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.
Dances
French Basse Danse of the 15th c.: Casulle la nouele
Italian Dances of the 15th c.: Petit Riense - Anello - Amoroso - Lioncello Vecchio - Lauro
Dances from Arbeau, 1589: Branle Simple - Branle Charlotte - Branle des Pois - Branle des Lavandieres - Branle Pinagay - Pavan Belle Qui Tiens ma Vie - Galliard Baisons nous Belle - Basse Jouissance vous Donneray - Tourdion from La Magdelena
Italian Dances of the 16th c.: Ballo del Fiore - Contentezza d’Amore - Carman’s Whistle (A Canario) - La Caccia d’Amore
English Measures, 1570-1675: Queen’s Alman - Black Alman
English Country Dances, 1651: Rufty Tufty - Upon a Summers Day - Gathering Peascods - Mage on a Cree
Artists
Laurel Uhlig - Soprano, Tenor Renaissance Recorders, Soprano Shawm, Vielle, Violin, Great Bass Recorder, Celtic Harp
David Stenerson - Bass Viola da Gamba, Bass Dulcian, Rebec, Violin , Percussion, Alto Shawm
Jacob Priestly - Virginal, Bass Viol, Tenor Krumhorn, Percussion
Gary Plouff - Celtic Harp, Gothic Harp, Virginal, Percussion
Thomas Thompson - Alto Shawm, Drum, Tamborine, Doumbek, Alto and Bass Recorders
Pat Reed - Bass Renaissance Recorder, Bass Cornamuse, Tamborine, Bodhran, Rommelpot, Percussion
Katie Roe - Soprano, Tenor Renaissance Recorders, Alto Cornamuse, Percussion, Tamborine
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.
Dances
English Measures, 1570-1675: Quadran Pavan – Turkelone - Earl of Essex Measure – Tinternell - Old Alman - Queen’s Alman - Madam Sosilia - Black Alman - Lorayne Alman - New Alman
Artists
Laurel Uhlig - Sopranino, Soprano & Tenor Recorders, Celtic Harp, Vielle and Drum.
Joanne Andrus - Alto & Tenor Recorders, Lute, Hurdy-gurdy and Drum
Patricia Reed - Bass Recorder and Drum
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"x8½".
Dances
French Basse Danse of the 15th c.: Casulle la nouele
Italian Dances of the 15th c.: Petit Riense - Anello - Lioncello Vecchio - Lauro
Branles from Arbeau, 1589: Branle Simple - Branle Charlotte - Branle des Pois - Branle des Lavandieres - A Pavan
Galliards: Cinq Pas, Aultres Cinq Pas, Aultres Cinq Pas, Sept Pas, Cinque Passi e voltando, Eleven Step
Italian Dances of the 16th c.: Ballo del Fiore
English Measures, 1570-1675: Queen’s Alman - Black Alman
English Country Dances, 1651: Rufty Tufty - Upon a Summers Day - Gathering Peascods - Mage on a Cree
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. 36 pages, 8½"x11".
Dances
English Measures, 1570-1675: Quadran Pavan – Turkelone - Earl of Essex Measure – Tinternell - Old Alman - Queen’s Alman - Madam Sosilia - Black Alman - Lorayne Alman - New Alman
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"x11".
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