Charles Gayle - 2. Passepied - Disambiguations
2. This Baroque dance called the Passepied {päs-peyay} (Fr.; Eng. "Paspy") meaning literally to 'pass the feet' which was a form of the Branle, which came to France from Brittany in the early fifteen hundreds and some believe that it can be traced back to an earlier date. It has been said that it originated by the sailors of the Basse-Bretagne. It was basically a Minuet, only much faster and done with a quick step which was sometimes called the 'Fast Minuet'. It was also known by the name of Rigaudon (same as the Rigadoon). It was also described of as a sort of Bransle. 'Disambiguations' is a collection of compositions created post-transplant and recorded in 2004. Charles Irving Gayle (1949-2011) was an American musician and composer. One of six brothers, he grew up between Sandston and Bottoms Bridge, eastern suburbs of Richmond Virginia. At 16, he joined the Richmond Symphony playing French Horn. He graduated from Randolph-Macon College, then served in the US Air Force. In the 1980s, after his service, he earned a Master's degree in Music Theory and Composition from Virginia Commonwealth University while managing the VCU Performing Arts Center. This was an important and productive time for him as a composer. After his separation from VCU in the mid-1990s, he worked for Tower Records, and then Colonial Downs as A/V manager. In 2000 Gayle was diagnosed with Pulmonary Fibrosis, a terminal lung disease. On 1 May 2001 he received a lung transplant that gave him nearly ten more years of life. Despite his compromised health, changed lifestyle, and the constant medical issues, he composed prolifically during his post-transplant years. He dedicated the work "Overture to Unframe" to the organ donor whose lung let him continue to create: "Dedicated to the organ donor who gave me the gift of life and the chance to live another day. Today, years after my transplant, I offer my music as an expression of gratitude. This is music that, without your kindness and generosity, would never have been written." Please visit www.AntonomasiaProductions.org for a list of the composer's works, more music, scores, and composer commentary. This is a long-running project, still fragmented and incomplete, and more will be added as I continue to sort through the thousands of pages of manuscripts and hundreds of audio recordings. Please consider purchasing a CD or book to help support this project. Copyright Statement: I, Benjamin Gayle, am the owner of rights to all material posted to this channel, including sound recordings, scores, and videos. Thanks for listening! - Benjamin Gayle
2. This Baroque dance called the Passepied {päs-peyay} (Fr.; Eng. "Paspy") meaning literally to 'pass the feet' which was a form of the Branle, which came to France from Brittany in the early fifteen hundreds and some believe that it can be traced back to an earlier date. It has been said that it originated by the sailors of the Basse-Bretagne. It was basically a Minuet, only much faster and done with a quick step which was sometimes called the 'Fast Minuet'. It was also known by the name of Rigaudon (same as the Rigadoon). It was also described of as a sort of Bransle. 'Disambiguations' is a collection of compositions created post-transplant and recorded in 2004. Charles Irving Gayle (1949-2011) was an American musician and composer. One of six brothers, he grew up between Sandston and Bottoms Bridge, eastern suburbs of Richmond Virginia. At 16, he joined the Richmond Symphony playing French Horn. He graduated from Randolph-Macon College, then served in the US Air Force. In the 1980s, after his service, he earned a Master's degree in Music Theory and Composition from Virginia Commonwealth University while managing the VCU Performing Arts Center. This was an important and productive time for him as a composer. After his separation from VCU in the mid-1990s, he worked for Tower Records, and then Colonial Downs as A/V manager. In 2000 Gayle was diagnosed with Pulmonary Fibrosis, a terminal lung disease. On 1 May 2001 he received a lung transplant that gave him nearly ten more years of life. Despite his compromised health, changed lifestyle, and the constant medical issues, he composed prolifically during his post-transplant years. He dedicated the work "Overture to Unframe" to the organ donor whose lung let him continue to create: "Dedicated to the organ donor who gave me the gift of life and the chance to live another day. Today, years after my transplant, I offer my music as an expression of gratitude. This is music that, without your kindness and generosity, would never have been written." Please visit www.AntonomasiaProductions.org for a list of the composer's works, more music, scores, and composer commentary. This is a long-running project, still fragmented and incomplete, and more will be added as I continue to sort through the thousands of pages of manuscripts and hundreds of audio recordings. Please consider purchasing a CD or book to help support this project. Copyright Statement: I, Benjamin Gayle, am the owner of rights to all material posted to this channel, including sound recordings, scores, and videos. Thanks for listening! - Benjamin Gayle