Safford Cape
Safford Cape (28 June 1906 – 26 March 1973) was an American conductor, composer and musicologist.[1]
Born and educated in Denver, Colorado, Cape moved to Belgium in 1925 to further his studies in composition and musicology.[1] From 1933, after a few years of chamber music composition, Cape began focusing on the performance of medieval and Renaissance music.[1] To this end, he founded and conducted the Pro Musica Antiqua of Brussels, an ensemble specialising on music from the medieval and Renaissance periods.[1] This group toured throughout Europe and the Americas and produced many recordings.[1] Cape's work inspired Noah Greenberg to form a similar ensemble in America, the New York Pro Musica which was recorded first by EMS Recordings.[2]
For health reasons, Cape retired in 1967 and died in Brussels six years later.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Schott, Howard (2001). "Cape, Safford". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.04816. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. (subscription, Wikilibrary access, or UK public library membership required) (subscription required)
- ↑ Randel, Don Michael (1996). The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Harvard University Press. p. 331.
External links
[edit]- "Safford Cape (1906–1973) – A discography", medieval.org
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