ℑ𝔰𝔱𝔞𝔫𝔭𝔦𝔱𝔱𝔞 - Italian Instrumental Medieval Music - Studio der frühen Musik

Ensemble: Studio der frühen Musik Album: Estampie - Istanpitta, Instrumentalmusik des Mittelalters Video: Tacuinum Sanitatis, Giovannino de Grassi (XIVth cent.) • The fourteenth-century London Codex contains an important Italian collection of songs and dance pieces from the same period. It has nothing English besides the name, due to its location as in 1876 the manuscript was purchased by the British Museum. Its sheets are in parchment while the cover is in very thick leather; on the back, made of wood, there is engraved in gold the inscription: “Madrigali, Ballate e Mottetti posti in Musica” (Madrigals, Ballades and Motets set to Music). On the first sheet stands the coat of arms of the Medici family, who bought it in the 15th century. 88 sheets in total plus a few pages dating back to the following centuries. Inside there are compositions by Francesco Landini, Jacopo from Bologna, Bartolino from Padua, Lorenzo from Florence, Niccolò from Perugia, Vincenzo from Rimini, Donato da Cascia, Gherardello from Florence and Antonio Zacara from Teramo. The codex also contains some of the most beautiful and famous medieval dances: the 8 istanpitte: Ghaetta, Chominciamento di Gioia, Isabella, Tre Fontane, Parlamento, Belicha, In Pro and Principio di Virtù; 4 saltarelli, 1 trotto, 4 chançonete tedesche, La Mandredina and the famous Lamento di Tristano. The structures of the istampitte are similar to the oldest French instrumental dances called estampie, for example those contained in the Chansonnier du Roi. “Estampie - Istanpitta, Instrumentalmusik des Mittelalters“ was recorded in 1974 under the direction of the unmatched Thomas Binkley. Those who follow this channel know my opinion on Thomas Binkley, pioneer of Medieval Music, and also in this recording his artistic choices have made school. About the video, I selected many images from the “Tacuinum Sanitatis“ made in Lombardy by Giovannino de Grassi. In these splendid and detailed images, there are scenes of common life of the fourteenth century in Northern Italy, the same place and time of the istanpitte presented here. I wish you happy listening! Mirko Virginio Volpe MUSICA MEDIEVALE • 1 Saltarello 2 Istanpitta: Gaetta 3 La Manfredina und Rotta 4 Istanpitta: Palamento 5 Istanpitta: Belicha 6 Lamento di Tristano e Rotta 7 Istanpitta: Isabella 8 Istanpitta: Principio di Virtù • Richard Levitt - percussions Sterling Jones - vielle, rebec Thomas Binkley - Recorder Schola Cantorum Basiliensis: Alice Robbins - vielle, rebec / Anne Smith - recorder / Catherine Liddell and Sally Smith - psalterium / Hopkinson Smith - lute, chitarra saracenica / Jay Bernfeld - vielle / Jonathan Rubin - lute / Paul O’Dette - chitarra saracenica, gittern / Richard Glenn - lute / Thomas Binkley, dir. • Buy: 🌻 The monetization of this channel is disabled to offer the highest possible listening quality. Please support the channel with a free donation: