"Canzon Cornetto", requires absolute precision for effective performance. Rhythm must be precise not only in
meter, which must be absolutely constant, but in note placement. Each note must have a precise attack and must be carefully placed so that the main beat is clearly delineated. Remember that the main half note beat is related to the human heart beat. Choir pictures of this period show choir members with their hands on the leader's carotid pulse, as if to obtain a tempo. Adopting a half note tempo significantly faster or slower than the human heart beat will result in loss of the subtle complexities of the inner rhythms of this composition. Pure tone tuning will be more effective than tempered tuning in music of this era.
Brass Quintet
211.01
Duration: 4.5 min
Composer/Arranger: Samuel Scheidt arr. Gary Olson
"Canzon Cornetto", requires absolute precision for effective performance. Rhythm must be precise not only in
meter, which must be absolutely constant, but in note placement. Each note must have a precise attack and must be carefully placed so that the main beat is clearly delineated. Remember that the main half note beat is related to the human heart beat. Choir pictures of this period show choir members with their hands on the leader's carotid pulse, as if to obtain a tempo. Adopting a half note tempo significantly faster or slower than the human heart beat will result in loss of the subtle complexities of the inner rhythms of this composition. Pure tone tuning will be more effective than tempered tuning in music of this era.
Brass Quintet
211.01
Duration: 4.5 min
Composer/Arranger: Samuel Scheidt arr. Gary Olson