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Sunday, 11/15/2026
at 11:00 AM



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Music of the imperial court chapel from the early 16th century by Heinrich Isaac, Paul Hofhaimer, Antoine Busnois, and from the dance book of Margarete of Austria

ENSEMBLE LEONES
MARC LEWON / Lute, Tenor viola da gamba, Direction

Well over 100 woodcuts are needed to depict a "Triumphal Parade" of Emperor Maximilian I – a grand production with the entire court, in which the powerful Habsburg mainly celebrates himself. On seven double pages, Maximilian had his famous court chapel illustrated. Among them is the elite group for the noble-quiet tones with lutes and large violins, the singers under the direction of the famous court composer Heinrich Isaac and the court organist Paul Hofhaimer, who performs on a separate wagon amidst his keyboard instruments. Their enchanting music revives the ensemble Leones. It celebrates the German songs of the court chapel, as preserved in a Mainz print by Hans Schöffer from the year 1517. This songbook, long considered lost, has now been reconstructed by Marc Lewon and Nicole Schwindt from fragments and new finds, so that a series of tenor songs from the time of their greatest flourishing will be heard again for the first time in Herne. Part of the program is dedicated to Maximilian's wedding with Maria of Burgundy. The ceremonial basse danse from the dance book of his daughter Margarete of Austria must not be missed, of course.

Doors open: 10:00 AM

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