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Published posthumously in Canzoni et Sonate (1615), Sonata XX in 22 parts is the largest and most ambitious of Gabrieli's instrumental works. The instrumental ensemble is divided into five choirs, each of which would have played from a different strategic location in the church for which this piece was almost certainly written, the basilica of St Mark's, Venice.Using a powerful computer and multi-channel audio, we performed this monumental work with just two period instrumentalists (Jamie Savan - cornett; Adam Woolf - sackbut) who played all twenty-two parts in a live multi-track recording. This was relayed in real time via ten speakers, carefully positioned to emulate the spatial and antiphonal effect of the composition's five choirs.
Performer(s)/Choreographer(s): Ayers J, Savan J, Woolf A
Publication type: Performance
Publication status: Published
Venue: Newcastle Early Music Festival
Location: Culture Lab, Newcastle University
Year: 2012
Source Publication Date: 22 February 2012
Notes: Further performances were given at the National Centre for Early Music as part of the Illuminating York Festival (31 October 2012) and Durham Cathedral (20 Feb 2013).
