Ensemble Santenay is an early music ensemble, originating in the Institute of Early Music in
Trossingen
Trossingen ( Swabian: ''Drossinge'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in a region called Baar, between the Swabian Alb and the Black Forest. Stuttgart is about an hour away, Lake Constance about half an hour, and the s ...
, Germany. It was established in May 2004 by four musicians of four different nationalities specialising in their studies in the
historically informed interpretation and performance of music from the
14th and 15th centuries, late Middle Ages and Early Renaissance.
The formation of the ensemble using voice and instruments (copies of original instruments) perfectly suits the music of the
Burgundian courts known as the Chansons Courtoises and reveals its poetical character along with its complex
polyphony
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.
Musicians
* Julla Schmidt – voice,
organetto
* Elodie Wiemer –
recorder
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* Szilárd Chereji –
vielle
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* Ori Harmelin –
lute
External links
*
Staatliche Hochschule fuer Musik Trossingen{{in lang, de
Mixed early music groups
Medieval musical groups
Musical groups established in 2004