Sypert Early Music Concert – Silent Speech: Ganassi’s Vision of the Human Voice
St Cecilia's Hall 50 Niddry St, Edinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomAnna Stegmann (recorder) & Corina Marti (harpsichord) Music in the 16th century was closely connected to the human voice, even when played on instruments. The art of diminution, ornamenting a simple line, allowed performers to shape music with expression and individuality. In La Fontegara (1535), Silvestro Ganassi presents the recorder not just as an instrument, but as a means of speech, capable of expressing a variety …