Murcia Tarantellas

[Bill Brettschneider]

This is a theme I am still trying to get my head around. Im sorry if I am repeating. I just got a chance to work on the murcia tarantella in the Codex Saldavar 4, and have been working on the  tarantela in the Resumen. and as I get the chance I have been watching players on youtube. Rolf Lisveland in particular. I really like his interpretation, but I can only reconcile parts of it with Murcia. 

Can anyone recommend a recording that sticks closer to the text for comparison sake?

[Andrew White]

On the CD where Rolf Lisveland plays that tarantela it's marked as traditional, (not ascribed to Murcia). 

https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/scaramanzia/id995360182

On the CD where Rolf Lisveland plays that tarantela it's marked as traditional, (not ascribed to Murcia). 

https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/scaramanzia/id995360182

[Bill Brettschneider]

I see. In the youtube video, he seems to be saying it is based on Murcia, but I don't speak anything but english dependably, so I guess I'm not sure. I enjoyed it for sure, but at the moment I'm looking for an "authentic" approach, although I'm still not certain even what I mean by that.

[Peter Sinnaeve]

Paul O'Dette's version pretty much sticks to the Saldivar version, on his Jacaras! cd (Harmonia Mundi 1998).

[Bill Brettschneider]

I will look for this one. thanks. 

[Alas]

This recording sticks to the pdf version proposed in this Forum by Timo Peedu...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS6M3KCVodM

[Bill Brettschneider]

I posted my a picture of the hand made copy I have been working from.

[Bill Brettschneider]

https://youtu.be/Xhesj-vwWN8

this is a pretty close interpretation of the codex saldovar tarantellas. By far the closest to being only what is on the page that I have seen or heard.

[Monica Hall]

Very nice although the Saldivar Ms. was not copied in Mexico!

[Bill Brettschneider]

I'm confused. What's this about it being copied in Mexico?

[Bill Brettschneider]

Oh, I had another look at the video and I see what you are referring to.
Was an early copy found there, giving rise to speculation about Murcia perhaps traveling to Mexico? I read something about that. I was just pleased to find a video that showed pretty close fidelity to the score.

[Monica Hall]

Yes - the Saldivar codex and also Passacalles y obras turned up in Mexico.   This did lead to speculation that Murcia himself emigrated to Mexico after 1714 although there is no evidence that he did.   An elaborate biography was invented for him by people who should have known better.  The other manuscript  - Cifras selectas turned up in Chile and it didn't seem so likely that Murcia had been gadding about the whole of the New World.   Alejandro Vera who found the manuscript in Chile was able to go to Madrid and uncovered the relevant documents which show that Murcia was born in Madrid in 1673 and died there in 1739.   The manuscripts were probably copied by Murcia and thensent to players in Mexico and Chile.   His patron Jacome Andriani had trading interests there.   All this recent research hasn't yet reached everyone but has been common knowledge for several years now.

[Bill Brettschneider]

Very interesting. Thank you. Is there a reasonably trustworthy source for biographical information beyond this, such as would be helpful for program notes?