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Word: septimi (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Under conductor Thomas G. Everett, the Concert Band launched into Giovanni Gabrieli's brief Canzon septimi toni No. 2 (1597) for brass ensemble. Gabrieli designed the work as open-air music for Venice's Piazzi San Marco. The canzon is a work which really has a vocal-fugal style but is played instrumentally. From this standpoint the concert band evoked the antiphonal character of the piece effectively, with strong modulations and an acute sense of tone color...

Author: By Richard Kreindler, | Title: Small Turnout for a Worthy Performance | 12/6/1976 | See Source »

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