Music for configurations of five, including Luigi Boccherini’s Quintet in E major and an arrangement of Jean-Féry Rebel’s ballet Les Élémens for five musicians. We will also explore the concept of the “Baroque” circle of fifths, (I–IV–vii–iii–vi–ii–V–I) which was a stalwart of harmonic progression during the Baroque era in music.
Baroque “Fives”
Gaudenzio Ferrari (Image: baroque.org)
Playlist
Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon XVI a 12, C. 209
David Finckel, Cello I; Sumire Kudo, Cello II; Sarina Zhang, Cello III; Timothy Eddy, Cello IV; Rafael Figueroa, Cello V; Dmitri Atapine, Cello VI; James Jeonghwan Kim, Cello VII; Richard Aaron, Cello VIII; Carter Brey, Cello IX; Yi Qun Xu, Cello X; Kevin Mills, Cello XI; Jerry Grossman, Cello XII
Luigi Boccherini: Quintet in E major for Two Violins, Viola, and Two Cellos, G. 275, Op. 11, No. 5
Jennifer Frautschi, Violin I; Aaron Boyd, Violin II; Matthew Lipman, Viola; Inbal Segev, Cello I; Nicholas Canellakis, Cello II
Jean-Féry Rebel: Les Élémens
Sooyun Kim, Flute; Alexander Sitkovetsky, Violin I; James Thompson, Violin II; Dmitri Atapine, Cello; Kenneth Weiss, Harpsichord
