Description
Musical covers have a long tradition and the program of this CD makes this clear. The cover artist even at the end of the Renaissance was not as well known as the original artist. Was it a tribute when the lesser gods of music used their famous colleagues as the starting point for new compositions or was this considered a lack of originality or inspiration? What can one say about real plagiarism? In those days author’s copyright were not an issue. The art of printing music – starting from 1500 in Venice – made music throughout the 16th century accessible to a growing number of enthusiasts and reached far more people than had hitherto been the case.
La Violetta:
Paulina van Laarhoven, discantgamba
Joshua Cheatham, discant-, alt- en basgamba
Catherine Bahn, alt- en basgamba
Heidi Gröger, basgamba
Anna Maria Wierød, sopraan
Maria Christina Cleary, arpa doppio
Simen Van Mechelen, trombone
Josué Meléndez, cornetto
Karl Nylhin, theorbe
Design: Paloma Rodriguez Carrington
Images used: Harm van den Dorpel
