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Yesterday, I listened to a disc of Heinrich Biber (1644-1704) performed
by Harnoncourt and Concentus Musicus Wien: Biber: Battalia - Pauern
Kirchfahrt - Ballettae - Sonatae, Teldec 4509-97914-2. I bought it as a
"cut-out" on the Amazon website. A very nice disc.
I was surprised to hear a passage that was dissonant. It occurs in the
Battalia. According to Harnoncourt's notes, of the "merry makers full of
mirth" section of the work, Biber writes: "here all the voices are
dissonant, for various songs are shouted simultaneously."
Hearing this work started me wondering just when dissonance began to be
used as a means of expression.
If any list members would help me with this, I would appreciate it. Cheers,
Ron Chaplin
Iselin, NJ, USA
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