Tafelmusik-Close Encounters: Re-tuned

The sound of string players tuning their instruments often signals the beginning of a concert. What happens when you change up this familiar tuning?

Many baroque composers experimented with re-pitching some of the strings to draw different sounds and possibilities from the violin, a technique called scordatura. We explore one of the most popular of these re-tunings (AEAE), which offers a very open, resonant sound — evoking trumpets and vielles (medieval string instruments). We also say a quick hello to our fiddler cousins, who still turn to this tuning for some of their traditional tunes.

Geneviève Gilardeau curator

Geneviève Gilardeau & Cristina Zacharias violins

Felix Deak viola da gamba & cello

Lucas Harris lute & guitar

PROGRAM INCLUDES:

Erlebach Sonata in A Major for scordatura violin, viola da gamba & continuo
Biber Partia no. 3 for 2 scordatura violins & continuo, from Harmonia artificioso-ariosa
Veracini meets traditional fiddle tunes

Event Artists

Tafelmusik, Geneviève Gilardeau, Cristina Zacharias, Felix Deak, Lucas Harris

Tafelmusik-Close Encounters: Re-tuned

Date/Time
Thursday, November 12, 2020
8:00 pm

Location
Tafelmusik
427 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario
Canada, M5S 1X7

Price
No Information

Phone
1-833-964-6337

Website
https://www.tafelmusik.org/concert-calendar/concert/close-encounters-re-tuned-0

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