The inventories of the Innsbruck Court Music provide information about the rich stock of music that was once available here. From these music catalogs, it can be inferred that madrigals enjoyed extraordinary popularity at court. Composers active in Innsbruck also engaged with this genre, in which polyphonic vocal art reached a peak of refinement. Jakob Regnart, who initially served as vice kapellmeister in Innsbruck and worked as court kapellmeister from 1585, is today better known as a composer of German societal songs. His madrigals and canzonettas will be performed in this concert in the intimate setting of the Silver Chapel, featuring the Italian Renaissance organ, an instrument ideally suited for chamber music: instruments of this kind were available in the princely rooms of the Innsbruck Hofburg.

BONUS: 5:30 PM Prelude Concert, program and participants will be announced later

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