Spanish dance song from the 17th century

Fuego de Dios

'Fuego de Dios' is one of the so-called Dance songs that were the talk of the town in Spain at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries. The songs found themselves in a fertile cross-field between art and popular music, and initially caused indignation among the established cultural elite. Dance rhythms such as the zarabanda (sarabande) and the chacona (chaconne) were temporarily prohibited by law; playing, dancing or singing a zarabanda or chacona could lead to up to 4 years of hard labor at the galleys!

Escarramán - Via Artis Konsort

Escarramán

'Escarramán' is a comic book opera about the sensual, indecent, and at times forbidden dance music that eventually evolved into the stylish and neat baroque suite. Rock 'n' roll from 1600s Spain.

Hesbjerg revisited - Via Artis Konsort

Hesbjerg revisited

Site-responsive theater art at an abandoned Sleeping Beauty castle. Renaissance music, cinematic soundtracks for new circus, algorithmic soundscapes, and neo-romantic choir music in the twilight hour....

Photographer: Ard Jongsma