Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore and more

Description

“Foot-tapping & most appealing.”
— Music Week
“Few will doubt it matches full-price rivals in every way”
— Edward Greenfield, The Guardian

This hard-to-find compilation brings together collections of 17th-Century dance music for various combinations of recorders, crumhorns, cornamuse, kortholts, doucaine, Rauschpfeife, garklein Flötlein, great-bass rackett, sackbut, lute, minstrel’s harp, harpsichord, ottavina, regal, bells and percussion, in lively performances by the Praetorius Consort conducted by Christopher Ball. Originally released in 1976 to critical praise and previously available on Arion and EMI, this value-priced anthology rivals all full-price alternatives.

• An acclaimed collection of Renaissance essentials returns to the catalogue at a value price!

Michael Praetorius: DANCES FROM TERPSICHORE

(1612)

• [1] Introduction & Courante 5:09
• [2] Ballet 1:46
• [3] Hahnentanz 1:34
• [4] Tanz der Fischer & der Bauerinnen 1:17
• [5] Fastnachtstanz & Feuertanz 2:54
• [6] Suite of Gavottes 2:35
• [7] Spagnoletta & Bourree 3:07

Thoinot Arbeau: ORCHESOGRAPHIE (1589)

• [8] Basse Dance 3:22
• [9] Buffens 1:41
• [10] Galliard 0:42
• [11] Alman 1:19
• [12] Morris Dance 1:04
• [13] Galliard 2:08
• [14] Tordion 1:13
• [15] Pavan 2:18
• [16] Branles 4:13

DANCES from the School of GREGORIO LAMBRANZI (c.1640)

• [17] First Sequence: Bolognesa (Gigue) – Narcisin – Dimo Jesu – Genio 4:54
• [18] Second Sequence: Ruberto – La Disamecitia – Entree 2:19
• [19] Third Sequence: Logi – Hurlo Bacho 2:22

Anthony Holborne: SHORT AIRS, GRAVE AND LIGHT (1599)

• [20] Wanton 1:00
• [21] Nowel’s Galliard 1:13
• [22] Heigh-ho Holiday 0:58
• [23] The Choise 0:40
• [24] As It Fell Upon a Holy Eve 1:00
• [25] Fairie-round 1:20
• [26] Last Will & Testament 2:54
• [27] Honie-suckle 1:32
• [28] The Marie-gold 1:27
• [29] The New-yeeres Gift 1:33
• [30] The Night Watch 1:01

Christoph Demantius: [Nine Untitled] GERMAN AND POLISH DANCES (1601)

• [31] 1:39
• [32] 2:50
• [33] 1:09
• [34] 2:17
• [35] 0:55
• [36] 1:50
• [37] 1:02
• [38] 0:54
• [39] 1:39