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I Cavalieri del Cornetto is an ensemble composed by Andrea Inghisciano and David Brutti (Cornetto) and Simone Vebber (Organ)
About their recording Andrea Inghisciano writes: “The cornett is probably the most strongly linked instrument to the practice of diminution, the art of varying melodies through improvisation, for which numerous treatises were printed in Italy in the 16th and 17th centuries, and it is precisely at the turn of these two centuries that this instrument had its greatest expression. In the modern rediscovery and practice of music from past centuries, much has been done in many aspects, but not enough to revive the practice of improvisation, which was once an indispensable skill for all instrumentalists and singers. What I am most passionate about in my journey as a cornett player is precisely the study and experimentation of these techniques of improvised ornamentation, and I Cavalieri del Cornetto brings together musicians with this interest, who interact with a common language characterized by spontaneity and virtuosity, making the pieces sometimes only slightly variated, other times radically distorted. In doing so, we often obtain a kind of collective improvisation that the ancients in some cases complained about, as you can read in the quotes below, but as happens in the jazz world and in other musical genres that include improvisation, there have always been various approaches, derived both from inspiration and from individual technical skills, and although both musicians and listeners often disagree on musical tastes, all realities contribute to offering us a panorama as varied as possible.”
