- Source: Ancient Airs and Dances
Ancient Airs and Dances (Italian: Antiche arie e danze) is a set of three orchestral suites by Italian composer Ottorino Respighi, freely transcribed from original pieces for lute. In addition to being a renowned composer and conductor, Respighi was also a notable musicologist. His interest in music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods led him to compose works inspired by the music of these periods.
Suite No. 1 (1917)
Suite No. 1 P 109 was composed in 1917. It was based on Renaissance lute pieces by Simone Molinaro, Vincenzo Galilei (father of Galileo Galilei) and additional anonymous composers.
The orchestration calls for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 bassoons, 2 horns in F, trumpet in D, harp, harpsichord and strings.
Suite No. 2 (1923)
Suite No. 2, P 138 was composed in 1923. It was based on pieces for lute, archlute, and viol by Fabritio Caroso, Jean-Baptiste Besard, Bernardo Gianoncelli, and an anonymous composer. It also includes an aria attributed to Marin Mersenne.
The orchestration calls for an average-sized orchestra of 3 flutes (3rd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets in A/B♭, 2 bassoons, 3 horns in D (doubling 2 horns in E/F), 2 trumpets in A/D (doubling trumpet in C), 3 trombones, 3 timpani, celesta, harpsichord 4-hands, harp and strings.
Suite No. 3 (1931)
Suite No. 3, P 172 was composed in 1931. It differs from the previous two suites in that it is arranged for strings only and somewhat melancholy in overall mood. (A note by the composer in the printed score states that the work may also be performed by a string quartet, completely omitting the double-bass part.) It is based on lute songs by Besard, a piece for Baroque guitar by Ludovico Roncalli, and lute pieces by Santino Garsi da Parma and additional anonymous composers.
Transcriptions
The Ancient Airs and Dances first two suites were freely transcribed by the composer for piano (2 and 4 hands). In 2016, Dennis Janzer transcribed the set for the organ.
Recordings
There have been many recordings of the suites in their entirety, and individually, with Suite No. 3 most frequently appearing alone. Recordings include:
Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati (Mercury)
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa (DG)
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner (EMI)
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, Jesús López-Cobos (Telarc)
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff (Teldec)
Australian Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Lyndon-Gee (Omega)
Sinfonia 21, Richard Hickox (Chandos)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (1 & 3 only) (DG)
Rome Symphony Orchestra, Francesco La Vecchia
Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège, John Neschling (BIS)
In 1987 Paul O'Dette released a recording of the original lute songs and dances on which Respighi based the suites.
= Suite No. 3 only
=Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan (DG)
I Musici
I Solisti Italiani
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner (Philips)
English String Orchestra, William Boughton (Nimbus)
References
External links
Antiche danze et arie per liuto, Suite No.1, Antiche danze et arie per liuto, Suite No.2, Antiche danze et arie per liuto, Suite No.3: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Orkes Gesek
- Ancient Airs and Dances
- Ottorino Respighi
- Neoclassicism (music)
- Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
- Elsa Respighi
- The Tree of Life (soundtrack)
- Siciliana
- Bergamask
- Antal Doráti
- String orchestra
The Mill (2023)
Bioskop Online, BioskopKeren, Cinemaindo, Dewanonton, Drakor ID, DrakorIndo, DramaQu, Dunia21, DutaFilm, Ganool, gudangmovie, Horror, IndoXX1, Indoxxi, KorDramas, LayarKaca21, Layarkaca21 INDOXXI, LK21, LK21 XXI, Nonton drama, Nonton Movie, Pahe.in, PusatFilm21, Science Fiction, USA
Sean King O'Grady
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
Action, Adventure, Bioskop Online, bioskop21, BioskopKeren, Cinemaindo, Dewanonton, Drakor ID, DrakorIndo, DramaQu, Dunia21, DutaFilm, Ganool, gudangmovie, gudangmovie21, IndoXX1, Indoxxi, KorDramas, LayarKaca21, Layarkaca21 INDOXXI, LK21, LK21 XXI, Nonton drama, Nonton Movie, Pahe.in, USA
Emma Sawyer
The Lost City (2022)
Action, Adventure, Bioskop Online, bioskop21, BioskopKeren, Cinemaindo, Comedy, Drakor ID, DrakorIndo, DramaQu, Dunia21, DutaFilm, Ganool, gudangmovie, gudangmovie21, LayarKaca21, Layarkaca21 INDOXXI, LK21, LK21 XXI, Nonton drama, Nonton Movie, Pahe.in, PusatFilm21, USA
Aaron Nee
No More Posts Available.
No more pages to load.
