The most popular 17th-century music that came from the New World
to Europe was based on dance types. Every emotion could be
expressed through movement, from the Chacona to the Xacara. This
week we take a look at New World dances. Sometime during the
second half of the 17th century, Francesco Corbetta composed a
chaconne for solo guitar. Arguably the greatest guitarist of the
period, he based his composition on a model that was imported
decades earlier from the New World. The chacona, among other
dances, inspired numerous composers well into the 18th century.
Taro Takeuchi performs on the 2003 Deux-Elles recording, Folias!
Watch a YouTube video of a piece entitled: Spanish Baroc Sounds
and Dances for 6 dancers and 6 musicians, by 17th Century
composer, J.A. Arañes: Music from the New World took little time
in spreading throughout 17th-century Europe. Dance music was the
most popular and its champion was the guitarist. The Spaniard
Luis de Briceño, who published a guitar tutor in Paris during
1627, was a partic