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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.

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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.

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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".

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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. 36 pages, 8½" x 11".

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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. 196 pages, 8½" x 11".

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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!