Duo Chambure presents a performance of vihuela duets by Enriquez Valderrabano at the International Lute Society meeting taking place in Gijón Spain. Valderrabano's Silva de Sirenas (“Sylvan wood of Sirens”) was composed as the fourth of seven books for vihuela and published in 1547 in Valladolid. Valderrabano’s book was highly esteemed in its day, and he appears to have been a musician to the Conde de Miranda, the dedicatee of his book. Valderrabano has the distinction as being the only vihuelista to have written for 2 vihuelas. These duets comprise the entire Libro 4 of Silva de Sirenas, and contain astonishingly beautiful works for vihuelas in unison, a minor 3rd, a 4th, and a 5th apart. |
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