🎭🎶 Music in Shakespeare’s time wasn’t background — it was the drama.
From lutes to lively dances, the theatre at the Globe was full of sound and rhythm.
✨ Rediscovered beautifully in The Punckes Delight
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Posts by Jonathan DUNFORD
One of the most incredible 17th-century pavans for lyra viol.
This music is unbelievably rich in ornamentation 🎻 — sometimes every single note is marked, decorated, alive with detail. It’s not just written… it’s sculpted.
Have a listen 👇🎧
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🎻✨ Discover “Unpublished Prélude” with Abraham Gómez Orozco 🎶
A rare, intimate prelude from a few years ago, now finally available 🎼💫
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#ClassicalMusic #ViolaDaGamba #Timeless
🎻 Recording Highlight 🎶
Sharing a recording of Le Tombeau de Marin Marais, played on a Parisian viol built in 1741 by the maker who lived next door to the composer. A truly historic sound!
Listen here:
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✨ A fascinating discovery about the music of Marin Marais! 🎶
These markings show in incredible detail how the music was actually ornamented and shaped by musicians of the time.
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🎻 Explore my complete Spotify catalogue!
I’m thrilled to share a collection of recordings performed on a Parisian viol built in 1741 — recorded in the same city where this historic instrument was crafted.
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🎵✨ Discover the magic where Shakespeare meets the lyra-viol!
Step into a world of contemporary music inspired by the timeless poetry of Shakespeare, performed on the delicate and haunting lyra-viol 🎻📜.
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✨🎶 Step into Baroque Paris! 🎶✨
🎧 Experience Le Tombeau de Marin Marais by Jonathan Dunford — a heartfelt tribute to the masterpieces of the viola da gamba, composed in the very same City of Light 🌟 🇫🇷
➡️ Listen here 👉 music.apple.com/fr/album/le-...
🎶🔥 Step into a unique musical journey! 🔥🎶
Most of my recordings were made in Paris 🇫🇷… on a genuine 18th-century viola da gamba 🎻 — a historic instrument full of soul, still singing today just as it did centuries ago! 😍🌟
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🎻✨ Discover the magic of Shakespeare Time with this incredible music for two lyra-viols, recorded right here in Paris! 🇫🇷
Every note captures the elegance and mystery of 17th-century England — a rare and beautiful journey into early music. 🎶🕰️
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#jonathandunford #HistoricalPerformance #violedegambe #violadagamba
Before Marin Marais began publishing his music, as a very young man he composed this rare piece for solo unaccompanied viola da gamba 🎶✨
I’m performing it on an original 1741 Paris-built Salomon viol — a beautiful survivor from Marais’ own world ❤️🎻
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🎶✨ A musical treasure worth rediscovering! ✨🎶
This album features rarely-heard works by John Jenkins and Christopher Simpson, beautifully performed on the Lyra viol — an instrument reconstructed from authentic 17th-century measurements. 🎻🕰️
🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/intl-fr/albu...