Name: Renaissance Hits for Viola and Keyboard from Terpsichore (Praetorius) (arr. Colin Kirkpatrick) by Various Composers Viola and Piano Digital Sheet Music
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Renaissance Hits for Viola and Keyboard from Terpsichore (Praetorius) (arr. Colin Kirkpatrick)
by Various Composers Viola and Piano - Digital Sheet Music

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Title Renaissance Hits for Viola and Keyboard from Terpsichore (Praetorius) (arr. Colin Kirkpatrick)

Artist Various Composers

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer Various Composers

Arranger Colin Kirkpatrick

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 17

Arrangement Viola and Piano

Publisher Colin Kirkpatrick Publications

Level 2

Product ID 1592109

Genre Baroque Renaissance

Instruments Piano Viola

Product Description

These are eleven of the most well-known dances of the Renaissance set in five movements and selected from the famous collection entitled Terpsichore, published in 1612 by Michael Praetorius. They are sure to be a welcome addition to the elementary viola repertoire and the music is in the alto clef throughout. The highest note is the F above the alto staff and this appears in only one of the movements..

By the time Michael Praetorius published his dance collection, he was one of the most famous musicians in Germany. The name is pronounced terp-SI-cory and rhymes with the word hickory. The original publication consisted of 312 dances in four, five and six parts. Although the dances were probably conceived for string ensemble, Praetorius was well aware that in practice they would be played by any instruments that happened to be available.

These arrangements for viola (or violas) and keyboard are based on the original 1612 publication. The music sounds more authentic using a harpsichord rather than a piano, or the harpsichord sound of a digital keyboard. The keyboard part may be interpreted quite freely with ornamentation added as appropriate. During the Renaissance, it was common practice to combine separate dances to create something of more substantial duration. A similar practice is used in these arrangements which are as follows: 1. Three Gavottes; 2. Two Ballets; 3. Two Bourées; 4. Two Courantes and 5. Two Voltas.

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Renaissance Hits for Viola and Keyboard from Terpsichore (Praetorius) (arr. Colin Kirkpatrick)
by Various Composers Viola and Piano - Digital Sheet Music

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