Cantemir is a rather interesting character http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitrie_Cantemir RT
> For anyone who is interested! > I have just an very interesting project named SEMAI-BAROQUE which > includes oriental and baroque music in the same time: > KOLIAVASILS SPYROS - oud bashir > CAIUS HERA - baroque 13c lute > the programme is very interesting and includes pieces by:Robert de Vise, > Weiss, Dimitrie Cantemir (who was ruller of Moldavia in the XVII century > and lived a few years in Istambul and wrote some music for ney and > tanbur - a sort of long neck/small body lute used in ottoman music), some > traditional ottoman music and also greek and improvisations on grounds > like Ciaccona, Folia and Pasacaglia. > We had a few concerts (very well claimed) and I hope we will make an > professional CD with a booklet explaining all the music inside. > I'm not shure but I think this is an unique experiment (or one of the > very few). > > --------------------------------- > Get the free Yahoo! toolbar and rest assured with the added security of > spyware protection. > > > --------------------------------- > Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's > on, when. > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
