This is a trio arrangement of an early 16th century madrigal for one treble and two tenor instruments, from the SCA music web site of Steven Hendricks at: http://sca.uwaterloo.ca/Hendricks/ Steven attributes the tune to Jacques Arcadelt (1507-68). Philippe Verdelot also wrote a madrigal of the same name, but I think it's a different tune. Verdelot and Arcadelt were both among the principal composers of the early Italian madrigal. Played as a trio of mandolin, octave mandolin and tenor guitar. Mid-Missouri M-0W mandolin Mid-Missouri M-111 octave mandolin Vintage Viaten tenor guitar https://youtu.be/tYmOwsOI3rA Martin
What a lovely melody! And you really make the arrangement work here.
Nice renaissance sound!
Pleasant listening, Martin. Good sync between your instruments on this one.
Thanks, Dennis, Frithjof and John. I've loved this tune since I first recorded it ten years ago (link). That previous version has a different tonality (two tenor guitars and "Baroq-ulele") and somewhat slower tempo. As usual for early music, there are quite different interpretations out there, both faster and slower than mine. Martin
This is really lovely, Martin. As John says, the instruments combine very well. This period is such a rich source of music - this one was unknown to me.
Delightful. I’m always impressed with how fast you can switch scale lengths, like it’s nothing!
You bring out the polyphonic arrangement very well, Martin.
I feel like prancing, or whatever it is they called dancing back then.
Thanks, Richard, MDC, Christian and Frank. Richard: I don't think it's a particularly well-known tune, but I really like it. It suits plucked instruments, I think -- the vocal and wind versions I found online don't do it for me. MDC: For some reason, I've always found switching scale length pretty easy. Alternate tunings or transposing on the hoof, on the other hand, are tricky! Christian: One thing I like about this setting is that the harmonies are so rich despite there being only three parts rather than the four/five for most renaissance madrigals. I think this is original: Arcadelt published a book of madrigals for three voices. Martin
