Nicolas de Merville: Ciacona (ms. RA-BAn)

Name: Nicolas de Merville: Ciacona (ms. RA-BAn)
Uploaded: 2013-05-31T17:56:51+00:00
Duration: 2 min 3 s
Channel: Arto Wikla
Description: This Chaconne comes from ms. RA-BAn Ms. 236.R-13769, Buenos Aires, Biblioteca nacional, fol. 111v-112r. The composer, Nicolas de Merville (b c1600; d after 1643) was active nearly a century before this manuscript, which was written around 1720! The instrument is 11-course baroque lute made by Lauri Niskanen 2011. Arto Wikla 31.5.2013.

This Chaconne comes from ms. RA-BAn Ms. 236.R-13769, Buenos Aires, Biblioteca nacional, fol. 111v-112r. The composer, Nicolas de Merville (b c1600; d after 1643) was active nearly a century before this manuscript, which was written around 1720! The instrument is 11-course baroque lute made by  Lauri Niskanen 2011. Arto Wikla 31.5.2013.