Early music in American continent

[arkiv]

Sebastían de Aguirre's Método de cítara, c. 1650

The manuscript, while referred to as the método de cítara of Sebastían de Aguirre in the works of Gabriel Saldívar and others, does not have an outward title on the manuscript; the attribution to Sebastían de Aguirre is taken from an acrostic poem at the end in praise of his art, though the inside of the title page of the manuscript contains the name of Anttonio Marttin de Villegas. There is not much in the manuscript to suggest that it is a "method" per se, though the pieces are short.

The manuscript itself contains pieces for baroque guitar and presumably some sort of cittern.


http://www.youtube.com/v/yb0dFcZFMGo

[kishnevi]

In the vein of IberoAmerican music,  Jeffrey Skidmore/Ex Cathedra have recorded a small series on Hyperion of early colonial music from the Spanish conquered lands, mostly European liturgical in orientation but with elements of native music and sometimes native language mixed in.   Very obscure composers and works from our standpoint, and I'm not sure how much of an appeal to the general classical listener they may have.

[arkiv]

I take note of Ex Cathedra.


Savall ensemble has recorded some pieces:


https://www.youtube.com/v/PxbPsUoR0_A