CONCERT Prima Melodia: Birth of Baroque in Longmont, Colo
Schedule
Sun Apr 28 2024 at 03:00 pm
Location
United Church of Christ - Longmont, CO | Longmont, CO
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A revolution in music more than 400 years ago still shapes the music you hear today. Seicento Baroque Ensemble, the Boulder-based group that brings music of the 17th and 18th centuries to the Front Range, will mark that revolution April 26-28 with Prima Melodia: Birth of the Baroque, a concert focused on the musical stylings of the Italian city states of Venice, Rome and Florence. In those cities in the early 1600s, composers created works that emphasized melody and the human voice, in contrast to the polyphonic musical style favored during the Renaissance. That stylistic development – a lead melody supported by harmony and a prominent bass line – is still the primary format of today’s music, from classical to jazz to rock and roll. You can hear masterpieces by Claudio Monteverdi, Girolamo Frescobaldi, and others, with soloists and the 35-voice choir of Seicento, accompanied by a string and harpsichord ensemble of the instruments that would have been used in the 1600s – a trademark of Seicento, led by Artistic Director Evanne Browne.
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Where is it happening?
United Church of Christ - Longmont, CO, 1500 9th Ave,Longmont,CO,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
