Date/Time
Date(s) - 6 Mar 2016
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location
The Cloisters
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Galileo’s Daughters and The Cat’s Paw
Carmina! Vocal and Instrumental Song at the Dawn of the Renaissance
Just as medieval and Renaissance nobility whiled away their leisure by playing cards and other games, musicians of the time enjoyed toying with musical composition and improvisation. As written instrumental music evolved from a predominantly oral tradition, musicians sometimes copied and played with the musical design of part-songs, thus creating clever songs without words (carmina). This program features works from the turn of the 16th century, including the music of Josquin, Ockeghem, and Tromboncino, and the Glogauer Liederbuch. With Sarah Pillow (soprano), Ronn McFarlane (lute), Mary Anne Ballard, John Mark Rozendaal, and James Waldo (viols).
This program complements the exhibition The World in Play: Luxury Playing Cards (1430-1540), on view at The Cloisters from January 20 through April 17, 2016).
$40 ($20 student rate) on Sunday, March 6, at 1pm and 3pm. For tickets, please visit www.metmuseum.org/cloisters.