Marc Lewon

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Marc Lewon (2005)

Marc Lewon (* 1972 in Frankfurt am Main ) is a German musician and musicologist .

Live and act

education

Marc Lewon was an exchange student at Climax High School in Climax, Minnesota in 1990. From 1995 to 2002 he studied musicology with Thomas Schipperges and Silke Leopold and German studies at the University of Heidelberg and from 2002 to 2007 lute with Crawford Young , Fidel with Randall Cook and singing at the medieval department of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis .

He is a specialist in German-language music of the Middle Ages , including minnesang ( Neidhart , Oswald von Wolkenstein ), song poetry and the early German songbooks ( Lochamer songbook , Glogauer songbook ), as well as instrumental music of the late Middle Ages. In 2018 he received the Doctor of Philosophy in Music from Oxford University under Reinhard Strohm .

Musician

Marc Lewon works as a lutenist and fiddle player in various ensembles for music from the Middle Ages and Renaissance music . He pursues a worldwide concert activity, participated in over 50 CD productions and radio recordings. He performed solo and ensemble playing with the ensembles Unicorn (Michael Posch), Perlaro , Peregrina , Dragma , Shield of Harmony (Crawford Young and Andreas Scholl ), Le Miroir de Musique (Baptiste Romain), Dulce Melos , a chantar and Grand Desir . He founded his own ensemble Leones in 2008 for special projects on early music .

Teaching

Marc Lewon taught “Medieval Music” theory and ensemble at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (2015), at the Leipzig Music Academy (2007–2008), at the Musicological Institutes of the Universities of Vienna (2013) and Heidelberg (2015), at the stages for early music at Fürsteneck Castle . He is the founder and, together with Uri Smilansky, director of the two-year extra-occupational training series for musicians and music educators on the music of the Middle Ages, Early Music of the High Classes and the Resonances of the Music of the Middle Ages at the Academy Burg Fürsteneck. In September 2017 he succeeded Crawford Young as "Professor of Medieval and Early Modern Lute Instruments" at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.

Publications (articles, editions)

