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Chansons d'Amour

Songs for courtly love
Franco-Flemish composers from 15th – 16th century

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.	chansons d'amour
.	the triumph of bacchus
.	the flower dance
.	bacchus invites us to pleasure and joy
.	sweetest sigh
.	pure white moon
.	thou, my sweet, art my happiness
.	oh bitter sweetness
.	a toast, now pass the flask around!
.	the dream and narcissus
.	serenade
.	messalina
.	the night languishes, moans, sighs
.	if beauty kindles your love
.	liederabend
.	cafe' chantant
.	operatic concert
.	rita

Franco-Flemish composers exerted great influence in Italy and, thanks to the preservation of numerous song books, it is possible to establish the importance of a body of secular music rivalling in quantity and quality the compositions destined for liturgical use. Pieces which were aimed not only at musicians capable of recognising their technical perfection but also at the non-expert, who could appreciate the beauty of their sound, owing to the perfect accord between sound and the aesthetic sense of the poetic texts.

performers

1 voice, 8 musicians

instruments

copies of original instruments: flutes, bombard cornet, harp, lute, trombone, percussion, positive organ

duration

c. 1 hour

props

copies of historical costumes, candles, torches

sites

inside or outside an historic villa, castle courtyard, museum, small square

technical requirements

a minimum space of c. 6m x 5m

Chansons d'Amour

Songs for courtly loveFranco-Flemish composers from 15th – 16th century

Songs for courtly love
Franco-Flemish composers from 15th – 16th century