Istanpitta

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Salterello /Trotto [II] 00:00 Tools
Parlamento 00:00 Tools
Salterello [IV] 00:00 Tools
Tre Fontane 00:00 Tools
Salterello [I] 00:00 Tools
Chominciamento Di Gioia 00:00 Tools
La Manfredina/La Rotta 04:25 Tools
Isabella 00:00 Tools
Lamento Di Tristano/La Rotta 00:00 Tools
In Pro 00:00 Tools
Salterello [III] 00:00 Tools
Trotto, Salterello II 00:00 Tools
Salterello I 00:00 Tools
Trotto/Salterello II 00:00 Tools
Atesh Tanz 00:00 Tools
Stake In The Ground 00:00 Tools
Alle Psallite Cum Luya 00:00 Tools
Dance Real II 00:00 Tools
Los Set Goyts-Estampie 00:00 Tools
Stake in the Ground/CSM-100 00:00 Tools
Shoosh Bar 00:00 Tools
Cuncti Simus-instrumental 00:00 Tools
CSM #100 dance 00:00 Tools
Kaaurdilicaz Longa 00:00 Tools
Rio Pasaxe 00:00 Tools
CSM #100: Santa Maria Strela do Dia 00:00 Tools
CSM #346 00:00 Tools
Mariam Matrem 00:00 Tools
Cuando El Rey Nimrod 00:00 Tools
CSM #322 00:00 Tools
Si Verias 00:00 Tools
Cuando el Rey Nimrod-dance 00:00 Tools
Gaudete/Dunje Rajke 00:00 Tools
CSM #42 00:00 Tools
Inperayritz-instrumental 00:00 Tools
Amodo Seran 00:00 Tools
Csm No. 100-Dance 00:00 Tools
En Kelohenu 00:00 Tools
Quarte Estampie 00:00 Tools
CSM #166 00:00 Tools
Mariam Matrem/CSM #1 00:00 Tools
CSM No. 159-dance 00:00 Tools
Csm No. 100 00:00 Tools
El Rey de Francia - Instrumental 00:00 Tools
CSM #159 00:00 Tools
El Rey de Francia 00:00 Tools
CSM #159 dance 00:00 Tools
Tierche Estampie 00:00 Tools
Quantas Sabedes 00:00 Tools
CSM #167 00:00 Tools
C'est la fin/Prelude 00:00 Tools
Eln Rey de Francia 00:00 Tools
Csm No. 159 00:00 Tools
Csm No. 166 00:00 Tools
Csm No. 346 00:00 Tools
C'est la fin/Dance 00:00 Tools
Csm No. 42-Instrumental 00:00 Tools
Trotto 00:00 Tools
Saltarello 00:00 Tools
Csm No. 322 00:00 Tools
Mariam Matrem-Csm No. 1 00:00 Tools
Salterello 2 00:00 Tools
Second Estampie 00:00 Tools
Csm No. 167 00:00 Tools
Cuando el Ray Nimrod 00:00 Tools
Ghaetta 00:00 Tools
Chanconetta Tedescha 1 00:00 Tools
C'est la fin/Chanson 00:00 Tools
Seconde Estampie 00:00 Tools
Tristan Writes A Note To Isolde 00:00 Tools
CSM #100: Santa Maria Strela d 00:00 Tools
Prime Estampie 00:00 Tools
La Rotta 00:00 Tools
Rendezvous Plans 00:00 Tools
Salterello (Iv) 00:00 Tools
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From the official website: Istanpitta was formed by Al Cofrin during the summer of 1994 as a means to perform interpretations of medieval dance music developed as part of a college thesis project at the University of Texas. Eventually the ensemble was performing regularly across the United States venues geared towards early music. The main core of the group comprises the use of the medieval lute, vielle, bagpipes, recorder, percussion and voice. Their performances present the music in a manner that medieval musicians (who were somewhat low on the social scale) might have played them when performing for their next meal as they traveled from place to place across Europe. This includes incorporating many Arabic styles that were possibly familiar to the medieval ear due to the occupation of southen Spain by the Moors from the 8th century through the 15th century and the interaction with Middle Eastern culture during the Crusades. The theory here is that these musicians, like modern day jazz players, would not have limited themselves to the written or learned version of a tune but would have modified it in ways to make it their own. Many times this was done accidentally because many musicians were illiterate, and variations of a dance or song were recalled differently from one performer to another. Istanpitta's interpretations of these songs and dances are meant to represent not the static literary versions (the words and music most likely transcribed onto parchment by a monk or nun) but the dynamic historical reality of the musician in the field. Istanpitta is a United States based ensemble performing music of the 10th to 14th century Middle Ages including many traditional Middle Eastern dance tunes. The ensemble consists of 3-5 musicians playing a variety of period instruments including oud, lute, saz, early percussion, shawms, recorders, transverse flutes, krummhorns, vielles, Medieval harp, bagpipes and voice. The ensemble performs live at formal concert venues, universities, and festivals. Official website is: http://www.istanpitta.com/ Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.