Balli, battaglie e canzoni: 16th Century Music for Organ and Percussion Luca Scandali & Mauro Occhionero

• 1 Ricercada - Pavana, saltarello de la pavana 05:10
• 2 La tedeschina - Pavana de la bataglia, Il saltarello de la bataglia - Gazollo - La delfina 06:27
• 3 Recercada 03:30
• 4 Pass'e mezo nuovo - Pass'e mezo nuovo segondo - Pass'e mezo nuovo (Terzo) - Gamba gagliarda 03:50
• 5 Moneghina gagliarda - Gonella gagliarda 02:09
• 6 Toccata del secondo tuono 02:13
• 7 Todescha, balletto 02:17
• 8 Ballo ongaro, Il suo balletto 04:24
• 9 Canzon sopra la battaglia 05:02
• 10 Tenore grande alla napolitana 02:49
• 11 La romanesca 02:28
• 12 Ricercar del secondo tuono 05:15
• 13 Canzona franzesa prima 02:54
• 14 Gagliarda quarta à 5 alla Spagnola 03:12
• 15 Fuga secunda à 4 03:29
• 16 Ballo della Regina (I, II) - La sua sarabanda - Ciaccona 05:59
• 17 Ballo del gran duca - Aria di fiorenza (I, II) - Rotta di fiorenza 06:20
• Total Runtime 01:07:28

Info for Balli, battaglie e canzoni: 16th Century Music for Organ and Percussion

A unique project: the combination of church organ and percussion instruments performing early Italian keyboard music! The early keyboard music manuscripts not only included organ music for liturgical use, but also collections of dances, such as pavana, gagliarda, ricercada, saltarello, balletto and canzona.

The strong rhythmical element in these works is enhanced on this new recording by the use of percussion instruments as were in use in popular music of that period: drums, rattles, sticks, castagnets, claves, sistrum and such exotic instruments as def, djembe, darbuka and tammorra.

The composers of these works include Giovanni Picchi, Marco Cavazzoni, Gioseffo Guami, Christofano Malvezzi and Giovanni Trabaci.

The organ on this recording is an historical instrument built in 1551 by Onofrio Zeffirini.

A fascinating disc presenting some exciting and entertaining music performed in a way never heard before, by renowned organist Luca Scandali and percussionist Mauro Occhionero.

Luca Scandali, organ
Mauro Occhionero, percussion

Recorded in June 2015 in Lucca, Italy

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