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    Default Volte written by Michael Praetorius

    This lovely piece of music from the 17th century, written by Michael Praetorius. Please enjoy!


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    Lovely playing, Jason.
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    Such a fun tune to play! Did you learn this from the Dix Bruce arrangement? Sounds lovely and thanks for sharing.
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    Lovely, thanks for sharing! I might have to learn that one!

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    Default Re: Volte written by Michael Praetorius

    After Jason's excellent Volte, some more from Praetorius's Terpsichore. This one is labelled Ballet (actually one of a number of ballets in the collection). It has been arranged for guitar on several occasions. This is my own setting for two mandolins. (https://www.dropbox.com/s/em495tkvcp...olins.pdf?dl=0)



    Not entirely sure why this is on this thread - also posting under Renaissance.

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    Very nice, but I am curious, like Richard Carver. My research is into the ways people categorize music: Why was this posted in European Folk, etc. rather than Classical, Orchestral etc.? Praetorius was a master composer, famous for choral and organ compositions as well as his Terpsichore. I am always interested in how and where music fits in people's visions of the musical world. Not criticizing, just curious.
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    Default Re: Volte written by Michael Praetorius

    Well Jim, if Jason pops his head in he can answer for himself. I would not have posted here had his post not already been here, but if I wanted a rationale it would be that most (perhaps all) of Terpsichore could be categorized as folk music, since it was a collection of current dance music arranged by Praetorius. The volta that was the original post is certainly a very well known and widely circulated piece, originally from Italy, I think, but to be found in the Dowland lute book, as well as in this arrangement by a German. As for this ballet, I don't know other versions, but I assume that is not Praetorius's own composition either.

    More broadly, I have noticed that people with a background in modern traditional music (if you see what I mean) tend to gravitate to Renaissance and early Baroque music much more than to classical and later. Perhaps it's something to do with the period before the primacy of the composer.

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