A quodlibet is a musical composition in which two or more melodies are combined. This was a popular form during the Renaissance. Our program presents two examples by Isaac, “En l’ombre/Una musquet/Sustinimus pacem” and “Fortuna/Bruder Conrad”, along with settings, attributed to Busnois, Isaac, and Josquin, of the individual melodies involved. We round out the program with a canzon by Rossi and a ricercar by Padovano.
Mane Musica is a mixed wind quartet of cornetto, dulcian and sackbuts. Our name derives from the Latin “mane” meaning either “morning” or “early”, reflecting that the first rehearsals of this early music group were during morning hours.
The program, part of the Berkeley Early Music Festival Fringe Concerts, will begin approximately 15 minutes after the conclusion of a program by Renaissance choir Tactus-SF scheduled for 4:30 pm in the same venue: Christian Science Organization at UC Berkeley, 2601 Durant Ave, Berkeley.