Edward Martin
Edward Martin (renaissance and baroque lute and vihuela) has studied with Toyohiko Satoh, and Hopkinson Smith. He previously held the position of Adjunct Professor of Lute at the College of Saint Scholastica. Martin played in the First International Lute Competition in Toronto. Internationally, Martin has performed in Spain, Scotland, Belgium, and the Netherlands. He has frequently been a guest lecturer, teacher, and performer at the biannual summer seminar of the Lute Society of America and was a member of its Board of Directors for twelve years. He has recorded extensively for the Magnatune and Gamut Music labels with critical acclaim.
Baroque Lute with Edward Martin featured on WDSE/WRPT PBS’ The Slice (April 2019).
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Allemande: Baroque Lute Music by Gottfried Conradi and David Kelner
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Art of the Lute in Renaissance France
The music of Pierre Phalese, Pierre Attaingnant, Claudin de Semisy, Heinrich Isaac, Adrin Le Roy, Guillaume de Morlaye, Albert de Rippe, Roquelay, Julien Belin, Charles Muton, Joaquin des Prez, and Johannes Lupi.
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El Mastro: The Vihuela music of Luis Milan
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Courante: French Baroque Lute Duets
Edward Martin and Thomas Walker have brought together 17 magnificent duets in this program, gathered from books and manuscripts from all over Europe. In addition to this unique collection of historical pieces they have also brought two new pieces to the repertoire by commissioning Tyler Kaiser to compose new counterparts for well-known historical pieces.
Chaconne (Sarabande) in A Major by Vieux Gaultier (1575-1651) (Counterpartie by Tyler Kaiser)
Canaries by Vieux Gaultier
A review of Courante that was published in the March, 2015 edition of the magazine Early Music Today.
Canto y Danza
Songs and Dances from Renaissance Spain
The Chambure Vihuela Quartet is a unique group of musicians who have come together to play the music of Renaissance Spain on the iconic instrument of the time, the vihuela.
Not since the 16th century has a group of vihuelas been heard playing together in a with polyphonic music being played on four instruments of different sizes and for this recording some of the most popular music of the time has been arranged by Tyler Kaiser. There are seven books of vihuela music that survive and at least one piece from each is found on this recording.
The recording is available on CD in a digipack format with a booklet which contains not only the details of the program, but also extensive notes written by John Griffiths where he puts the vihuela group into a cultural and historical context and offers insight into the music and text of the pieces, including translations of the songs from Spanish to English.