![]() For some readers of MusicWeb, some background may, I hope, be useful: I have long been a lover of The Decameron in the days when I was a postgraduate literature student it fascinated me and when, later, I was fortunate enough to be able to visit Italy regularly it was the book I always took with me to read (usually in the Penguin Classics translation by G.H. ![]() I’ vivo amando / Io son sì vaga dell amia bellezza. So, for example, where Day 1 is concerned, the name and dates of the original composer are given, followed by the title (most often the opening words) of his composition, this being followed (after an oblique line) by the opening words of the ballata from The Decameron which is here sung to that music, thus: So, for example, given that no period settings of the ballate from the Decameron areextant,O’Learyhas, in her own words,“plunged into the surviving codices, looking for ballate that most closely matched the syllable count and, after carefully following the underlay of the original borrowed songs (exquisitely florid phrases, funkily syncopated hockets, rest-broken words and all) took them to my bandmates for us to use as the starting point in our (often very quick) journey to somewhere else entirely.” I have, in the track list at the end of this review, sought to list both the musical source and the text from The Decameron with which it is here conjoined. So much so that it is well-nigh impossible to fit the discs into the conventions of this website. This project, under the direction of singer Catríona O’Leary, involves a number of choices, unexpected combinations, omissions and juxtapositions. One of the things that standing apart from such ‘conventions’ means is expressed succinctly on the back of the box containing this two-CD set: “Medieval Music meets Jazz, Rock and Other to revivify the songs from Giovanni Boccaccio’s 14 th century masterpiece The Decameron”. We shouldn’t therefore, expect a group which chooses to call itself Anakronos to feel confined by conventional temporal and stylistic boundaries. The Greek prefix ana has a range of meanings, which include against, wrong and apart from the noun chronos means, of course, ‘time’. The clue is in the name of the ensemble performing this music: ‘Anakronos’. Given the name of the label on which the disc is released, one might replace the words “bold and inauthentic” by a single word “heretical” – but what a thoroughly enjoyable disc it is. This is a splendidly bold and ‘inauthentic’ treatment of some words and music from fourteenth-century Tuscany. All proceeds are shared directly with our creative community.Citadel Of Song: Ballate from Boccaccio’s ‘Decameron’ Special discount is available for the Education Community. Or unlock the entire collection of over 1 million royalty-free icons, as well as full access to all Pro features, for $39.99 per year. The add-on is free to use (no account required) with access to 100 of our most frequently used pictograms. Perfect for teachers, marketers, sales teams, and anyone needing to quickly create beautiful, insightful content. Choose from a huge, ever-growing collection of high-quality symbols, built by creatives from around the world. With this add-on, you can quickly find the icon you need, change its color and size, and insert it right into your slide or doc with just one click, all without leaving your workflow. Icons are a great way to visually illustrate any idea. For icons from Beyoncé to Venn diagrams, we got you covered. Get access to millions of high-quality icons from Noun Project.
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