Madison Early Music Festival
Lecture
Event Details
Date
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Time
11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location
Description
Mark Rimple, Professor of Music Theory and Composition, West Chester University
This lecture demonstration focuses on the dances described by Fabritio Caroso and Cesare Negri in their treatises describing dance practices published in Italy between 1581 and 1602. Anna Mansbridge and Peter Durham will perform selected dances from this repertoire, and discuss the relevance of these old dances to contemporary performance practice both in dance and in music.
This lecture demonstration focuses on the dances described by Fabritio Caroso and Cesare Negri in their treatises describing dance practices published in Italy between 1581 and 1602. Anna Mansbridge and Peter Durham will perform selected dances from this repertoire, and discuss the relevance of these old dances to contemporary performance practice both in dance and in music.
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