{"id":3264,"date":"2016-05-20T14:29:56","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T12:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glm.de\/en\/?page_id=3264"},"modified":"2021-08-24T18:33:40","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T16:33:40","slug":"estampie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.glm.de\/en\/artists\/estampie\/","title":{"rendered":"Estampie"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Ensemble:<\/strong><\/p>\n

ESTAMPIE<\/strong> once again walk in the footsteps of the past, in more ways than one.\u00a0On the one hand the ensemble is \u2013 naturally \u2013 concerned with a speci\u008ac period of\u00a0medieval history, namely Sicily\u2019s multicultural era of the 12th and 13th century.\u00a0On the other hand, after an excursion into rather folk-oriented traditional Scandinavian\u00a0music, ESTAMPIE have returned to their main focus: pure medieval music,\u00a0intelligently and imaginatively written and arranged, in combination with oriental\u00a0sounds. For this purpose, two tried and tested colleagues from Morocco have\u00a0joined the group: the excellent kanun and oud player Aziz Samsaoui and the fantastic\u00a0vocalist Iman Kandoussi. Fans of Estampie\u2019s music are already familiar with\u00a0both artists from our AL ANDALUZ PROJECT.
\nThis m\u00e9lange of minnesang melodies, troubadour music, popular-language Sicilian\u00a0tunes and Arabian sounds promise musical enjoyment at its best for the new CD,\u00a0which is scheduled for release in 2015, and the upcoming concerts.<\/p>\n

The Concept:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emperor Friedrich II of the Hohenstaufen (or Staufer) dynasty was probably one of\u00a0the most enigmatic, successful and remarkable rulers in German history. Referred
\nto as stupor mundi, the wonder of the world, by a contemporary chronicler, he\u00a0continues to fascinate many people, some of whom even wish that today\u2019s governments
\nfeatured some of his distinctive and unusual qualities.\u00a0Strong-minded, assertive, \u201cmodern\u201d in that he promoted natural sciences and indeed\u00a0himself pursued some research in that \u008aeld, an avid patron of the arts, tolerant and\u00a0cosmopolitan, is how Friedrich II is described by historical sources.\u00a0Speaking various languages \u2013 but, curiously, only a little German \u2013 he loved above\u00a0all Arabian poetry which had been at its zenith in his home country of Sicily up to\u00a0around two centuries before his time.
\nProven\u00e7al troubadours and German minnesingers were permanent guests at his court\u00a0and accompanied him on his numerous journeys.\u00a0Friedrich\u2019s multicultural outlook, his blending of different cultures is particularly\u00a0interesting to us and has inspired us together with Arabian musicians to devise a\u00a0programme which echoes music as it may have been performed at the court of the\u00a0great Staufer king.
\nIn this music, poetry by the famous Arabian poets of the 9th and 10th century is\u00a0combined with medieval Arabian and Maghrebian music, a method (setting poetry
\nto music) which is still common practice in Arabian countries. In addition, it is\u00a0associated with the famous melodies of Raimbaut de Vaqueiras, Walther von der\u00a0Vogelweide and many others.\u00a0A third component of this programme is based on the fact that Friedrich also\u00a0supported popular Italian speech and great works were created in this domain during
\nhis lifetime: elaborate sonnets as well as spiritual and folksong-like music.<\/p>\n