This piece is the result of an experiment: The inventor of the Arciorgano, Nicola Vicentino, says in 1561 the following:

"On this instrument it is possible [...] to play and sing all kinds of songs in all of the idioms that are natural to all the peoples of the world. When the master of the Arciorgano hears a person from Spain, France, Poland, England, Turkey or a Jewish person sing, he or she will
be able to notate, play and sing the tune, although all nations have a different musical pronounciation. Furthermore it will be possible to create a four part setting, combining the melodies with consonances and harmony."

The theme of this little fuga is the first phrase of a Turkish piece in Sabâ Makam. This performance is the proof that Vicentino's claim is correct: Turkish melodies can be combined with a polyphonic setting,
using the Arciorgano.

Place: I Tatti - Harvard University, Center for Renaissance Studies

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