MAELSTROM MUSIC: March 2013

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Francesco Colonna - Hypnerotomachia Poliphili

Arguably the most beautiful book of the Venetian Renaissance, this book tells the story of a quest for lost love. Published in 1499 by the renowned printer Aldus Manutius, the magnificently crafted volume is illustrated with 172 woodcuts by an unknown artist.

The Hypnerotomachia Poliphili relates the story of the dream of Poliphilo 'in which it is shown that all human things are but a dream, and many other things worthy of knowledge and memory.' The tongue twisting 'Hypnerotomachia' poetically translates as the 'strife of love in a dream'.

Here (in several languages and formats)

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Al Farabi - The Grand Book On Music (spanish)

Illustration from Al-Fārābī (about 870-950): Kitāb al-mūsīqī al-kabīr. Drawing of the musical instrument Sharud.

There is no recent publishing of "Kitab al-musiqi al-kabir" in spanish. The present book was published in Barcelona, 1853.
Notes: Contains: (p. [5]-57) a translation by José Antonio Conde, edited by Soriano Fuertes, of portions of Alfārābī's Kitab al musika; (p. 58-68) an exposition of the 3d book of Saint Isidorus' Etymologiae, treating of the system of music employed by the Spaniards of his time; (p.[69]-133) "Apuntes... sobre la conexión que tienen con la música, la astronomía, la medicina y la arquitectura. Sacados de varios autores."

Here

Friday, March 29, 2013

Maelstrom

Jesus Rueda-Deslizamientos (from 24 Interludios)

Ananda Sukarlan, piano

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Réquiem

2º Ciclo Crasmúsicas: Réquiem (extracto del directo) from Crasmúsicas on Vimeo.

JESÚS RUEDA - VASCO ISPIRIÁN - JULIÁN ELVIRA Estrenado el 26 de abril 2012 en la Nave de Música de Matadero Madrid. 2º Ciclo Crasmúsicas. Participan: Blowing (Julián Elvira –dirección–, Eduardo Costa, Cristina Marín, Ignacio Rincón y Guillermo Thomson). Percusión: Javier Belinchón. Visual Art, Kreomancer.