Composers throughout the Renaissance and Baroque periods traveled extensively to learn about musical styles, to work in foreign courts, and to study with others. Many left their mark; many also brought back knowledge that served to reshape the direction of music all over Europe. German composers worked in England; English composers worked in Denmark; Italian madrigals were all the rage in England. Lauda Musicam may not be able to unravel the threads, but the ensemble will give the audience a closer look at the tapestry. In order to give a more complete picture of what this beautiful music may have originally sounded like, we will feature both vocalists and instrumentalists playing on replicas of early instruments: viols, recorders, cornettos, sackbuts, dulcians, etc. After the concert the audience will have the opportunity to talk with the musicians and get a closer look at some of the instruments that may be unfamiliar to the modern day public. The concert is free, but donations are gratefully accepted.
Lauda Musicam of Austin is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization formed in 2023 to provide performance opportunities for local amateur “early music” musicians and to teach these musicians and the public about various aspects of early music. These performances are intended to help educate the public about early music and the instruments used to play it, and to attract people to become performing members of the organization and learn about performing early music.
The musicians perform on recorders, violas da gamba (viols), sackbuts, shawms, dulcians, cornetti, harps, cornamuses, crumhorns, voices, percussion and other instruments that were used during the European Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. The majority of music we perform will come from these periods, which roughly span the years 1300 to 1750. We will also play suitable music from other eras and regions of the world from time to time. We aren’t snobbish about it — it’s just we really enjoy the music from those periods of European history.
Past Concerts
From the influences of Martin Luther to the harmonic language standardized by Bach, Germany was central to the development of Western music and instruments. Lauda Musicam of Austin’s capped reeds, vocalists, strings, and recorders, among other less familiar instruments, take the spotlight in this concert of music by Schütz, Schein, Scheidt, and more.
New World — Old World
Give eare to the clocke
Time makes golden locks turn gray, morning turn to night, and winter turn to spring. Lauda Musicam of Austin looks to past composers to see how they pondered time.
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