Fontegara: A Working Kit 5 – MP3 files

This 2003 recording is the only material I’ve decided not to make available for free: being the imperfect result of an informal, low-fi home recording session, I feel it should only be circulated to those who are genuinely interested in working with it.

I believe that listening to a combination of the machine-produced MIDI files (for those who want maximum rhythmic accuracy and no interpretation) and these home recordings (for a more human, breathy experience) will be of great value to those interested in studying Fontegara. So, please, don’t take it as a final, professionally produced material, but rather as a working kit or a learning tool for those who want to experience Fontegara beyond paper or PDF images.

About the recording

In the summer of 2003, I borrowed a DAT recorder (my thanks to my former teacher Guillermo Peñalver!) and made a home recording of the first two Regole or chapters of Ganassi’s Fontegara (1535). I recorded each example in a single take as I read through it, and I later added some reverb. I can’t remember what kind of audio editing software I had access to at the time (Audacity, I think?), as I probably didn’t even have a computer yet. However, I’ve noticed a few occasional edits, probably to improve a few passages.

I used a selection of Ganassi-style and cylindrical recorders (in g’ and f’) crafted by the late Bob Marvin , some of which I’d only recently received. A quick disclaimer: in 2003, I was a freshly graduated, 25-year-old player, still working toward becoming a more seasoned recorder player. You’ll likely hear a bit of fatigue in my tonguing technique! Unfortunately, I never completed the entire recording. I can’t recall whether I ran out of time, energy, or hard drive space, but who knows? If there’s interest, I may consider finishing it someday—or perhaps this initiative will inspire someone else to do so.

• Read about the GFN numbers displayed in the file names here
• Know more about the Fontegara Working Kit

Contents

Filename	File size
01-Reg-1-asc-2-GFN-142–248.mp3	7 MB
02-Reg-1-asc-desc-2-GFN-250–339.mp3	6 MB
03-Reg-1-desc-asc-2-GFN-340–435.mp3	7 MB
04-Reg-1-asc-desc-3-GFN-436–526.mp3	6 MB
05-Reg-1-desc-3-GFN-527–617.mp3	6 MB
06-Reg-1-asc-4-GFN-619–710.mp3	6 MB
07-Reg-1-desc-4-GFN-711–803.mp3	6 MB
08-Reg-1-asc-desc-5-GFN-805–895.mp3	6 MB
09-Reg-1-desc-5-cad-GFN-896–981.mp3	7 MB
10-Reg-1-cad-GFN-982–1030.mp3	5 MB
11-Reg-1-vert-atti-GFN-142–248.mp3	4 MB
12-Reg-1-vert-atti-GFN-251–286.mp3	1 MB
13-Reg-1-vert-atti-GFN-288–339.mp3	2 MB
14-Reg-1-vert-atti-GFN-341–395.mp3	3 MB
15-Reg-1-vert-atti-GFN-418–517.mp3	3 MB
16-Reg-1-vert-atti-GFN-519–617.mp3	3 MB
17-Reg-1-vert-atti-GFN-620–710.mp3	3 MB
18-Reg-1-vert-atti-GFN-712–803.mp3	3 MB
19-Reg-1-vert-atti-GFN-806–886.mp3	3 MB
20-Reg-1-vert-atti-GFN-888–968.mp3	3 MB
21-Reg-2-asc-2-GFN-1031–1133.mp3	8 MB
22-Reg-2-asc-desc-2-GFN-1134–1223.mp3	7 MB
23-Reg-2-desc-2-asc-3-GFN-1224–1314.mp3	7 MB
24-Reg-2-asc-desc-3-GFN-1315–1404.mp3	7 MB
25-Reg-2-desc-3-GFN-1405–1494.mp3	7 MB
26-Reg-2-asc-4-GFN-1495–1584.mp3	7 MB
27-Reg-2-desc-4-GFN-1585–1674.mp3	7 MB
28-Reg-2-asc-desc-5-GFN-1675–1753.mp3	6 MB
29-Reg-2-desc-5-cad-GFN-1754–1825.mp3	6 MB
30-Reg-2-cad-GFN-1826–1859.mp3	4 MB
31-Reg-2-vert-atti-GFN-1032–1151.mp3	6 MB
32-Reg-2-vert-atti-GFN-1171–1278.mp3	5 MB
33-Reg-2-vert-atti-GFN-1298–1395.mp3	4 MB
34-Reg-2-vert-atti-GFN-1397–1494.mp3	4 MB
35-Reg-2-vert-atti-GFN-1496–1584.mp3	4 MB
36-Reg-2-vert-atti-GFN-1586–1674.mp3	4 MB
37-Reg-2-vert-atti-GFN-1676–1745.mp3	3 MB
38-Reg-2-vert-atti-GFN-1747–1817.mp3	3 MB