English Masque Dances (about 1600)

English Masque Dances (about 1600)

Markus Wuersch, trumpet
Peter Solomon, organ

Recorded at Catholic Church Stans, Switzerland
Cameras, Editing and DVD-Production: Juerg and Marianne Rufer,
Sound: Magnon Recording Studio, Paul Niederberger

A Dingo and Fox Production
© 2008, Markus Wuersch, Peter Solomon

Hochschule der Künste Bern HKB
www.hkb.bfh.ch
markus.wuersch@hkb.bfh.ch

Musikhochschule Luzern / HSLU
www.hslu.ch/musik
markus.wuersch@fhz.ch


Markus Wuersch
Biography
Markus Wuersch was born in 1955 in Emmetten, Nidwalden. He studied trumpet and brass ensemble conducting at the conservatoire in zurich, where he received his degree with honours. He won a competition from Migros, and received the subsequent grant which enabled him to spend a year at the Conservatoire Nationale Supérieur in Paris. He also spent time studying at the Northwestern University of Chicago with Vincent Cichowicz, Charles Geyer and at the Eastman School of Music, Rochester NY with Adolphe Herseth (Solotrompeter Chicago Symphony Orchestra). For 14 years, Markus Wuersch held the prestigious post of solo trumpeter at the Tonhalle orchestra, Zurich. In 1995, he spent a year studying in London at the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music. There he was taught by Michael Laird and Crispian- Steele Perkins (Baroque-trumpet), Jeremy West (Cornetto/Zink) and Phillip Jones (Ensemble-direction). Markus Wuersch now performs with many chamber orchestras, at home and abroad. He has performed as soloist at the Lucerne festival and with the Tonhalle orchestra. For some years now, he performs almost exclusively on the baroque-trumpet (natural-trumpet) with the ensembles "La Cetra" and I Barocchisti (RSI). Markus is professor of trumpet at the University of Art in Bern and at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.

Peter Solomon
Biography
Peter Solomon was born in Plymouth, England in 1953. He studied piano, organ and harpsichord at the Royal College of Music in London, and achieved the highest honours for his degree. He was then awarded several grants, which made it possible for him to further his studies in Paris, London and Cologne. In 1979 he was a prize-winner at the international organ competition in St Albans, England. Peter Solomon has lived in Switzerland since 1980, and plays with many of the best orchestras. Since 1997 he has held the post as pianist/organist in the Tonhalle-Orchestra, Zurich. His orchestral experience ranges from chamber orchestras like "I Musici di Roma" to prestigious orchestras, such as the Vienna philharmonic and the Berlin philharmonic. As soloist he has played in Europe, USA, the far east and in festivals such as Salzburg and Lucerne. As a sought-after accompanist and chamber musician, Peter Solomon frequently plays in various formations with musicians such as Maurice Andre and Heinz Holliger. Peter Solomon has appeared in many TV, radio, theatre and CD productions as performer and arranger. He teaches at the "University of the Arts" in Zurich.


English Masque Dances
British Library contains the largest collection of dances from the early-seventeenth-century courtly masques to have survived, and it is thought that it was compiled by Sir Nicholas Le Strange of Hunstanton about 1624.
Masque dances tend to fall into a more regular patern most charcteristically of two duple strains followed by one in triple time.
According of various masques it clear that it was played by a collection of lutes and violins plus cornettos, spindels, timbells, rattels or other veneficall instruments "making a confused noyse" to get a "kind of hollow and infernall musique". A typical masque would have three elaborately choreographed masque dances which would be followed be Revels, in which the courtly masquers "took out" the audience to dance.
The masque was an amalgalm of diverse arts, and music and dancing made a vital contribution to its overall richness.

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[kristonuovo]

The sound combination of trumpet and organ is particularly delicious. Bravo! My compliments to these two highly skilled musicians.

[aelfricbetera]

very interesting and tuneful older music..like this much ..sehr gut..

[blechfan135]

Absolut exzellent!

Da kann der Herr Gómez-Limón noch eín paar Jährchen üben, bis er auch mal soweit ist...

Bitte, bitte, Herr Würsch, stellen Sie noch mehr so tolle Viedeos ins Web!

[dodiezresibemol]

one of the YTube clips that have changed my life culturally speaking

[Valkyry5]

Magnificent !!! Beautiful sound of the noble Piccolo Trumpet & Organ. The sound and approach was right on point.

[FoxDonut77]

This is a testiomony of music of the civilizied world

[Yerushalayim1000]

WOW ! the organ and trumpet sonds are marvelous together !

[tobsimobsi007]

Einfach nur SUPER! Das sagst denk ich alles!

[MichaelnChristine]

Anyone know of any performances on the older F trumpets (not natural trumpet)?

[Axolo1991]

brilliant tone!

[tititoto100]

Exceptional...