  • "The Techst about the Gelemors Wolkenstainer". Investigating the Workshop of a Professional Contrafactor. In: Basel contributions for historical music practice, 40. Schwabe Verlag, Basel 2020, pp. 183–208, 399–400 (abstract).
  • Marc Lewon, Birgit Lodes, and Reinhard Strohm: Musical Life of the Late Middle Ages in the Austrian Region (c. 1340 – c. 1520): a Historical and Audio-Visual Exploration. In: Music Theory. Zeitschrift für Musikwissenschaft, 34, issue 3. Laaber Verlag, 2019, pp. 250–267.
  • "On the [...] big and small Geygen / also Lautten". Strategies for the Intavolation of Vocal Music in German Textbooks of the Early 16th Century. In: Basel contributions to historical music practice, 39. Schwabe Verlag, Basel 2020, pp. 147–169, 540–542 (abstract & CV).
  • Wacław z Szamotuł: Lamentacje na głosy męskie a cappella. Partytura. Reconstructed, completed and published as a performance version. by Marc Lewon. Fundacja Equinum, Kraków 2018.
  • Transformational Practices in Fifteenth-Century German Music. DPhil dissertation. Oxford 2018.
  • Between Bordun, Fauxbourdon and Discantus - The Dilemma of Instrumental Accompanying Strategies for Medieval Unanimity. In: Basler Jahrbuch für historical Musikpraxis, 35/36 (2011/2012). Amadeus Verlag, Winterthur 2018, pp. 87–118, 320 (abstract).
  • The melody tradition for Neidhart. In: Margarete Springeth, Franz Victor Spechtler (eds.): Neidhart and the Neidhart songs: A manual. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 2017, pp. 169–240.
  • Some Observations on the 16th-Century Lute: The Intarsia from the Chapel of Le Château de la Bastie d'Urfé. In: Quarterly of the Lute Society of America, 52/2/3 (2017), pp. 9-12.
  • The Earliest Source for the Lute: The Wolfenbüttel Lute Tablature. In: Journal of the Lute Society of America, 46 (2013) (2017), pp. 1–70, panels 1–6.
  • The “Neidhart” phenomenon. In: Birgit Lodes , Reinhard Strohm, Marc Lewon (eds.): Musical life of the late Middle Ages in the Austria region (approx. 1340 – approx. 1520). University of Vienna 2017, online publication .
  • Beyond the hierarchy: Oswald von Wolkenstein as a noble musician at the Council of Constance. In: Stefan Morent, Silke Leopold , Joachim Steinheuer (eds.): European music culture in the context of the Council of Constance. Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Ostfildern 2017 (= Konstanzer Geschichts- und Rechtsquellen, Vol. 47), pp. 131–147.
  • Mrs. Musica, Pythagoras and praise of women. On the interpretation of two miniatures in the “Codex Manesse”. In: Fabian Kolb (Ed.): Music of the Medieval Metropolis: Spaces, Identities and Contexts of Music in Cologne and Mainz, approx. 900-1400. Merseburger, Kassel 2016 (= contributions to Rhenish music history, vol. 179), pp. 369–381.
  • A (Re-) Construction of the Wolfenbüttel Lute Tablature Fragments. In: Quarterly of the Lute Society of America, 51/1 (2016), pp. 12-25.
    • In Spanish translation: Una (re) construcción de los fragmentos de la tablatura de laúd Wolfenbüttel. In: Hispanica Lyra, 25 (October 2019). Translation by César Rodríguez, music notation by David Hernández. Separata Musical, pp. 1-31.
  • Oswald von Wolkenstein: Songs of Myself. An extensively commented anthology of Oswald songs with a foreword by Andreas Scholl, ed. by Marc Lewon. Terem-Music, Basel 2016.
  • In German, in Latin and in French: an Annotated Account of a Harlaxton Concert Performance by Ensemble Leones. In: Mary Carruthers (Ed.): Language in Medieval Britain: Networks and Exchanges, Proceedings of the 2013 Harlaxton Symposium. Shaun Tyas, Donington 2015 (= Harlaxton Medieval Studies, Vol. 25), pp. 144–151.
  • Master Heinrich Frauenlob and Frau Musica. A new interpretation of the miniature praise for women in the “Codex Manesse”. In: Dorothea Klein, Gert Hübner (eds.): Sangspruchdichtung around 1300. Files from the conference in Basel from 7th to 9th November 2013. Weidmannsche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Hildesheim 2015, (= Spolia Berolinensia, vol. 33), p. 293– 306
  • In het voetspoor van Veldeke. Essay on lost melodies by Hendrik van Veldeke. In: Herman Baeten (Ed.): Hendrik van Veldeke en zijn muziek. Alamire, Neerpelt 2014, pp. 161–176.
  • Liebhard Eghenvelder's collection of songs: on the whole, more than the sum of its parts. In: Alexander Rausch, Björn R. Tammen (Ed.): Musical repertoires in Central Europe (1420–1450). Processes & Practices. (= Viennese musicological contributions, vol. 26). Böhlau, Vienna / Cologne / Weimar 2014, pp. 299–343.
  • In het voetspoor van Veldeke. Essay on lost melodies by Hendrik van Veldeke. In: Herman Baeten (Ed.): Hendrik van Veldeke en zijn muziek. Alamire, Neerpelt 2014, pp. 161–176, 191–193 (footnotes), 212–213 (bibliography).
  • From dance in song to dance song? On the question of the musical rhythm in Neidhart's songs. In: Dorothea Klein, Brigitte Burrichter, Andreas Haug (eds.): The medieval dance song (1100-1300). Songs for dance - dance in song. (= Würzburg Contributions to German Philology, Vol. 37). Würzburg 2012, pp. 137–179.
  • How did minstrels sound? A sketch of the sound in the courtyards of the Hohenstaufen era. In: Volker Gallé (Hrsg.): Poetry and music of the Staufer time. Scientific symposium of the city of Worms from November 12th to 14th, 2010 (= series of the Nibelungenlied-Gesellschaft Worms , vol. 7). Worms-Verlag, Worms 2011, pp. 69–123.
  • Oswald von Wolkenstein as a composer of single and polyphonic songs. In: Hans-Dieter Mück (Ed.): Ich Wolkenstein 1445 - 2011. Book accompanying the exhibition, Volume II. Athesia, Bozen 2011, pp. 218–220.
  • Oswald von Wolkenstein: The polyphonic songs. In: Ulrich Müller, Margarete Springeth (ed.): Oswald von Wolkenstein. Life - work - reception. De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2011, pp. 168–191.
  • The sung poetry: A musical hypothesis about the songs of Walther von Klingen. In: Stadt Wehr (Hrsg.): Walther von Klingen and the monastery Klingental zu Wehr. Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2010, pp. 131–145.
  • (Ed.): The Lochamer Liederbuch in a new translation and with detailed commentary. 3 volumes. Publishing house of the miners, Brensbach 2007/2008/2010.
  • Alexandre Agricola et ung bon joueur de luz - Agricola and the lute. In: Nicole Schwindt (Ed.): Alexander Agricola - Music between vocalism and instrumentalism (= Trossinger yearbook for Renaissance music , vol. 6, 2006). Kassel / Basel / London / New York / Prague 2007, pp. 141–170.
    • In English translation: Agricola et ung bon joueur de luz - Agricola and the Lute. In: Quarterly of the Lute Society of America , Vol. XLIII, No. 4, November 2008, pp. 7-21.
  • (Ed. With Albrecht Haaf ): "Nu wol ûf, ritter, ez is tac!" The daily songs of the von Wissenlo with melodies. Publishers of the Minstrels, Brensbach 2004.
  • In search of the "lost" music. (About the origin and development of musical notation with numerous illustrations). In: Karfunkel - magazine for tangible history. No. 46, June / July 2003, pp. 116-121 and No. 47, August / September 2003, pp. 22-27.
  • Introduction to music in the Middle Ages. Article, first published on CD-ROM Burg, Ritter, Spielmann. (2000); Printed in: Karfunkel - magazine for history. No. 31, September / October 2000, pp. 30-34 and No. 32, November / December 2000, pp. 28-33.
  • Understand medieval music, or: make the listener responsible. In: Karfunkel - magazine for tangible history. No. 34, June / July 2000, p. 19.

