Orchestra of the 17th Century: Schütz - Psalm 150

Orchestra of the 17th Century: Schütz - Psalm 150 Video Clips. Duration : 9.02 Mins.

Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672) - "Alleluia! Lobet den Herrn" SWV 38 (Psalm 150; Psalmen Davids, 1619) Orchestra of the 17th Century, Washington D.C. (Period ins...

Orchestra of the 17th Century: Buxtehude - Ad cor

Orchestra of the 17th Century: Buxtehude - Ad cor Video Clips. Duration : 7.00 Mins.

Dieterich Buxtehude (c.1637-1707) - Membra Jesu Nostri: "Ad cor" Orchestra of the 17th Century, Washington D.C. and soloists Michael Holmes, music director L...

Orchestra of the 17th Century: Dido and Aeneas - Sailor's Dance

Orchestra of the 17th Century: Dido and Aeneas - Sailor's Dance Video Clips. Duration : 0.85 Mins.

Orchestra of the 17th Century, Washington DC Michael Holmes, Music Director Live performance of Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas: Sailor's Dance The Orchestra of the 17th Century ("O17"), directed by its founder Michael Holmes, is dedicated to the exploration and promotion of music from the century that saw the birth of the modern notion of the "orchestra." Since there was no standardized orchestra for most of the 17th century, each performance by O17 is a unique experience in instrumental color. Its audiences hear groups that feature a variety of wind instruments such as cornetts, sackbuts, curtals, shawms, and recorders, as well as performances that feature the more familiar large string group with continuo. O17 is now in its eighth season of its existence and still striving to produce more unique and fascinating programs otherwise difficult to produce due to the specialized use of period instruments. One of the subsets of O17 is the Washington Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble, North America's premiere ensemble of its kind. Another subset is the Ensemble Stylus Luxurians. O17 released its first CD recording of Roman and Venetian music in the Fall of 2004, in collaboration with the Choir of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington DC Contact: musicdirector@uucss.org

Orchestra of the 17th Century: Charpentier - Te Deum (Pt. I)

Orchestra of the 17th Century: Charpentier - Te Deum (Pt. I) Tube. Duration : 2.45 Mins.

Marc Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704) -excerpt from live performance of "Te Deum" Orchestra of the 17th Century, Washington DC (period instrument ensemble) Michael Holmes, music Director with the voices of Carmina, Vera Kochanowsky, dir. About the performers: The Orchestra of the 17th Century ("O17"), directed by its founder Michael Holmes, is dedicated to the exploration and promotion of music from the century that saw the birth of the modern notion of the "orchestra." Since there was no standardized orchestra for most of the 17th century, each performance by O17 is a unique experience in instrumental color. Its audiences hear groups that feature a variety of wind instruments such as cornetts, sackbuts, curtals, shawms, and recorders, as well as performances that feature the more familiar large string group with continuo. O17 is now in its eighth season of its existence and still striving to produce more unique and fascinating programs otherwise difficult to produce due to the specialized use of period instruments. One of the subsets of O17 is the Washington Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble, North America's premiere ensemble of its kind. Another subset is the Ensemble Stylus Luxurians. O17 released its first CD recording of Roman and Venetian music in the Fall of 2004, in collaboration with the Choir of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington DC Contact: musicdirector@uucss.org

Daniel Mantey - 'Novo Profusio Gaudio' - (Medieval Carol, English 13th century)

Daniel Mantey - 'Novo Profusio Gaudio' - (Medieval Carol, English 13th century) Tube. Duration : 1.10 Mins.

'Novo Profusio Gaudio' - English anon. 13th century, Medieval Christmas Carol. Performed by Daniel Mantey - Music All Sorts; alto and tenor recorders. A Medieval English 'macaronic' Christmas Carol! Macaronic? No, not macaroni, but perhaps a similar etymology? A 'macaronic' song is one in which many languages are used together; rather hodge-podge if you will? This carol uses Latin, French, and English for each verse: in fact each line, in that order, with the fourth line again in Latin. The Choruses (Burdens, as they were then called!) are all in Latin. To save all the confusion, I use two recorders! I do apologize, I am using two Baroque recorders (as pictured in the video) to play a Medieval piece, and we are not entirely sure they might have had a tenor recorder this early, though certainly an alto might have been around (we are always guessing!)? But the sound is right on, and the Pythagorian tuning just as they would have done. What a wonderful composition! Beautiful counterpoint, and such dynamic, complex rhythms!!! The main melody is the one on the bottom. From my WInter CD.