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Wayting For Christmas | The Troubadours | Stock Code: cd0307
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| Wayting For Christmas - The Troubadours
(programme length 60mins. 41secs). Carols bring with them their own moods, pictures and personal associations. The stock is vast, so we have chosen those which suit the instruments used. We hope you will find some old favourites amongst the selection and enjoy hearing them performed in a way which may be new to you. It is interesting to note that many tunes known today as carols have their origins elsewhere - a catchy tune may easily be turned into a carol simply by changing the words or adding appropriate verses where none existed before. Thus, can a 16th. century French dance tune become Ding Dong Merrily on High and a song, originally intended for Spring, find itself in the middle of Winter as Good King Wenceslas. It should also be remembered that many early carols have ‘dance' origins - Gabriel fram Heven-King being a good example of this. A visit from local or itinerant Waites (Waytes) was once an essential part of Christmas - hence the title for this CD. Carols and seasonal greetings would be exchanged for hospitality and ‘liquid refreshment' before moving on to the next household! (as in The Gloucestershire Wassail) Originally, Waites appear to have been nightwatchmen but the tradition of also playing music (not just at Christmas) clearly became a profitable sideline for local musicians. A number of tracks on the recording therefore include ‘village renditions and, as was probably standard procedure in many cases, all carols are played in our own arrangements. Some original compositions are also included. Refreshingly different sounds for the Festive Season are brought to you by The Troubadours on this new CD of Carols and Christmas Music. Reconstructions of over 30 different types of historical musical instruments are to be heard on this collection of 27 arangements (16 tracks). The programme includes many of the more popular carols as well as some of the group's own compositions. Running time: 60 mins 41 secs. |
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Music for a Medieval Feast | Trouvere | Stock Code: cd0297
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| The music and merrymaking of a 13th - 14th century feasting hall is brought to life on the latest CD from Trouvere! The range of instruments featured includes bagpipes, flutes, citole, recorder, harp, rebec and percussion to create a lively mix of instrumental music ideal for any medieval banquet.
1. Stella splendens, 2. Miri it is, 3. Quen a omagen, 4. A madre do que livrou, 5. Lauda novela, 6. Por my gran fremosura, 7. Ben pode Santa Maria, 8. La rotta, 9. Como poden, 10. Avirgen mui groriosa, 11. Ductia, 12. Por conforter mon corage, 13. Brid one brere, 14. Gran sendece faz, 15. Ad honorum tui/Audites principes, 16. Parti de mal, 17. Loybere risen, 18. Sumer is icumen in, 19. Marivillosos et piadosos, 20. Comossomos per consello, 21. Santa Maria stella do dia/Quen diz mal, 22. Des oges mais, 23. Quen quer que. |
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Flower of Chivalry | Stock Code: cd0053
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| There is an emphasis on peace and calm in this selection of medieval music. It includes gentle songs by one of the greatest composers of the age, Guillaume Dufay, whose music charmed the ears of the Burgundian court in the fifteenth century. Plus English harp music by King Henry VIII, and songs by Martin Codax from thirteenth century Spain. |
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Music for a Great Castle | Stock Code: cd0051
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| Raise the drawbridge! Music for dancing in the keep, for meditation in the chapel and for feasting in the great hall. A collection of medieval and renaissance music which presents a musical tour of a great castle. Trumpets, drums, flutes, harps, recorders and lutes provide a rich and colourful programme created for pure pleasure and enjoyment. |
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Making Merrye | Stock Code: cd0050
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| Joyful medieval song and dances. Lots of Dulcimers, cheerful sounds and ringing melodies abound in this lovely collection of late-medieval music, compiled with the colourful cover image in mind. Bombards, shawms, lutes, harps and gitterns provide a rich programme of music, with songs and instrumental music from Spain, Italy, France and Britain |
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Christmas Meditations Music f | Stock Code: cd0048
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Join the 15th century Benedictine monks of Sherborne Abbey as they sing plainchant from the great service book or missal created for the Abbey in 1400-07. This liturgical reconstruction researched by Gift of Music was recorded in Magdalen College chapel by the Magdala choir. |
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Music for a Merry Monarch | Stock Code: cd0046
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| Cheerful dances and songs from all over Europe of the middle ages and early renaissance. From bear dances to Spanish songs, from brawls to revels, here is a happy, bubbly album for a truly merry monarch, being entertained in style with some of the best tunes of the age. |
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Christus Natus Est | The Sixteen Harry Christophers | Stock Code: cd0041
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| An Early English Christmas – A Medley of Carols ranging from the demure to the rustic. A simple expression of joy and wonder.
A medley of carols ranging from the demure to the rustic; a simple expression of joy and wonder. Some have an element of dance in them, including some of the ‘Devil's best tunes given back to God' in the form of carols. A collection of appropriate medieval instruments, including fiddles, harps, lutes and drums, accompanies the singers. “A sublime Gloria by Sheppard ... and, finest of all, Byrd's Lullaby in a masterly performance.” Gramophone |
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The Pillars Of Eternity | The Sixteen Harry Christophers | Stock Code: cd0034
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Eton Choirbook Vol III Miraculously, the Eton Choirbook survived Henry VIII's ransacking of the monasteries. Thanks to its survival, the sacred music of the English fifteenth-century is still with us, conjuring up the atmosphere and spirit of the glorious Cathedrals for which it was written. It also gives a tantalising glimpse of a wealth of choral music which was lost. “It is difficult to believe that any 15th or 16th century choir could have sung this music with the refined blend, the rich tone, or the shapeliness shown by The Sixteen, under the direction of Harry Christophers.” THE TIMES |
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The Rose and The Ostrich Feat | The Sixteen Harry Christophers | Stock Code: cd0032
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| The Rose and The Ostrich Feather - Eton Choirbook Volume I
This disc completes the five volumes of the award-winning Eton Choirbook Series on CORO. The series offers a tantalising glimpse of fifteenth century sacred English Choral Music, saved from Henry VIII's ransacking of the monasteries. “wonderful music, wonderfully performed ... sit back and let these glorious sounds fill your ears and lift your spirits.” GRAMOPHONE |
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