‘Con Arte e Maestria’ – the Art of the Flourish. Virtuoso violin ornamentation from the dawn of the Italian Baroque.
Old Baptist Chapel, off Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5RZ
15:30 - 17:30
£20
Organiser: Old Chapel Court Concerts / oldchapelcourt@btinternet.com 01684 850112
Old Chapel Court Concerts/John Moore Museum
The decades around 1600 bore witness to the flourishing of a remarkable musical tradition: the art of diminution, in which simple melodies were given exquisitely virtuosic embellishments by performers, effectively creating new works.
In Con Arte e Maestria – The Art of the Flourish, Oliver Webber and Steven Devine showcase the diverse musical personalities on display in these works: the measured brilliance of dalla Casa and Bassano; the exquisite daring of Ricardo Rognoni; the sensuous fluidity of Bovicelli and Caccini; and the fiery virtuosity of Francesco Rognoni - the first of these to write specifically for the violin, exploiting its techniques to the full, with trills, runs, varied articulation, dotted rhythms, leaps, and echoes.