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Wer waren die SPIELLEUT denn eigentlich? ... die Gruppe “SPIELLEUT” Die Gruppe “SPIELLEUT” besteht seit 1977 Wir spielen
traditionelle Spielmannsmusik von der Renaissance bis zur Gegenwart auf
Nachbauten historischer Instrumente. Text zum 25-jährigen Bestehen der Gruppe SPIELLEUT 2002 1977 - 2002 !!! - das bedeutet 25 Jahre SPIELLEUT !!! 25 Jahre, das ist eine
lange Zeit - 1/4 Jahrhundert, das hätte keiner gedacht, als wir anfingen.
... the group
"Spielleut" (minstrels) The group SPIELLEUT, have
existed since 1977. We have been interpreting traditional music
of the wandering minstrels from the Renaissance period to the present
day on replicas of historical instruments.We do
not intend a historically
perfect authentic interpretation of the music (i.e. we are not purists!) but we choose, arrange
and interpret the material
according to our own musical taste and ability. It is an important aim during our
concerts to retrace the roots
of our own folk music. In the present day society,
which is surfeited by electronic sounds, we find it very attractive
and rewarding to understand our own musical heritage and to become once
again familiar with the sounds
of the corresponding but mostly forgotten 'old' instruments and to present the
result to our audience. This may lead to
the possibility of comparing this music with the
commercialised so-called
'Volksmusik' of the TV-age. 1977 - 2002! This means 25 years
SPIELLEUT That's a long time, and nobody would have imagined
that when we started. The field of Anciant Music was
still quite fallow then, the folk
revival was in its prime and
groups such as Fiedel
Michel or Elster Silberflug recorded
their first titles. Meanwhile we have been
around for such a long time that we can remember
what things used to be
like then. The meeting of musicians in
Eveshausen, a little place
in the Hunsrück, where we went regularly
for years were very important
and formative for us.
These meetings were also the berth of the "Verlag der Spielleute" which
was founded by some members of the SPIELLEUT and friends.Books
like the series 'Schnurrpfeifferyen', 'Ein gutter
nerrisch Tantz',
'Tanzbär' and other books
were published, which - for quite
a few - were the starting point into 'Old' or 'Anciant Music'. In the former German Democratic Republic these books were widely
spread as fotocopies, as we later learned.
The publishing house added MCs, LPs and later CDs to their products,
thus being able to pass on living examples of the music, too.
The big publishing companies were not interested in this segment, because there was not a lot of money in it - and there still isn't. Of course we are
a bit proud of the fact that
we have initiated this or that , although
the group SPELLEUT stayed more or
less in the background developing a certain reputation only inside the
'scene'. And of course we liked to
see the people going home from our
gigs with smiling and
happy faces. It is good to see that
more people than 25 years ago are getting
interested in Anciant
Music, even though we don't appriciate
everything that is happening in this field at present. Anyway, we are not so alone any more. We
think we'll still go on for a little
while before we'll retire and watch and listen to the others how
they will carry on this
type of music with new ideas. Best regards Willi - SPIELLEUT - Die Seiten werden überarbeitet |
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