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Courtly Dances of Western Europe

This CD contains a wide variety of historical dance from the years 1450-1651. Most of the dances are described in a companion pamphlet below. These are professionally pressed CDs. 26 tracks, total time 60:88.

$15.00 USD plus shipping/handling

Artists

Laurel Uhlig, Joanne Andrus, David Stenerson, Jacob Priestly, Gary Plouff, Thomas Thompson, Pat Reed, Katie Roe

Tracks

  1. Casulle la nouele
  2. Petit Riense
  3. Anello
  4. Amoroso
  5. Lioncello Vecchio
  6. Lauro
  7. Branle Simple
  8. Branle Charlotte
  9. Branle des Pois
  10. Branle des Lavandieres
  11. Branle Pinagay
  12. Pavan Belle Qui Tiens ma Vie
  13. Galliard: Baisons nous Belle
  14. Basse Jouissance vous Donneray
  15. Tourdion from La Magdelena
  16. Ballo del Fiore
  17. Contentezza d’Amore
  18. Carman’s Whistle
  19. La Caccia d’Amore
  20. Galliard: La Caccia d’Amore
  21. Queen’s Alman
  22. Black Alman
  23. Rufty Tufty
  24. Upon a Summers Day
  25. Gathering Peascods
  26. Mage on a Cree

Dances from the Inns of Court, London 1570-1675

This CD contains music for 10 English measures. Each dance is recorded on the CD twice: once with the number of repeats described in the source, and a second time with additional repeats for practicing. The dances are described in a companion pamphlet below. These discs are duplicated onto CD-R blanks by computer. 20 tracks, total time 35:20.

$6.00 USD plus shipping/handling

Artists

Laurel Uhlig, Joanne Andrus, Patricia Reed

Tracks

  1. Quadran Pavan (x8)
  2. Turkelone (x4)
  3. Earl of Essex Measure (x4)
  4. Tinternell (x4)
  5. Old Alman (x4)
  6. Queen’s Alman (x4)
  7. Madam Sosilia (x4)
  8. Black Alman (x4)
  9. Lorayne Alman (x4)
  10. New Alman (x4)
  11. Quadran Pavan (x4)
  12. Turkelone (x1)
  13. Earl of Essex Measure (x2)
  14. Tinternell (x1)
  15. Old Alman (x2)
  16. Queen’s Alman (x2)
  17. Madam Sosilia (x1)
  18. Black Alman (x2)
  19. Lorayne Alman (x2)
  20. New Alman (x1)

Western Dance, 1450-1650

This pamphlet includes background information on historical dance, as well as instructions for 18 of the dances on the CD above. It was published as issue 101 of The Compleat Anachronist in 1999. 80 pages, 5½" x 8½".

$4.50 USD plus shipping/handling

Authors

Janelle Durham, Peter Durham

Dances

  1. Casulle la nouele
  2. Petit Riense
  3. Lauro
  4. Anello
  5. Lioncello Vecchio
  6. Branle Simple
  7. Branle Charlotte
  8. Branle des Pois
  9. Branle des Lavandieres
  10. Pavan Belle Qui Tiens ma Vie
  11. Galliards
  12. Ballo del Fiore
  13. Queen’s Alman
  14. Black Alman
  15. Rufty Tufty
  16. Upon a Summers Day
  17. Gathering Peascods
  18. Mage on a Cree

The Old Measures, 1570-1675

This pamphlet contains detailed background information about the Old Measures, including a concordance of the sources, and reconstructions for all 10 dances included on the CD above. This pamphlet is available as a free PDF online. 36 pages, 8½" x 11".

$2.00 USD plus shipping/handling

Authors

Peter Durham, Janelle Durham

Dances

  1. Quadran Pavan
  2. Turkelone
  3. Earl of Essex Measure
  4. Tinternell
  5. Old Alman
  6. Queen’s Alman
  7. Madam Sosilia
  8. Black Alman
  9. Lorayne Alman
  10. New Alman

Proceedings of the Known World Dance Symposium 2007

While supplies last. This book contains papers and dance reconstructions presented at the June 2007 KWDS in Seattle, WA. Much of the content can also be browsed online. 196 pages, 8½" x 11".

$10.00 USD plus shipping/handling

Authors

Peter and Janelle Durham, Meredith Courtney, Mary Peralta Railing, John White, Sara Bonneville, Craig W. Shupeé, David Learmonth, Stephen Bloch, Rick Wallace, Anna Mansbridge, Marie Morrison, Carey Cates, Annikki Raiford

Dances

  1. The Volta
  2. Gracca Amorosa
  3. Contrapasso in Due
  4. An Old Man is a Bed Full of Bones
  5. Mill-field
  6. Paul's Wharfe
  7. The Punks Delight (the New Way)
  8. Petit Riense
  9. Belfiore
  10. Gioioso in Tre
  11. Basse Beaulte de Castille
  12. Esperans de tribus
  13. Ballo del Fiore
  14. Bella Gioiosa
  15. Cassandra
  16. Pinagay
  17. Charlotte

and many more!


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