© Oratorio del Gonfalone Oratorio Del Gonfalone: Noble manuscripts: Late 16th‐Century Lute Music in the Manuscript Tradition
Rome, Oratorio del Gonfalone — Main Hall
About the Event
Step into the enchanting world of timeless melodies and intricate harmonies at the Oratorio Del Gonfalone.
Manuscripts that once belonged to young musicians and noble families reveal the most intimate aspects of Renaissance music. Dowland, Johnson, Lorenzino, and anonymous compositions come to life through the sound of the lute, featuring fantasias, dances, and melodies that spread across Europe in the late 16th century.
Program
Italian and English lute music from the late 16th century: allemandes, gagliardas, villanelles, fantasies, and pavanes, drawn from manuscripts that belonged to Oscar Chilesotti, Orazio Albani, Jane Pickeringe, and Margaret Board.
Works by Lorenzo Tracetti (known as Lorenzino), John Dowland, John Johnson, and William Byrd, alongside anonymous pieces from the Elizabethan tradition.
Cast / Production
Andrea Damiani, lute
Address
Oratorio del Gonfalone, Via del Gonfalone, 32, Rome, Italy — Google Maps
