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would add his personal interpretation to a piece, and that recorded (i.e. written) versions may differ depending on who did the transcribing, and where. It is on this that Corvus Corax's interpretation hinges: medieval popular music was played more from the heart than the brain, and despite making
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was released., It is a new orchestral recording of songs from the
Medieval manuscript "Carmina Burana". The Berlin-based act created a composition for orchestra, choir and a Medieval ensemble and recorded the CD and DVD live in the Museum Island in front of 5,000 people.
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use of scholarship to give them a grounding, Corvus Corax attempts to maintain the spirited, free manner in which the minstrels themselves would have played the music.
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musicianship and to dedicate himself mostly to managing Corvus Corax's own label Pica
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stop on an organ, which is provided in Corvus Corax's case by the drones on their bagpipes. An inkling as to the harmonies used is found in a song by
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by George R.R. Martin. The pilot episode was changed dramatically before it aired on TV, and the performance was not used.
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Corvus Corax performed a live rendition of their song "Ballade De Mercy" in the pilot episode of the TV series
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A collaboration with the
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