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much is known of the City Pipers’ repertoire. In that time
mainly clerical music was composed. At courts, where people
could afford composers, the order was given to compose music.
However, monasteries, Brotherhoods, cardinals and bishops would
engage the musicians, too. It was mainly for part-songs meant
for worship.
It is for certain that the City Pipers played music from
graduals that belonged to the “Illustre Lieve Vrouwe
Broederschap” [Illustrious Virgin Mary Brotherhood], with
compositions of, among others, Willaert and Josquin des Prez
The town musicians often composed folk and
dance music that was passed on to others without any notation.
The master was a City Piper himself. Therefore music could be
passed on from master to pupil. However, a lot of improvising
took place as well. By the end of the fifteenth century secular
music was also composed, meant for instrumentalists.
Nevertheless, the City Pipers followed their local repertoire.
In the city’s financial
records no entries can be found regarding the purchase of music
books or orders for composing pieces of music.
The City Pipers’ today’s repertoire will contain works of
composers from the fifteenth and sixteenth century, among which
works from Thielman Susato (city piper from Antwerp) and Pierre
Phalèse.
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Norbert Kunst |
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Alt Trombone
Eugene |
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Tenor
Trombone
Willem |
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Tenor
Trombone
Jos |
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Bas Trombone
François |
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Slagwer
Sjef |
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Sopranino,
Schalmei
Emile |
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Pommer
Henk |
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Nicolo
Harrie |
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Nicolo
Johan |
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Dulciaan
Theo |
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