Atrium Musicae de Madrid
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Atrium Musicae was an early music ensemble from Madrid
, Spain
, founded in 1964 by Gregorio Paniagua, a Spanish monk.
of Ancient Greece
), in which they performed ancient Greek music carefully taken down off scattered fragments of still existing papyrus. Performing the ancient compositions also meant the reconstruction of an arsenal of ancient instruments. This certainly was a fascinating aspect of the group's life performances during a series of acclaimed international tours. The success of this 1978 recording is not the only feather in the group's collective cap. The 1976 Musique Arabo-Andalouse delves into Hispanic-Moslem music, and is credited with creating a whole new interest in this fascinating genre of southern Spain. From the late 1970s into the early 1980s the group began a series of recordings dealing with 15th and 16th century popular Spanish songs, then sailed to the New World for the fascinating Las Indias de Espana, a recording of Pre-Columbian music collected from archives. The decision to dissolve the group was no doubt based on some of the younger brothers' interest in beginning solo careers.
Madrid
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, Spain
Spain
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, founded in 1964 by Gregorio Paniagua, a Spanish monk.
Background
Perhaps the group's most famous recording is Musique de la Grèce Antique (MusicMusic
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
of Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece is a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Included in Ancient Greece is the...
), in which they performed ancient Greek music carefully taken down off scattered fragments of still existing papyrus. Performing the ancient compositions also meant the reconstruction of an arsenal of ancient instruments. This certainly was a fascinating aspect of the group's life performances during a series of acclaimed international tours. The success of this 1978 recording is not the only feather in the group's collective cap. The 1976 Musique Arabo-Andalouse delves into Hispanic-Moslem music, and is credited with creating a whole new interest in this fascinating genre of southern Spain. From the late 1970s into the early 1980s the group began a series of recordings dealing with 15th and 16th century popular Spanish songs, then sailed to the New World for the fascinating Las Indias de Espana, a recording of Pre-Columbian music collected from archives. The decision to dissolve the group was no doubt based on some of the younger brothers' interest in beginning solo careers.
Major Members
- Luis Paniagua
- Carlos Paniagua
- Eduardo PaniaguaEduardo PaniaguaEduardo Paniagua is a Spanish architect and musician, specializing in medieval Spanish music.Between 1966 and 1983, he was a member of the group Atrium Musicae de Madrid, led by his older brother Gregorio, playing wind instruments and percussion...
- Gregorio Paniagua
- Beatriz Amo
- Cristina Ubeda
Other members
- Begoña Olavide
- Pablo Cano (musician)
- Máximo Pradera
- Andreas Prittwitz
Major Recordings
- MISSA DE BARCELONA-ARS NOVA S.XIV-y MUSICA PROFANA [LP]
- Edigsa AHMC 10-57 (Barcelona, Spain), Harmonia Mundi HMU 10.033 (France)
- Recorded: Madrid (Spain), 1971
- MÚSICA IUCUNDA .SIGLOS XII AL XVII [LP]
- Hispavox HHS 10-459 (Spain), Erato STU 71098 (France), Melodiya C 10-09899/09900 (USSR)
- Recorded: Madrid (Spain), 1976
- MUSIQUE ARABO ANDALOUSE [LP]
- Harmonia mundi HM 389-04 (France)
- Recorded: Carcasonne (France), 1976
- TARANTULE-TARANTELLE [LP]
- Harmonia mundi HM 379 (France)
- Recorded: Carcasonne (France), 1976
- DIEGO ORTIZ RECERCADAS [LPx2]
- Harmonia mundi HM2393 (France), Victor VIC 2399-0 (Japan)
- Recorded: Madrid (Spain) & Provence (France), 1977
- MUSIQUE DE LA GRECE ANTIQUE [LP]
- Harmonia mundi HM 1015 (France), Victor VIC-28067 (Japan)
- Recorded: Provence (France), 1978
- THIBAUT DE NAVARRE [LP]
- Victor VIC-28137 (Japan)
- Recorded: 1978
- VILLANCICOS [LP]
- Harmonia mundi HM 1025 (France), Victor VIC-28086 (Japan)
- Recorded: Forcalquier (France), 1979
- LA SPAGNA -XV-XVI-XVII Centuries [LPx2, CD]
- BIS Gramophon LP 163/164 (Sweden)
- Recorded: Madrid (Spain), 1980
- LAS INDIAS DE ESPAÑA MÚSICA PRECOLOMBINA DE ARCHIVOS DEL VIEJO Y NUEVO MUNDO [LP]
- Hispavox S90.463 (Spain)
- Recorded: Madrid (Spain), 1981
- LA FOLIA- DE LA SPAGNA [LP]
- Harmonia mundi HM 1050 (France), Victor VIC-28079 (Japan)
- Recorded: Provenza (France), 1982