Ricercare n.1

Ricercare n.1 from "Ricercari" (2013) are three pieces inspired by the keyboard music of the early and mid 17th century: my favorite period of the early keyboard literature. During this time, the genre of the ricercare developed as a sort of instrumental motet and a kind of proto-fugue. Each work here is a contrapuntal ricercare in a modal cast, each in a different number of voices. However, all three blend elements of the early 17th century style with more contemporary sounds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCJnmgQips8

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