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The Fifth Estate (band) had a hit record in 1967 with the rock version of "Ding-Dong! The Witch is Dead.", in which they interpolated "La Bouree" from the Terpsichore suite.....
Terpsichore is a compendium of more than 300 instrumental dances published in 1612 by the German composer Michael Praetorius. The collection takes its name from the muse of dance.
In his introduction Praetorius takes credit for arranging the music rather than composing the tunes. The collection is based on French dance repertoire of the time, although scholars have identified some of the tunes as coming from elsewhere, for example England.[1]
The work was rediscovered in the twentieth century by the early music movement. Recordings include a selection performed by the Early Music Consort which was released in 1973.[2]
Sometimes performers draw on another work by Praetorius, Syntagma Musicum, which is an important source of information regarding historical instruments. The Early Music Consort used this approach. However, Syntagma Musicum is not necessarily a guide to the instrumentation of Terpsichore. The musicologist Peter Holman suggests that the dances were conceived primarily for violin consorts, although "Praetorius was clearly aware that potential purchasers in Germany might want to play them on wind instruments".[1]
Contents
[hide]Instrumentation[edit]
Terpsichore contains some notes which relate to instrumentation, but does not specify which instruments should play particular parts. A variety of instruments have been used to play Terpsichore.Sometimes performers draw on another work by Praetorius, Syntagma Musicum, which is an important source of information regarding historical instruments. The Early Music Consort used this approach. However, Syntagma Musicum is not necessarily a guide to the instrumentation of Terpsichore. The musicologist Peter Holman suggests that the dances were conceived primarily for violin consorts, although "Praetorius was clearly aware that potential purchasers in Germany might want to play them on wind instruments".[1]
In popular culture[edit]
Film use[edit]
- A courante (#93) and "La Bourrée" (#32) from Terpsichore, in arrangements by David Munrow, are used for a ballet sequence danced by Louis XIII of France (Graham Armitage) in the 1971 film The Devils.[3][4]
Music[edit]
- The Fifth Estate (band) had a hit record in 1967 with their rock version of "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead", in which they interpolated "La Bourrée" from the Terpsichore suite, played on a sopranino recorder in G, as described by Michael Praetorius in the Syntagma.[5]
- On Cleveland's classical station WCLV 95.5-FM in the 1970s, Albert Petrak used "La Bourrée" as the theme music for his 6:15 am "First Program." Petrak curated a collection of 32 versions of the "Bourrée" for his show.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Peter Holman: Terpsichore at 400: Michael Praetorius as a Collector of Dances. The Viola da Gamba Society Journal, Volume Six, 2012. S. 34-51. Online
- Jump up ^ "Praetorius - Dances and Motets. Early Music Consort" (1973); "Terpsichore musarum", Ricercar Consort, Ensemble La Fenice, La bande des luths.
- Jump up ^ Lanza, Joseph (2007). Phallic Frenzy: Ken Russell and His Films. Chicago: Chicago Review Press. pp. 106–107. ISBN 9781569764824.
- Jump up ^ "The Devils: Extended Note by Guy Protheroe". maxopus.com. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- Jump up ^ Jancik, Wayne (2010). The Billboard Book of One-hit Wonders (2nd rev. ed.). Oakland: University of California Press. p. 221. ISBN 9780823076222.
- Jump up ^ Conrad, Robert (January 10, 2014). "Albert Petrak - 1926 - 2014". Cleveland, Ohio: ideastream. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
External links[edit]
- Michael Praetorius, Terpsichore: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
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