Triste Plaisir: Love’s Ups and Downs in the 15th Century
Suffering and Joy go hand in hand when it comes to 15th Century love songs. We’ll draw from the beautiful “Burgundian” song repertory for this class with songs by Dufay, Binchois, and others. We’ll spend time exploring themes in the poetry, demystifying formes fixes, consider the role of the contratenor, savoring melodic twists and turns, and enjoying plenty of rhythmic syncopation! PDFs of the music in modern edition and poetry with translations will be provided in advance.
Geared to: Soft instruments (bowed and plucked strings, recorders, harps, etc) and Voices, intermediate level.
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