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Extending from the Inside - music for theorbo with Elizabeth Kenny
The most dramatic feature of the theorbo, the largest member of the lute family, is its long - extended - neck. The long bass strings, according to one of the earliest player-composers, Alessandro Piccinini, are the “heart and soul” of the instrument. This recital features music by Piccinini alongside his eccentric Roman contemporary, Hieronymus Kapsberger, and the more mellifluous Frenchman Robert de Visée. Composers from our own time have become intrigued by the theorbo, and two short works
3.30pm
Tickets £15
Book online at oldchapelcourtconcerts.eventbrite.com (booking fees apply)
Tickets £15
Book online at oldchapelcourtconcerts.eventbrite.com (booking fees apply)
Old Baptist Chapel, Old Baptist Chapel Court, off Church Street, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire GL20 5RZ
Sun 23 Sep 2018
Website:
www.johnmooremuseum.org/events/
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