José Miguel Moreno
Encyclopedia
José Miguel Moreno is a Spanish specialist of historical plucked string instrument
s, such as the vihuela
, lute
, theorbo
, and guitars
. In 1977 he won the First Prize of the Incontri Chitarristici di Garnano (Italy 1977) and later many awards for his recordings. He has undertaken recordings and live concerts with the renowned ensemble "Hesperion XX" and Jordi Savall
as well as with his own formations LA ROMANESCA and ORPHÉNICA LYRA. He is also co-founder of the classical music label Glossa.
Plucked string instrument
Plucked string instruments are a subcategory of string instruments that are played by plucking the strings. Plucking is a way of pulling and releasing the string in such as way as to give it an impulse that causes the string to vibrate...
s, such as the vihuela
Vihuela
Vihuela is a name given to two different guitar-like string instruments: one from 15th and 16th century Spain, usually with 12 paired strings, and the other, the Mexican vihuela, from 19th century Mexico with five strings and typically played in Mariachi bands.-History:The vihuela, as it was known...
, lute
Lute
Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back, or more specifically to an instrument from the family of European lutes....
, theorbo
Theorbo
A theorbo is a plucked string instrument. As a name, theorbo signifies a number of long-necked lutes with second pegboxes, such as the liuto attiorbato, the French théorbe des pièces, the English theorbo, the archlute, the German baroque lute, the angélique or angelica. The etymology of the name...
, and guitars
Classical guitar
The classical guitar is a 6-stringed plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones...
. In 1977 he won the First Prize of the Incontri Chitarristici di Garnano (Italy 1977) and later many awards for his recordings. He has undertaken recordings and live concerts with the renowned ensemble "Hesperion XX" and Jordi Savall
Jordi Savall
Jordi Savall i Bernadet is a Catalan viol player, conductor and composer. He has been one of the major figures in the field of Western early music since the 1970s, largely responsible for bringing the viol back to life on the stage...
as well as with his own formations LA ROMANESCA and ORPHÉNICA LYRA. He is also co-founder of the classical music label Glossa.
External links
- Official website
- Glossa (Record Label)
- Artist Management (Classic Concert)
- mp3: Sonata D minor - S. L. Weiss