Lost and Found: Early Music Meets Jazz
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Lost and Found: Early Music Meets Jazz
This presentation of the unique material of the Carlo G. manuscript is also a remarkable and groundbreaking concert experience. These meditative songs from the 17th century, as well as the contemporary jazz melodies composed to reflect them, will be performed in an unusual spatial configuration. The musicians will move amongst the audience, continuously changing places and playing from unexpected directions, sometimes in close proximity, providing a sense of flow that invites listeners to experience the music to its fullest extent. The project is based on the material from a collection of handwritten 17th-century Italian music – known as the Carlo G manuscript – found by chance at an antiques market near Vienna and presented through the prism of 21st-century jazz, by both early music specialists (Éva Bodrogi, Artemisz Polonyi – voice, Gábor Tokodi – lute, Artúr Schallinger-Foidl – organ) and jazz musicians (Petra Várallyay – violin, János Ávéd – saxophone).
While the identities of the composers of the manuscript remain unknown, it is probable that they include both Giulio Caccini and Luca Marenzio. The excerpts from the collection to be performed at the concert are framed by the sacred songs of Saint Hildegard of Bingen, who lived in the 12th century. This makes this concert incorporating the Carlo G collection and the modern jazz elements reflected in them a kind of cultural bridge linking forms of musical expression from past and present. It might very well even open up new perspectives for audience members who enjoy the juxtaposition of traditional music with more innovative efforts, in addition to offering music lovers a unique experience in the colourful world where different styles and eras meet.
