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WTJU Aug 2nd, 2021 | By Ralph Graves
The early music ensemble ¡Sacabuche! presents a collection of music from the Habsburg Court. Giovanni Valenti, Antonio Bertali, and Pavel Josef Vejvonovsky may not be well-known today. But in the 1640s Bohemia, they were renowned for their instrumental virtuosity and composing skills.
¡Sacabuche! delivers some first-rate performances of this music. In addition to violin, theorbo, and organ, the ensemble features a brass section, with cornettos and sackbuts.
I know I’ve said it before, but it’s still true. I find the sound of sackbuts and cornettos soothing. They’re the predecessors of trombones and trumpets. But they have a warmer, mellower sound than their modern counterparts.
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