The Battle Piece; once the domain of musicologists looking for a subject to write a paper about, today it is -- er -- still the domain of musicologists looking for a subject to write a paper about. Perhaps there is more to it than just that, as here is a whole slew of battle pieces brought together on a loud and boisterous Super Audio CD on Arts entitled Battalia! Baroque Battle Music for Trumpet Consort. It features Italian period brass ensemble Tibicines led by Igino Conforzi performing along with a racket of percussion ...
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The Battle Piece; once the domain of musicologists looking for a subject to write a paper about, today it is -- er -- still the domain of musicologists looking for a subject to write a paper about. Perhaps there is more to it than just that, as here is a whole slew of battle pieces brought together on a loud and boisterous Super Audio CD on Arts entitled Battalia! Baroque Battle Music for Trumpet Consort. It features Italian period brass ensemble Tibicines led by Igino Conforzi performing along with a racket of percussion and, as advertised, "A real surround battle" featuring the sound of "period" battle gear, cheering soldiers, neighing horses, and whatnot. Although subtitled "Baroque Battle Music," just about the only Baroque composer here is Girolamo Fantini, featured in two pieces drawn from a 1638 collection, Mode per imparare a suonare di Tromba. All of the other music is from the Renaissance - late Renaissance in most cases, but Renaissance nonetheless.One aspect of battle music of this time...
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