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Possibilities of instrumentation of the Italian madrigal (2015)

Johan de Wijs
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Name: Johan de Wijs Main Subject: Baroque Trombone Research Coach: Wouter Verschuren Title of Research: Possibilities of instrumentation of the Italian madrigal Research Question: What are the possibilities of instrumentation of the Italian madrigal other than the all-vocal ensemble? Summary of Results: The practice of changing instrumentation in Italian vocal music is a commonly applied practice, but what historical precedent is there for this practice? And what were de reasons for 16th-century performance to turn a polyphonic piece into something that could be called a pseudo-monody? It seems strange that one would write a composition with complicated polyphony, with voices of equal importance, only to change it to something completely else when performed. This study explores the possible reasons performers and composers might have had to do so, and tries to give a complete image of the cultural circumstances leading to this practice. In this study, the consequences of these findings for the modern performer will be discussed. The presentation will supply an answer to these questions through looking at the history of the Italian madrigal and its predecessors through the teachings and opinions of leading musicologists, as well as listening examples and score study of musical examples, to be shown through a PowerPoint presentation. Biography: Johan was born in 1985 in Oirschot, Noord-Brabant. From an early age Johan started playing the trombone in a local windband. Shortly thereafter he was admitted to follow the Young Talents programme at the Brabants Conservatory of Tilburg. After several year of studying Johan completed his studies at the conservatory of Lausanne, Switzerland, with honors. After completing his studies on the modern instrument he discovered a new interest in early music practise and decided to sign up for the Masters Programme Early Music in The Hague, to specialize in this field.
typeresearch exposition
date01/01/2015
published02/06/2015
last modified02/06/2015
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urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/63442/63443
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