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  Estampie
The Estampie is both a medieval dance and musical form.
Illuminations[?] and paintings from the period seem to indicate that the estampie involves fairly vigorous hopping.
The estampie musical form consists of a series of verses, perhaps of different lengths, and 2 endings ("open" and "closed") (perhaps also of different lengths), which alternate.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/es/Estampie.html   (81 words)

  
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The estampie is French and dates to the second half of the 13th century.
An estampie consists of between 4 and 7 verses (called puncta); each verse is repeated, and all share the same alternate endings.
Like the estampie, the istanpita consists of several verses with the same first and second endings, and the playing sequence is the same.
sca.uwaterloo.ca /mjc/sca/early-dance-music.html   (1835 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Signum: Die Stimme des Mittelalters: Music: Michael Popp,Estampie - Münchner Ensemble Für Frühe Musik   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Estampie is a German medieval band named after a style of dance from the Middle Ages which involved lots of hopping and stomping of the feet.
Estampie, the musical collaboration of singer Sigrid Hausen (Syrah) and mastermind Michael Popp (Qntal), is deemed to be the leading medieval music act.
Estampie always spearheaded the popular medieval scene and are referred to as a source of inspiration by a lot of bands playing medieval music.
www.amazon.com /Signum-Stimme-Mittelalters-Michael-Popp/dp/B0009IOS24   (1303 words)

  
 Estampie
Estampie utilizes Medieval style instruments and song structures, but in a way that even I (a die-hard industrial goth) can fully appreciate and love.
Estampie was playing a special venue known as the Krypta.
Each of the columns was in fact a large sculpture of medieval warriors, their arms crossed in protective stance of their fallen commrads that were lain in the crypt itself.
www.virtualnightangel.com /estampie_page.html   (805 words)

  
 Estampie - New Music - Peoplesound   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
''Estampie'' was founded in 1963 by Peter Bull and lan Richardson.
Since 1983, ''Estampie'' has performed throughout the length and breadth of Britain in churches, statelynomes and concert halls; the group has also appeared in festivals both at home and abroad.
''Estampie'' takes its name from a medieval dance, the earliest known couple dance in Western Europe.
www.peoplesound.com /artist/estampie   (118 words)

  
 Estampie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The estampie (also estampida, istampitta, istanpitta and stampita) is both a medieval dance and musical form.
The estampie is an important form of instrumental music of the 13th and 14th centuries.
The idealized dance character of all these pieces suggests that the estampie originally was a true dance.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Estampie   (366 words)

  
 adrian levine
Estampie specialises in the performance of lively secular music from the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
Playing a wide variety of period instruments and wearing costume of the time if required, the size of the group can vary from 4 to 6 players.
Estampie have performed throughout the country at festivals, music societies, historic properties and schools.
www.meridian-records.co.uk /artistsbiogs/estampie.htm   (68 words)

  
 Rambles: Estampie, Signum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In Signum, music ensemble Estampie explores (and, perhaps inevitably, reinterprets) medieval man's psyche, caught between the vivid joys and woes of daily existence and loftier concerns with the forthcoming apocalypse.
But don't dismiss Signum as a mere academic exercise: varying between lively dance pieces, solemn chorals and dirge-like melodies, it lacks neither in listening pleasure, variety, nor artistry.
Liner note grievances aside, Signum is an ambitious and largely successful recording that would fit comfortably on the shelf next to Dead Can Dance's Aion and the Mediaeval Baebes' lighter interpretations of medieval music.
www.rambles.net /estampie_sign05.html   (400 words)

  
 L'Estampie du Chevalier
Very little is known about estampie steps or how the dance was done.
Some clues can be obtained by listening to the music, and although it can be difficult to determine how the music was played in period, this one has a processional feel to it, and so Tim Dawson has set pavan steps to the music.
Right single, left single, right double, each dancer casting a full circle outwards, rejoining his or her partner to commence again, proceding in the opposide direction to that which they began the previous figure.
www.pbm.com /~lindahl/del/sections/sca_inventions5.html   (176 words)

  
 Estampie joins Dancing Ferret Discs - free MP3, lyrics, news, reviews, interviews, music - SIDE-LINE.COM
Estampie is an offshoot of medieval/world fusion band Qntal.
Qntal are known for a blend of medieval instruments and languages with a light touch of modern electronics that is not unlike Delerium or Loreena McKennitt.
Estampie uses purely medieval sounds and instruments, accentuated by Syrah's lush vocals.
www.side-line.com /news_comments.php?id=5612_0_2_0_C   (613 words)

  
 Estampie – Music at Last.fm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Estampie is the leading German medieval band featuring founding members Syrah (Sigrid Hausen) and Michael Popp (both also featured in the spin off band Qntal, which make similarly inspired mediaeval music but with a more electronic feel).
The band took their name from a style of dancing from the Mediaeval era which involve...
Estampie might not be making music anymore, but if they are, you can help keep other users informed by adding new events when they're announced.
www.last.fm /music/Estampie   (185 words)

  
  Anonymous: Estampie Norvagia (G pipe and tabor)| Digital sheet music to download and print | SheetMusicNow.com
This estampie is realized by Poul Hoxbro on the basis of a latin song of gratulation brought from the Orkney Islands to Norway for the wedding of the Scottish princess Margareta and the Norwegian king Erik Magnuson.
The estampie was sung at this occation in 1281.
This is an original sheet music edition of Estampie Norvagia, composed by Anonymous, published by Poul Hoxbro.
www.sheetmusicnow.com /title.asp?tid=29494   (146 words)

  
 Five Medieval Dances
These elements blend with contemporary elements, such as chromaticism, odd rhythms, and electronic sounds, to produce a result that reflects medieval music without being medieval music.
An estampie was a lively dance based on recurring first and second endings, x and y.
Any number of units could be presented with these endings, so the form was AxAy, BxBy, CxCy, etc. The virelai, ballade, and rondeau were fixed forms for songs dating from fourteenth-century France.
robertgpatterson.com /-compdesc/fivemed/desc.html   (182 words)

  
 ombú :: 1006
They wrote in Langue d'Oc (Provençal) on a wide range of subjects, from politics to love.
"Kalenda Maya" is an estampie by the 12th century troubadour Raimbaut de Vaqueiras (c.1150-1207).
It is a plaintive rant by from rejected lover.
www.ombu.ca /en/1006   (458 words)

  
 Harmonia - A Weekly Radio Program of Early Music
CD 1, T.10: Estampie, d'après "L'Autrier Matin" ~ 13th c.
Excerpt: From Hadamar von Laber's 14th century poem "The Hunt"
Note: Harmonia's theme music is Ensemble Alcatraz, Danse Royale, Elektra Nonesuch 79240-2, T.12: La Prime Estampie Roya
www.indiana.edu /~harmonia/pl0542.htm   (233 words)

  
 Istanpitta ll by NY Ensemble for Early Music/Glen Velez at Audio Lunchbox   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
1: Istanpitta ll - Estampie Royal, No. 3
4: Istanpitta ll - La Septime Estampie Real
8: Istanpitta ll - La Quinte Estampie Real, for consort
www.audiolunchbox.com /album?a=45556   (78 words)

  
 A L'Estampida - Medieval Dance Music by The Dufay Collective at Audio Lunchbox   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
5: A L'Estampida - Medieval Dance Music - Estampie: Robertsbridge Codex
9: A L'Estampida - Medieval Dance Music - Estampie Real: La Quarte
10: A L'Estampida - Medieval Dance Music - Estampie Real: La Seste
www.audiolunchbox.com /album?a=60230   (209 words)

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