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Bydgoski Kolektyw Kompozytorski

Ricercar for Miles, ricercar for Elvin
Ricercar (from the Italian "ricercare"), meaning “to search” or “to seek”, is a musical form that developed and flourished in a very interesting way in the 16th and 17th centuries. It was practiced by the greatest polyphonists and improvisers of the time: Giovanni Gabrieli, Girolamo Frescobaldi, and, ultimately, Johann Sebastian Bach (the six-voice ricercar from Musikalisches Opfer). It was always about the interaction between instruments, about dialogue, and about finding a common musical path.…