Dale Carr | Suite in F major : Chaconne, by Louis Couperin, performed by Dale Carr on 25 April, 1987 @dalecarr6361 | Uploaded June 2024 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Suite in F major : Chaconne, by Louis Couperin {~1626-1661}, performed by Dale Carr in the church in Middelbert {Groningen} on 25 April, 1987, on a harpsichord made by Hendrik Broekman in 1975
In harpsichord suites of the period, the general opinion is that the player may choose which and how many of each dance type to play, and that the allemande, courante, sarabande, & chaconne or passacaglia are generally included, though other types may well be omitted.
An aspect of the over-all form that is worthy of mention is the matter of repetitions. Most of the dances are in ‘binary form’ with an interior cadence on the dominant or another closely related key, and each of the 2 §s is marked with repeat signs {which may or may not be obligatory}. The chaconne is, in contrast, generally in a rondo form, as A-B-A-C-A-D-A. In this F-Major example the main couplet {generally indicated in the MS by 𝄋} is 4 measures long with repeat signs, and the alternating sections are each 8 measures long, divided into 2 clear 4-bar phrases. The final section {youtu.be/Kf4PpaZ4KyA?t=140}, appearing when one would expect the “D” in the scheme above, is marked “derniere mesure du 1er Couplet”. This “D” is extended by 4 measures having the same harmony as the 𝄋, but transposed to the dominant, before merging directly into the final appearance of the 1st couplet. This final appearance of the 1st couplet is not a literal repetition, as before, but a variation on the same harmonic progression.
The harpsichord was tuned to a=~415Hz, in meantone. The plectra were crow quills.
The allemande from this concert can be heard @ youtube.com/watch?v=ZRXU_KkBDz8
The courante is @ youtu.be/CG9C4D6kNpY
Sarabande: youtube.com/watch?v=ZXO89bzvslQ
Gaillarde: youtube.com/watch?v=K09skrh2dkc
Suite in F major : Chaconne, by Louis Couperin {~1626-1661}, performed by Dale Carr in the church in Middelbert {Groningen} on 25 April, 1987, on a harpsichord made by Hendrik Broekman in 1975
In harpsichord suites of the period, the general opinion is that the player may choose which and how many of each dance type to play, and that the allemande, courante, sarabande, & chaconne or passacaglia are generally included, though other types may well be omitted.
An aspect of the over-all form that is worthy of mention is the matter of repetitions. Most of the dances are in ‘binary form’ with an interior cadence on the dominant or another closely related key, and each of the 2 §s is marked with repeat signs {which may or may not be obligatory}. The chaconne is, in contrast, generally in a rondo form, as A-B-A-C-A-D-A. In this F-Major example the main couplet {generally indicated in the MS by 𝄋} is 4 measures long with repeat signs, and the alternating sections are each 8 measures long, divided into 2 clear 4-bar phrases. The final section {youtu.be/Kf4PpaZ4KyA?t=140}, appearing when one would expect the “D” in the scheme above, is marked “derniere mesure du 1er Couplet”. This “D” is extended by 4 measures having the same harmony as the 𝄋, but transposed to the dominant, before merging directly into the final appearance of the 1st couplet. This final appearance of the 1st couplet is not a literal repetition, as before, but a variation on the same harmonic progression.
The harpsichord was tuned to a=~415Hz, in meantone. The plectra were crow quills.
The allemande from this concert can be heard @ youtube.com/watch?v=ZRXU_KkBDz8
The courante is @ youtu.be/CG9C4D6kNpY
Sarabande: youtube.com/watch?v=ZXO89bzvslQ
Gaillarde: youtube.com/watch?v=K09skrh2dkc