Discography

  • Mare Balticum Vol. 3 - Wizlav von Rügen. 13./14. Century. All songs and sayings / complete songs. ensemble Peregrina (Tacet, 2020)
  • Two Lutes with Grace - Plectrum Lute Duos of the Late 15th Century. Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer, Grace Newcombe (Naxos, 2020)
  • The Augsburg Easter Game. Ensemble Per-Sonat (Association for the History of the Augsburg Diocese, 2019)
  • Mikołaj Gomółka - Melody na psałterz polski. Opera Omnia, vol. 3 Psalmy dziękczynne i pokutne, vol. 4 Psalmy królewskie. Chór Polskiego Radia, Marc Lewon (lute, viola d'arco), Jerzy Żak (lute), Compass Viol Consort, Agnieszka Budzińska-Bennett (conductor) (Polskie Radio SA / Agencja Muzyczna: PRCD 2220-2221, 2019)
  • Mare Balticum Vol. 2 - Medieval Finland and Sweden. ensemble Peregrina (Tacet, 2019)
  • Emperor Maximilian I - songs, chansons, dances. Per-Sonat (Christophorus, 2019)
  • Johannes de Lymburgia - Gaude felix Padua. Le Miroir de Musique (Ricercar, 2019)
  • Sub Ursae - Under the Northern Sky. Complete works of the Polish Renaissance master Wacław z Szamotuł (Venceslaus Schamotulinus). Cracow Singers, Marc Lewon (lute), Agnieszka Budzińska-Bennett (artistic director) (raumklang: RK 3801, 2018) - contains the first recording of the reconstructed lamentations by Wacław z Szamotuł
  • Mikołaj Gomółka - Melody na psałterz polski. Opera Omnia, vol. 1 Psalmy pielgrzymow, vol. 2 Psalmy poranne i wieczorne. Choir Polskiego Radia, Marc Lewon (lute, viola d'arco), Paul Kieffer (lute, renaissance guitar), Compass Viol Consort, Agnieszka Budzińska-Bennett (harp, conductor) (Polskie Radio SA / Agencja Muzyczna: PRCD 2218-2219, 2018 )
  • In seculum viellatoris - The Medieval vielle. Baptiste Romain, Le Miroir de Musique (Ricercar, 2018)
  • Echoes of Harmony - Early Music reworked. chant 1450 (Sub Rosa, 2017)
  • Until the end of the world - German songs from the time of the Reformation. Ensemble Per-Sonat (Christophorus, 2017)
  • Codex 457 - Music of the Middle Ages from Tyrol. ensemble Peregrina (music museum, 2017)
  • Johannes Tinctoris - Secret Consolations. Le Miroir de Musique (Ricercar, 2017)
  • Straight from the Heart - The Chansonnier Cordiforme. Ensemble Leones (Naxos, 2016)
  • Arnold & Hugo de Lantins (fl. 1415-1430). Secular Works. Le Miroir de Musique (Ricercar, 2016)
  • De arte saltandi - The dances of Domenico da Piacenza (ca.1450). Basel Domenico Project (Terem-Music / Schola Cantorum Basiliensis 2015) - contains all dances ascribed to Domenico da Piacenza in a danceable version (recording from 2007)
  • Listen, kristenhait! Sacred Songs by the Last of the Minnesingers (Oswald von Wolkenstein, Der Mönch von Salzburg et al.). Ensemble Leones (Christophorus, 2015)
  • Argentum et Aurum - Musical Treasures from the Early Habsburg Renaissance. Ensemble Leones (Naxos, 2015)
  • Kingdom of Heaven - Heinrich Laufenberg. Ensemble Dragma (Jane Achtman, Agnieszka Budzińska-Bennett, Marc Lewon) (Ramée, 2014)
  • The Cosmopolitan - Songs by Oswald von Wolkenstein. Ensemble Leones (Christophorus, 2014) with a foreword by Dieter Kühn
  • Ave meres sterne - German Christmas music of the Middle Ages. La Mouvance (Two Thousand One Edition, 2013)
  • Colors in the Dark - The Instrumental Music of Alexander Agricola. Ensemble Leones (Christophorus, 2013) - contains the first recording of agricologies VIII & IX by Fabrice Fitch
  • The Birth of the Violin. Le Miroir de Musique (Ricercar, 2013)
  • Heinrich Isaac: A merry being. Secular & textless music. Ensemble Les Flamboyants (Christophorus, 2012)
  • The Glogau Song Book. Songs, comic tales and tails. Sabine Lutzenberger, Martin Hummel, Marc Lewon & Ensemble Dulce Melos (Naxos, 2012)
  • Veiled Desires. Lives and Loves of Nuns in the Middle Ages / Nonnenliebe und Nonnenleben im Mittelalter / Vie et amour de nonnes au Moyen Âge. ensemble peregrina (Raumklang, 2012)
