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Just released yesterday, a demo for a new project of Montreal-based ensemble Space Time Continuo, which I'm collaborating on, around music at the court of Poland in the early baroque. This group is formed exclusively of bass or continuo instruments (cello, bass violin, baroque bassoon, dulcian, theorbo, harp, harpsichord, organ...). I've been wanting to find a pretext to play bass sackbut with them since I first learned about the group, I'm glad it's now happening!

Anyway, so this piece is a "concerto a 3 bassi" taken from Adam Jarzębski's Canzoni e concerti from 1627, when he was a violinist at the royal chapel in Warsaw. We recorded this demo last March. The instruments are a 5-string bass violin (in Bb, a tone lower than a cello), a bass dulcian (an ancestor/predecessor to the bassoon), a bass trombone in D and an Italian-style harpsichord. It was assembled from very few long takes and no local patches to fix small problems, so it's not perfect, but hopefully it gives a good impression of this very different soundworld!

Very cool. I enjoyed that a lot. It's hard to believe one can be so smooth with a handle.

LeTromboniste wrote: Wed Jun 18, 2025 5:55 pm It was assembled from very few long takes

That explains the teleporting dog!

All of those instruments have a fantastic sound, and beautifully played. Thanks for sharing.

This is great! Thanks so much for sharing.

AtomicClock wrote: Wed Jun 18, 2025 8:39 pm Very cool. I enjoyed that a lot. It's hard to believe one can be so smooth with a handle.

LeTromboniste wrote: Wed Jun 18, 2025 5:55 pm It was assembled from very few long takes

That explains the teleporting dog!

I think they went out of their way to include a shot that had her there

Beautiful playing as always, Maximilien! The three bass voices and continuo create a full, rich sound.

The dog Flora is a Border Terrier, one of my favorite breeds. And yes, they do have the ability to teleport, read minds, and tell fortunes!