Mezzaluna
with guest artist Paul O’Dette, lute
Sunday, June 19 at 12:30pm | NEC's Jordan Hall
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THE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC OF OTTAVIANO
PETRUCCI, VENICE, 1501–1508
The Venetian printer Ottaviano Petrucciwas the first
man in history to perfect a method for printing
polyphonic music, both in staff notation and in lute
tablature. Between 1498 and 1509, he printed and
reprinted no fewer than 39 collections that now
provide a magnificent overview of the genres and
composers popular in the early 16th century. What is
surprising—and also the theme of this program—is
the fact that no fewer than seven of his collections were
intended to be played on instruments. Mezzaluna was
born out of many years of research and cooperation
between the Belgian recorder player Peter van
Heyghen and the English recorder maker Adrian
Brown. In their BEMF début, these gifted musicians,
together with lute virtuoso Paul O’Dette, present a
program of Italian dances and Flemish polyphony
from these landmark collections.
Presented in partnership with the American Recorder Society.
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