Ensemble Cantilena Antiqua

Ensemble Cantilena Antiqua, which was founded by Stefano Albarello in Bologna (Italy) in 1987, consists of musicians who specialize in performing both sacred and profane repertories of the Middle Age and the Renaissance. ECA tend to play copies of historical instruments, which vary according to the exact period taken of the music, and include lutes of varying size, flutes, bombardes, hurdy-gurdy, symphonia, fiddles, percussions, viols. As far as voices are concerned, the singers vary each time but they have a preference for male voices and counter tenor. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.