L’Arte de Correa de Arauxo

Without his Libro de tientos, we might never have heard of Francisco Correa de Arauxo. However, this groundbreaking collection raises as many questions as it does answers. Where does Arauxo's knowledge of Franco-Flemish polyphony come from? Can folk influences also be heard? How did he achieve such virtuoso embellishment? And did he have any contact with musicians from the Arab-Andalusian tradition? InAlto and Bernard Foccroulle dig for the roots of Arauxo's creative process.

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