Early Music Vancouver: Before Bach: 17th Century Music for Strings & Winds
Capella Borealis; La Modestine
Date/Time: Aug 7 2019, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Vancouver, Christ Church Cathedral690 Burrard St
P: (604) 682-3848
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Cost: $30.00
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Pre-concert talk at 12:15PM
Parnassus Musicus: Music of the Austrian Habsburgs
In the early Baroque era, the Austrian Habsburg courts at Graz and Vienna were a cauldron for a rich stew of German and Italian music. The young Archduke Ferdinand (1578–1637) established a vibrant musical ensemble at his court in Graz, where German musicians were gradually joined by Italian newcomers who introduced Baroque novelties like canzonas, sonatas, and concertos. The Italians had triumphed by the time that now-Emperor Ferdinand II took up his throne in Vienna in 1619. In this programme featuring Austrian instrumental music of the early Baroque, La Modestine, Cappella Borealis, and special guests join forces to explore Habsburg music from both sides of the Alps, including motets, canzonas, sonatas, and sacred music for violins, sackbuts, organ, and voices.
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