Hoewel hij blind is sinds zijn geboorte componeert hij. She began her musical studies in 1995 at the barcelona conservatory, finishing with a diploma in both voice and piano. Relatively little is known about fuenllana s life, especially his early years. The musical quarterly, founded in 1915 by oscar sonneck, has long been cited as the premier scholarly musical journal in the united states. Fulop spanyol kiraly harmadik felesegenek kamarazenesze volt, annak halala utan tovabb szolgalt a spanyol udvarban.
In 2009, rial won the echo klassik award, germanys major classical award, in the category young. One of my ongoing transcription projects is transcribing the 5course pieces from fuenllana s book. It is assumed from his name that his roots lie in the municipality of fuenllana, in the province of ciudad real, although he was born in navalcarnero, madrid. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. From 1998 to 2002, she was a member of the konzertklasse of kurt widmer at the music academy of basel, where she received a diploma as a soloist discography awards. The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. His body of work probably constitutes the most important for this instrument from his time.
One of my ongoing transcription projects is transcribing the 5course pieces from fuenllanas book. Fuenllana 1554 5course vihuelaguitar transcriptions. Fuenllana was adept at finding apt harmonies and counterpoint to popular melodies. Les luthistes espagnols du xvie siecle morphy, guillermo o. I will add more pieces when i finish the project so check back later. Fuenllana was a chamber musician for elisabeth da valois wife of king phillip ii from 1562 1568. Relatively little is known about fuenllanas life, especially his early years. Fuenllana includes a number of 4course guitar pieces in the book, as well as several pieces for a 5course vihuela.
Most of his large body of works is for vihuela which was built like a guitar but tuned like a lute, but he wrote 9 pieces for 4course guitar and hence suitable for. Fecit potentiam after josquin des prez missa pange lingua. Medieval context to modern revival by andrew kirkman. Although blind he became a court musician to the spanish and, later, portuguese royal families.