{"id":2409,"date":"2011-01-21T18:57:48","date_gmt":"2011-01-21T16:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?p=2409"},"modified":"2011-01-21T18:57:48","modified_gmt":"2011-01-21T16:57:48","slug":"fretwork-new-music-on-old-instruments-%e2%80%98the-world-encompassed-by-orlando-gough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?p=2409","title":{"rendered":"Fretwork – New Music on old Instruments – \u2018The World Encompassed’ by Orlando Gough"},"content":{"rendered":"

The fretwork ensemble is a viol consort from England which exists since 1986 and which plays music from 500 years. This ensemble does not limit itself to old music originally composed for viols centuries ago, but it also plays new compositions composed especially for this group.<\/p>\n

A great example of this kind of new music for old instruments is the work The World Encompassed<\/strong> by Orlando Gough.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This composition is based on the voyage of Sir rancis Drake around the world. Drake had several musicians – viol players – in his crew who played for him aas well as for the foreign people. You can fid detailed information about the voyage of Sir Francis Drake in the wikipedia.<\/p>\n

This composition by Orlando Gough merges new compositions with reflections of the native music of the visited foreign places as they might have been played by the viol players after they returned back from the long journey.<\/p>\n

This music is fascinating, and I have listened to the music for several times now. The complet concert with The World Encompassed by Orlando Gough is available at the CBC concert on demand site:<\/p>\n

CBC concert\u00a0 – fretwork – The World Encompassed – Orlando Gough<\/h2>\n

http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio2\/cod\/concerts\/20101030fretw<\/a><\/p>\n

Fretwork has a repertoire that spans over 500 years. They specialize in early music and have distinguished themselves in their interpretations of Bach.<\/p>\n

Fretwork has also actively commissioned contemporary composers ranging from Gavin Bryars to Elvis Costello to write new works for them. \u2018The World Encompassed’ by Orlando Gough, is the most recent of these commissions. This hour-long piece describes, in musical terms, Sir Francis Drake’s circumnavigation of the globe in 1577-80. Drake took four viol players with him on his epic journey, and Gough’s piece uses original 16th century music to help tell this engaging musical story.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

More about the program can be found on the homepage of the fretork ensemble:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.fretwork.co.uk\/what\/programmes#page=The-World-Encompassed<\/a><\/p>\n

The few hymns popularly sung at the time, published in 1562 & 3 by Sternhold & Hopkins, severe and austere, will be contrasted with the exotic and \u2018strange\u2019 music of these countries. \f The structure of the work is as follows, with the original 16th century music:<\/p>\n