Role

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Conductor  

Period

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Renaissance

 

 

Baroque

Genre

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Chamber

 

 

Choral

 

Bruce Dickey is a renowned classical music artist who has made significant contributions to the world of early music. He was born on October 5, 1944, in Des Moines, Iowa, and grew up in a musical family. His father was a jazz pianist, and his mother was a singer. Dickey started playing the trumpet at the age of nine and later switched to the recorder, which became his primary instrument. Dickey studied music at Indiana University, where he earned a Bachelor of Music degree in 1966. He then went on to study at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Switzerland, where he was introduced to the world of early music. He studied with renowned recorder player Frans Brüggen and became one of his most accomplished students. After completing his studies, Dickey began performing with various early music ensembles, including the Consort of Musicke and the English Concert. He also founded his own ensemble, Concerto Palatino, which specialized in the music of the Italian Renaissance. With Concerto Palatino, Dickey recorded several albums, including "Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzoni per sonare con ogni sorte di stromenti" and "Johann Rosenmüller: Sonate da camera a 2, 3, 4 e 5 stromenti." Dickey's playing style is characterized by his use of the cornetto, a wind instrument that was popular in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The cornetto is similar to a trumpet but is played with a cup-shaped mouthpiece like a recorder. Dickey is considered one of the world's leading cornetto players and has been instrumental in reviving interest in the instrument. Dickey has performed with many of the world's leading early music ensembles, including Hesperion XX, the Academy of Ancient Music, and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra. He has also collaborated with contemporary composers, including Steve Reich and Michael Nyman. In addition to his performing career, Dickey has also been active as a teacher and scholar. He has taught at several institutions, including the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, and the Hochschule für Musik in Trossingen, Germany. He has also written several articles and books on early music, including "The Art of Playing the Cornetto" and "Music in the Castle: Troubadours, Books, and Orators in Italian Courts of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Centuries." Dickey has received numerous awards and honors for his contributions to early music. In 2000, he was awarded the prestigious Erasmus Prize, which is awarded annually to individuals or institutions that have made significant contributions to European culture. He was also awarded the Howard Mayer Brown Award for lifetime achievement in early music in 2012. Dickey continues to perform and teach, and his contributions to the world of early music have been significant. His playing style and scholarship have helped to revive interest in the cornetto and the music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. He remains a respected and influential figure in the world of classical music.

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