Le Grand Estampie Royal By Derek David (2009)

An Audio sample to Le Grand Estampie Royal. A New Ballet by Boston based composer Derek David.

Scene: Italia: Il timido amore di Dante e Beatrice (abridged)

Le Grand Estampie Royal is a Ballet for string Octet and sixteen dancers. The Ballet is a series of vignettes based on stories and music from various countries in Medieval Europe. These scenes are separated by a violent estampie (medieval dance) that is continuously repeated through out the work. The Scene, Italia: Il timido amore di Dante e Beatrice, tells the story of the meeting of young Dante Alighieri and Beatrice (a women he had met only once and spent the rest of his life loving from a distance) through comedy. The various moments of the music portray Dante and Beatrice meeting, Dante’s pining loneliness, and his attempts to get her attention through the bustling canals and at times dangerous narrow allies of Venice.

Tessa Lark, Jennifer Wey, Audry Wright, Joanna Mattrey, Violins
Emily Deans, Samuel Gold, Violas
David Meyer, Kevin Downs, Cellos

** The pictures are taken from the Mannesse Codex, and serve as the scenic backdrop of the Ballet.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Derek
• David
• Estampie
• Ballet
• New
• England
• Conservatory
• Octet

[kalindivlst]

it's beautiful derek!

[wajacked]

specifically 3:14, which owns :)

[wajacked]

great, now it's going to be stuck in my head forever again thanks man

[JamesRosenfield]

Bravo Derek! That is gorgeous!