Orfeo in India......

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e611w6NpeZ8&feature=share&list=PL66995DC336C94148&index=4&fbclid=IwAR0Qa0PxArmnMfscMgXimDt4GmLakHLqw2kLfLOj95vIyswLlQ8ZEbADYPk


An Indian fusion with Monteverdi's famous opera L'Orfeo






https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Orfeo








https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_Monteverdi#/media/File:Bernardo_Strozzi_-_Claudio_Monteverdi_(c.1630).jpg






                              

Improvising Early Music

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Improvisation in Early Music can be seen as a spontaneous form of Contemporary Early Music in the sense that new music based on the styles of the past are created by whatever musical means....


The following book may be worthy of consideration, and also a link via google of a search listing on the subject


https://muse.jhu.edu/article/614151/pdf






https://www.google.com/search?q=improvisation+in+early+music&rlz=1C1GGRV_enGB841GB841&oq=improvisation+in+early+music+&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i59.11126j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Jazzed Up Bach....Jazzed Up Vivaldi....

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zO_v3HP7Wc










https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFpHEDHgtME&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR16kqF3LKbvMTjPf5XTkn6GTBfp91Gr3VXlnVX m50SbRhGgF_-EuHA8rfQ






https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Loussier

French Medieval and Renaissance Music - Classical Guitar Collection

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A classical guitar (like another "article" on this blog) is used rather than a traditional lute. Also, the title of the first link  is  incorrect in that medieval  music is performed as well as renaissance music. However, this should not spoil things! RS






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy3e4TMf0Ok&fbclid=IwAR1rKto30ioorMWHr6zqRzntkXXf3zSq89R3ImqSoOWbuLbNmrjMtP_-tw0




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qXiTOGbWBY&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR3QMf_HAHIN7E2C4ehh5Wa0k9t8GZGwkzw-Q_lcMNOgPnUWxx9Oj7oKIwk

Totentanz ( English: Dance of Death ) - F.Liszt...and other versions..

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak3JEd8VyWI&fbclid=IwAR3WqMSa-eWtn5IqklqNipJU9Lh_0qBklqwMcQw-xsZHaXuJzTbt4rRc4Qk






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_aBZ0Nmpbk


A more modern "version"...







https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb3Y1fDTMys
A rock "version!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRBjI1elyCc
The "original" Totentanz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObMg52DT2Gc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danse_Macabre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totentanz_(Liszt)

Lillibullero

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Two different arrangements of Lillibellero



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLHYxoEgrKQ

Lilibullero by Bellowhead!





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGn1W6WP0Ys


This version was used by the BBC



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillibullero

Lillibullero became a popular during the Glorious Revolution of 1688 but the origins of it probably go further back in time......

Come Holy Ghost - J. Harvey

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZlOhJvweuM

The above is based on the plainchant of Veni Creator Spiritus



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Harvey_(composer)

Michael Tippett: Fantasia Concertante on a theme by Corelli

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dts2_K_vG7A



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasia_Concertante_on_a_Theme_of_Corelli

Sir Michael Tippett - Divertimento on Sellinger's Round - Movements I & II

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wHWR2xPH_8&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR1cVwoP9IDZ3ijkD1pPALqNm2lQHQrrNa3Q4hVFOaSONgULhiDHYiTuNHw


The above has variations of Salenger's Round and in the second movement Pachelbel's Canon can be heard.....The enlarged pic included on this page is the Field of the Cloth of Gold which I added for interest sake more than anything else. It has only an indirect relevance to the musical piece concerned. See link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_of_the_Cloth_of_Gold

A Directory of Early Music Groups...

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Certain groups that perform Early Music also ofcourse may produce examples of Contemporary Early Music. For those interested the link below may be of value. Other directories may also exist, and may appear on this blog, or may be on the internet using a simple world search.




http://www.ncem.co.uk/?idno=1526&htype=&etype=&action=s&stype=editrecord=true&by=f&media=0&k=&show=true&record=40

Nick Wilson, The art of re-enchantment: making early music in the modern era

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The above book mentioned in the title of the post can help throw some insight into the background behind Contemporary Early Music, and should be considered essential reading for those interested into practical musical work in this area.


I have included from the google search engine listing reviews of the book concerned.








https://www.google.co.uk/search?safe=active&biw=1920&bih=985&ei=pnR6XPq3D4ub1fAPpZG-yAM&q=Nick+Wilson%2C+The+art+of+re-enchantment%3A+making+early+music+in+the+modern+era+book+reviews&oq=Nick+Wilson%2C+The+art+of+re-enchantment%3A+making+early+music+in+the+modern+era+book+reviews&gs_l=psy-ab.12...0.0..7957...0.0..0.0.0.......0......gws-wiz.uzBKgbKRkYw

Early Musical Instruments

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The following is a Wikipedian listing of early musical instruments which may be of use and interest


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Early_musical_instruments  Incidently, an "oddity" which does not appear so far in the link presented is the Viola organista which is a  reconstruction of a planned instrument by Leonardo Da Vinci... now turned into reality. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_organista