Instruments of the Middle Ages and Renaissance

~ Release by Early Music Consort of London, David Munrow (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: The Middle Ages
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Shawm: Saltarello
[anonymous]1:55
2Reed pipe: Shepherd’s tune
[traditional]1:02
3Bagpipes: (a) Cylindrical chanter: Saltarello; (b) Conical chanter: Ballade “Dame, se vous m’estés”
[anonymous] / Guillaume de Machaut3:14
4Bladder pipes: Pastourelle “Au tans d’aost”
[anonymous]1:08
5Panpipes: A prisai qu’en chantant plour
[anonymous]1:13
6Transverse flute: Ach owê, daz nâch liebe ergât
Master Alexander1:34
7Six-holed pipe: Dou tres douz non
Thibaud of Navarre1:55
8Double pipes: Virelai “Gracïeuse”
Jehan de Lescurel1:21
9Pipe and tabor: Dansa “Ben volgra, s’esser poges”
recording of:
Ben volgra
composer:
Peire Cardenal
Guiraut d'Espanha de Toloza1:13
10Recorder: English Te Deum
[anonymous]1:55
11Gemshorn: Chansonnette “Quan je voi iver retorner”
Colin Muset1:33
12Portative organ: Madrigal “Ay, sconsolato ed amoroso”
Vincenzo da Rimini1:43
13Positive organ: Estampie
[anonymous]2:23
14Hurdy-gurdy: Chanson “Joliveté et bone amor”
Jehan d'Esquiri1:39
15Clavichord: Ellend du hast
Conrad Paumann2:16
16Trumpet: (a) Clarion: Fanfare “Untarn slaf tut den sumer wol”; (b) Buisine: Fanfare “Ad modum tubae”
Herman, Monk of Salzburg / Guillaume Dufay2:21
17(a) Cowhorn: Ballade “De moi doloureus”; (b) Medieval Cornett: Das Nachthorn; (c) Slide trumpet: Geisslerlied “Maria muoter reinû maît”; (d) Ensemble (medieval cornett, slide trumpet, alto shawm, tabor): Der Trumpet
Gillebert de Berneville / Herman, Monk of Salzburg / [anonymous] / Herman, Monk of Salzburg3:37
18Harp: (a) Metal strung: Lai “Qui porroit un guierredon”; (b) Gut strung: Dance tune
[anonymous] / Tassin2:14
19Lyre: Goliard melody “O Roma nobilis”
[anonymous]0:51
20Psaltery: Hymn to St Magnus “Nobilis humilis”
recording of:
Hymn to St Magnus “Nobilis humilis”
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Codex Upsalensis C233
[traditional]1:01
21Dulcimer: Madrigal “Tanto soavemente”
Jacopo da Bologna1:57
22Lute: Madrigal “Di novo è giunto”
Jacopo da Bologna2:14
23Mandora: Chanson “Amours que porra”
Thibaut de Blason1:23
24Long-necked lute: Aquel que de voontade
Alfonso X el Sabio1:15
25Cittern: Virelai “Quant je sui mis”
Guillaume de Machaut1:02
26Citole: English dance
[anonymous]1:46
27Rebec: La septime estampie real
[anonymous]1:05
28Fiddle: Ballata “Poi che da te mi convien”
Francesco Landini1:26
29Bowed lyre: Virelai “Comment qu’a moy”
Guillaume de Machaut1:35
30Tromba marina: Improvised fanfare Motet “Quant ie le voi — Bon vin doit — Cis chans veult boire”
[anonymous]1:05
▼ CD 2: The Renaissance
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Shawm: Two courantes
Samuel Voelckel2:13
2Curtal: Chanson “Ce qui souloit”
Tielman Susato1:45
3Rackett: Caro ortolano
Giorgio Mainerio1:30
4Crumhorn: Padouana
Johann Schein2:09
5Cornamuse: Bicinium “Le cuer de vous”
Antonio Gardano1:11
6Kortholt: Bicinium “Mon petit cuer”
Guillaume le Heurteur1:23
7Rauschpfeife: Three Bransles Doubles
Michael Praetorius1:33
8Flute: Chanson “Amor me poingt”
Claudin de Sermisy1:26
9Recorder (a) 8′ Consort: Chanson “Hellas! Amour”
Guillaume le Heurteur2:17
10Recorder (b) 4′ Consort: The Fairie Round
instruments:
Early Music Consort of London (in 1973-09)
conductor:
David Munrow (UK early music historian & musician) (in 1973-09)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1973-09)
recording of:
The Fairie-Round (galliard) (in 1973-09)
composer:
Anthony Holborne (composer) (in 1599)
part of:
Pavans, Galliards, Almains, and Other Short Aeirs (entire collection)
Anthony Holborne1:22
11Renaissance organ: Entrada réal
Pedro de Soto2:22
12Regal: (a) Prelude “Ascensus simplex”; (b) “Min Hertz hat sich ser gefröwet”
Conrad Paumann / [anonymous]1:35
13Harpsichord: Toccata from the Naples MS
Giovanni Salvatore1:57
14Virginals: Variations on the Romanesca
[anonymous]2:35
15Xylophone: Ballo Francese
Giorgio Mainerio0:57
16Trumpet: (a) Unmuted: Toccata from Orfeo, 1607; (b) Muted: Toccata from Orfeo, 1607
Claudio Monteverdi1:26
17Sackbut: (a) Solo: Adagio and Allegro; (b) Consort: “Lobt Gott ihr Christen alle gleich”
Heinrich Biber / Michael Praetorius2:59
18Cornett: Canzona for “due canti”
Girolamo Frescobaldi3:08
19Alto and tenor cornett: Bicinium “Amour cruel”
Pierre de Manchicourt1:22
20Serpent: Canzona Quarta for “basso solo”
Girolamo Frescobaldi2:22
21Lute: Orlando sleepeth
John Dowland1:44
22Theorbo: A Fancy — Praelude, or Voluntary
Thomas Mace1:48
23Mandora: Ballo Anglese
Giorgio Mainerio1:06
24Cittern: Galliarde for cittern and bass
Anthony Holborne2:22
25Ceterone: Toccata prima
Alessandro Piccinini1:44
26Bandora: Galliard
John Dowland0:50
27Orpharion: Duet “Le Rossignol”
[anonymous]1:36
28Vihuela: Fantasia XI from El maestro, 1536
Luis de Milán2:50
29Guitar: Pavana (Variations on the Romanesca)
[anonymous]1:32
30Viol: (a) Consort: Fantasy in four parts; (b) Lyra viol: Duet “Forget me not”
William Byrd / Thomas Ford3:21
31Violin: La volta
[anonymous]1:32