Music of 16th-Century Spain and Italy
Music of 16th-Century Spain and Italy
Renaissance music of Spain and Italy offers a variety of tastes and flavors—from rustic to courtly to the sublime. Tuneful and lyric Spanish villançicos and Italian frottole express a wide range of emotions about food, drink, loss, and, of course, love. Instrumental works include lively dances and diminutions from Italy and some of the great wind band repertoire from Spain. With soprano and wind ensemble Piffaro, The Renaissance Band.
In association with the Folger exhibition and the institution-wide project Before 'Farm to Table': Early Modern Foodways and Cultures.
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This project was supported by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanties, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
