AMS Philadelphia 2009 Abstracts - American Musicological Society
AMS Philadelphia 2009 Abstracts - American Musicological Society
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<strong>Abstracts</strong> Friday noon 75<br />
Un delUvio di lagrime: the lirone AnD the<br />
seventeenth-century roMAn lAMent<br />
victoria redwood, soprano<br />
elizabeth Kenny, chitarrone<br />
erin headley, lirone<br />
university of southampton<br />
Lauded by seventeenth-century writers for its ability to “move the soul, instill devotion and<br />
refresh the spirit,” the lirone was particularly associated with lamenting and sublime sorrow.<br />
The mournful and alluring sound of this multi-string bowed instrument made it a particularly<br />
useful tool for the Counter-Reformation, where it accompanied tragic figures in operas, oratorios<br />
and cantatas. The lecture will reveal the lirone’s origins, geography, repertoire, surviving<br />
instruments and iconography, and will include a demonstration of technical possibilities, special<br />
effects, tunings and types of music most appropriate to the instrument.<br />
PROGRAM<br />
Alessio, che farai? Stefano Landi<br />
from il Sant’Alessio, 1632 (1586–1639)<br />
Lamento d’Artemisia (excerpts) Marco Marazzoli<br />
ms. from the Chigi collection (1602–1662)<br />
Misura altri Domenico Mazzocchi<br />
from Musiche sacre e morali, 1640 (1592–1665)<br />
Lamento di Maria Maddalena (excerpts) Luigi Rossi<br />
ms. from Christ Church, Oxford (1597–1653)<br />
Aria di religione Stefano Landi<br />
from il Sant’Alessio, 1632
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