After learning of Floriano Canale (1550-1603) I came across Adriano Banchieri (1568-1634). His “Canzoni alla francese a quattro voci” remind me a LOT of Gabrieli’s canzons. They are light-hearted and fun for everyone to play, as the parts are equally interesting.
Many of these pieces begin with the trademark of a canzona, namely a long-short-short motif on a single note. I present all eleven of his four-part canzons as recorder music, but as with much of the music of this period, any quartet of instruments with suitable ranges will enjoy playing this lively music. As it turns out, Adriano Banchieri was one of the most important and prolific musical figures in the transition from the Renaissance to the Baroque periods. He came into contact with Gioseffo Guami during his stay at the monastery in Lucca in 1592. Guami had been a colleague of Giovanni Gabrielli at San Marco in Venice. The titles of some of these canzonas likely refer to surnames of individuals or families to whom Banchieri wanted to pay his respects. I have often wondered about the titles of some works I have encountered because they didn't translate into words of the language of the composer. Another mystery solved!
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Formerly a successful software engineer and then Mathematics instructor, I am now retired and keep busy as an amateur musician of early music. Archives
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