Vincenzo Galiliei EMS 15th Nov

[ardcarp]

This must surely be one of the BEST Early Music Shows ever.
As an undergraduate (admittedly over 50 years ago) about the most I remember knowing about Vincenzo was that he was THE Galileo's father and was a musician. There is so much more to this figure whose influence as a theorist, humanist and blooming good composer of lute music was unparalleled in the history of music. Apart from his physics-of-music theories, he wrote a set of 'dances' ...never published....in all 24 keys, foreshadowing Bach, who was born 100 years later. He was probably a catalyst between the Renaissance and early Baroque. For those who are not easily plucked-off, I can wholeheartedly recommend this programme, to which lutenist Zak Ozmo made a terrific contribution.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000pf0h

[kernelbogey]

Zak Ozmo made a terrific contribution...

...and not forgetting Hannah French, for whom my admiration has increased since her programme about her pain.
A great EMS.

[oddoneout]

My listening to this was unfortunately rather bitty, but what I did hear was impressive in terms of quality and quantity of information I thought. Even if some of it went over my head rather - 17/18 calculations for lute tuning anyone? - I would rather that than the opposite.
As ever though, and sadly, programmes such as this serve to illustrate that what we should be able to take for granted generally in terms of quality of output across R3 is no longer the case.

[CGR]

This must surely be one of the BEST Early Music Shows ever.
As an undergraduate (admittedly over 50 years ago) about the most I remember knowing about Vincenzo was that he was THE Galileo's father and was a musician. There is so much more to this figure whose influence as a theorist, humanist and blooming good composer of lute music was unparalleled in the history of music. Apart from his physics-of-music theories, he wrote a set of 'dances' ...never published....in all 24 keys, foreshadowing Bach, who was born 100 years later. He was probably a catalyst between the Renaissance and early Baroque. For those who are not easily plucked-off, I can wholeheartedly recommend this programme, to which lutenist Zak Ozmo made a terrific contribution.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000pf0h

Just caught up with this programme. I played a number of Galiliei's pieces when I studied Classical Guitar many years ago. Lovely music.