Tuesday 17 July 2018
Tune of the Day: Le Saint Vandel
from “Amusement militaire”
This rondeau is the fifth movement of Amusement militaire, a suite for solo instrument (“musette, vielle, flute and oboe” according to the original edition) and continuo by the French Baroque composer Nicolas Chédeville.
As with several other Op. 6 movements, the title probably refers to a German town; possibly Sankt Wendel, which is located near the current French border about 30 km north-east of Saarbrücken.