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The Three Fountains: Music for Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio


  • St. Mark's Capitol Hill 301 A Street Southeast Washington, DC, 20003 United States (map)
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Dates: Mar 6 @8pm, Mar 7 @4pm & 8pm , Mar 8 @2pm

The lyrical art of Trecento composers was inspired by the poets known as Italy’s Three Fountains: Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio. Musicians such as Gherardello da Firenze, Jacopo da Bologna, and Francesco Landini excelled in setting the poetry of these masters in a graceful and melodic style that was different from the music of their contemporaries. Virtuoso instrumental music with fiddles, harp, lute, citole, and bagpipes accompanies the song.

Earlier Event: March 7
Bandstand
Later Event: March 7
Louis C.K.