Ensemble La Fenice is a
period
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wind band based in the town of
Auxerre
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in the
Burgundy
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region of France.
Founded in 1990 by the
cornett
The cornett, cornetto, or zink is an early wind instrument that dates from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods, popular from 1500 to 1650. It was used in what are now called alta capellas or wind ensembles. It is not to be confused wi ...
player
Jean Tubéry
Jean Tubéry (1964 born in Toulouse) is a French player of the cornett (''cornetto'') and conductor. He is noted for being, along with his own teacher Bruce Dickey and his colleague Jean-Pierre Canihac, one of the main cornett players to resurrect ...
, the ensemble specializes in music of the
Baroque
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era played on
period instruments
In the historically informed performance movement, musicians perform classical music using restored or replicated versions of the instruments for which it was originally written. Often performances by such musicians are said to be "on authentic ...
.
External links
La Fenice Ensemble home page*
French orchestras
Chamber orchestras
Musical groups established in 1990
1990 establishments in France
Musical groups from Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
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