Ensemble Micrologus

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Ensemble Micrologus is an Italian group that performs vocal and instrumental medieval music, including both religious and secular pieces from the 12th to the 16th century in their repertoire.

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The group was founded in 1984 by musicians who had participated for several years in the Calendimaggio medieval festival in Assisi (Umbria). The four founder members were:

• Patrizia Bovi (
  vocals and harp
  ),
• Adolfo Broegg (1961-2006) (
  citola
  ),
• Goffredo Degli Esposti (
  bombarde and bagpipes
  )
• Gabriele Russo (viela, rebec and lyre).

Additional performers include Ulrich Pfeifer (vocals and hurdy-gurdy).

Awards

Over the past 26 years they recorded more than 20 performances on the labels Opus 111 (later bought by Naïve) and Zig Zag Territoires, which have received numerous awards:

• 1996 - Diapason d'Or de l'Année for the album Landini e la Musica Fiorentina
• 1999 -
  Cappella della Pietà de' Turchini
  )
• 2000 - Best recording of the year from Goldberg Magazine, for Cantico della Terra

Other recordings that have received awards are Napoli Aragonese (2001), Laudario di Cortona (2001), El Llibre Vermell de Montserrat (2003), and Le Jeu de Robin et Marion by composer Adam de la Halle (2004).

External links

• Official site (in Italian)