Altas (Musical groups)
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Name (Latin)
Altas (Musical groups)
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Bands (Music)
MARC
MARC
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Q1412422
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sh2003007317
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: 2002543355: Tröster, P. Das Alta-Ensemble und seine Instrumente von der Spätgotik bis zur Hochrenaissance (1300-1550), 2001.
- Grovemusic.com WWW site, Dec. 2, 2003(Alta: i. 15th-cent. term for the group of two or three shawms and trumpet or sackbut that constituted one of the standard instrumental ensembles from the 14th cent. to the 16th; ii. Alta (alta danza): see Saltarello)
- New Harvard dict. mus.(Alta: 1. 15th-cent. dance that, acc. to the Italian dance master Antonio Cornazano, was the Spanish equivalent of the saltarello or the passo brabante; 2. In the 15th cent., an ensemble of loud instruments, usually two or three shawms and a sackbut; the ensemble might also include trumpets and drums)
- Oxf. comp. mus., 2002(Alta: 1. High; 2. 15th-cent. dance form, the equivalent of the saltarello; 3. Standard loud music (alta musica) ensemble in the 15th cent., consisting of two (sometimes three) shawms and a slide trumpet or, later, a sackbut)