  • La Bella Mandorla. Madrigals from the Codex Squarcialupi. ensemble palatino87 (cpo, 2012)
  • Neidhart. A Minnesinger and his "Vale of Tears": Songs and Interludes. Ensemble Leones (Naxos, 2012) - contains the first complete recording of the Frankfurt Neidhart fragment (earliest music source for Neidhart, c. 1300)
  • Le Maître de “Fricassée”. Secular Music of Jean Japart (15th century). Les Flamboyants (Christophorus, 2011)
  • Frolich, affectionate, luscious ... Oswald von Wolkenstein. Liebeslieder / Love songs / Chansons d'amour / Canzoni d'amore. Ensemble Unicorn (Raumklang, 2011)
  • Les fantaisies de Josquin - The Instrumental Music of Josquin Desprez. Ensemble Leones (Christophorus, 2011) - contains the first recording of the composition Be praised, du Baum by Arvo Pärt
  • Amor vincit omnia - Medieval Love Songs. a chantar (Christophorus, 2011)
  • La contenance angloise - English Style in 15th century Burgundy - Dunstable & Dufay, Binchois, Brassart. chant1450 (Christophorus, 2010)
  • Camino de Santiago, Villasirga, Montserrat - Medieval Music from Spanish Pilgrimages. Early Music Freiburg (Christophorus, 2010)
  • Sotto l'imperio del possente prince - Hommage Music of the 14th and 15th Century. Ensemble Perlaro (Panclassics, 2010)
  • Oswald von Wolkenstein - Songs of Myself. Andreas Scholl & Shield of Harmony (Crawford Young, Kathleen Dineen, Margit Übellacker, Marc Lewon) (Harmonia Mundi, 2010)
  • Danse et Chanson. Grand Désir (Aliud, 2009)
  • Vincenzo da Rimini. (Live recording with the complete works of Vincenzo in combination with a new transcription and musicological analysis of the works of Vincenzo da Rimini as a CD supplement in: Vincenzo da Rimini - Amintore Galli , edited by Emilio Sala (= Quaderno delle notti Malatestiane 2008, Rimini 2008)), Ensemble Perlaro (Rimini, 2008)
  • Kyrie. The Oxford Clerkes & Ensemble Le Basile (The Gift of Music, 2008)
  • The Lochamer songbook. Ensemble Dulce Melos & Martin Hummel (Naxos, 2008)
  • Cum tympano. Early Music Freiburg (Christophorus, 2007)
  • Tamburi Mundi - Live 2007. Early Music Freiburg (Murat Coskun, 2007)
  • Dear long lack is my heart angel. Ensemble Unicorn (Tyrol Castle, 2007)
  • Otfrid von Weißenburg (800-870): Liber Evangeliorum. ensemble officium (Christophorus, 2005)
  • Tempus fugit. Early Music Freiburg (Christophorus, 2003)
  • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Le Vergini di Petrarca. ensemble officium (Christophorus, 2001)
  • Nu wol ûf, knight, ez is tac! The daily songs of von Wissenlo. Early Music Freiburg (Publishers of the Minstrels, 2001)
  • Pilgrimage routes. Early Music Freiburg (Publishers of the Minstrels, 2000)
  • Lima Liturgy - Maxime Kovalevsky. ensemble officium (Christophorus, 2000)
  • Argentea. Wünnespil (Publishing House of Minstrels, 2000)
  • Your ears will be amazed. Oni Wytars (KZK, 1997)
  • Me, Michel Beheim. (First recording of all melodies by the song poet Michel Beheim ) Ensemble Trecento, (Verlag der Spielarbeiter, 1997)

Web links

Commons : Marc Lewon  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Marc Lewon becomes professor for lute instruments", in: News of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (February 17, 2017), link to the news blog of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis & link to the lecturers of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
  2. ↑ Link to download the dissertation from the Oxford Research Archive .
personal data
SURNAME Lewon, Marc
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German musician and music historian, specialist in the music of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
DATE OF BIRTH 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt am Main