The Instruments of the Middle Ages and Renaissance

The Instruments of the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Musica reservata of London - Michael Morrow, leader
Vanguard VSD 7 1 219/20 [LPx2]
Vanguard Classics 08 9059 72 [CDx2, Europe]
Vanguard Classics (Omega) OVC 8093/94 [CDx2, NA]

Contents:

    CD1

    BOWED STRINGS

    FIDDLE
  1. Narrator

  2. Alto fiddle (open strings)
  3. Narrator / music

  4. Raimbaut de Vaqueiras:
  5. Kalenda Maya I
  6. Kalenda Maya II
  7. Kalenda Maya III
  8. REBECS
  9. Narrator

  10. Treble rebec
  11. Narrator / music

  12. bass rebec
  13. Narrator / music

  14. tenor rebec
  15. Narrator / music

  16. Josquin Des Prez:
  17. La Bernardina
  18. VIOLS
  19. Narrator

  20. Anon.:
  21. Ich sachs eins mals I
  22. Ich sachs eins mals II
  23. VIOLS
  24. Narrator

  25. Treble viol (open strings)
  26. Narrator / music

  27. Tenor viol (open strings)
  28. Narrator / music

  29. Bass viol (viola da gamba (open strings)
  30. Narrator / music

  31. Violone (open strings)
  32. Narrator / music

  33. Claudin de Sermisy:
  34. Dont vient cela

  35. Anon., Germany, 16th c.:
  36. Hoftanz-Hupfauff
  37. LYRA DA BRACCIO
  38. Narrator

  39. Anon., 16th c.:
  40. Romanesca (passamezzo moderno)
  41. HURDY GURDY
  42. Narrator

  43. Alfonso le Sabio: Cantigas de Santa Maria
  44. Cantiga 166: Como poden per sas culpas os omes
  45. PLUCKED STRINGS

    HARP
  46. Narrator

  47. Anon., ca 1340:
  48. Patriae pacis
  49. LUTE
  50. Narrator

  51. Bass lute (open strings):
  52. Narrator / music

  53. Joanambrosio Dalza (attr.):
  54. Tastar de corde - Recercar

  55. Tenor lute (open strings):
  56. Narrator / music

  57. Anon., late 16th c.:
  58. Galliard for two lutes after Lavecha
  59. GUITAR
  60. Narrator

  61. Renaissance guitar (open strings):
  62. Narrator / music

  63. Adrian LeRoy:
  64. First Branle
  65. Second Branle
  66. Third Branle
  67. Fourth Branle
  68. WIRE-STRUNG INSTRUMENTS

  69. Narrator
  70. CITOLE (open strings):
  71. Narrator / music

  72. Anon., 13th c.:
  73. Danse royale
  74. CITTERN
  75. Narrator

  76. Bass Citern (open strings):
  77. Narrator / music

  78. Alessandro Piccinini:
  79. Corrente prima
  80. BANDORA
  81. Narrator

  82. Bandora (open strings):
  83. Narrator / music

  84. Anthony Holborne:
  85. A Ground
  86. PSALTERY
  87. Narrator

  88. Psaltery (arpeggio):
  89. Narrator / music

  90. Anon., 13th c.:
  91. Danse royale
  92. DULCIMER
  93. Narrator

  94. Dulcimer (arpeggio):
  95. Narrator / music

  96. Anon., Germany, late 16th c./early 17th c.:
  97. Praeambulum
  98. PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS

  99. Narrator
  100. TAMBOURINE:
  101. Narrator / music
  102. TRIANGLE:
  103. Narrator / music
  104. BELLS:
  105. Narrator / music

  106. Bells and Triangle
  107. music
  108. TABOR:
  109. Narrator / music

  110. Small, large tabor:
  111. Music
  112. SNARE DRUM:
  113. Narrator / music
  114. KETTLE DRUMS:
  115. Narrator / music
  116. NAKERS:
  117. Narrator / music

  118. Kettle drums:
  119. Music
  120. WIND INSTRUMENTS

  121. Narrator / music
  122. RECORDERS, soprano
  123. Narrator / music

  124. Alto recorder:
  125. music

  126. Tenor recorder:
  127. music

  128. Bass recorder:
  129. music

  130. Anon., Germany, 16th c.:
  131. S'Maidlein
  132. PIPE AND TABOR
  133. Narrator

  134. Anon., 13th c.,:
  135. Estampie
  136. FLUTES
  137. Narrator

  138. Tenor flute:
  139. Narrator / music

  140. Bass flute
  141. Narrator / music

  142. Johannes Prioris:
  143. Consumo la mia vita
  144. THE REED FAMILY

    CRUMHORNS
  145. Narrator

  146. Soprano crumhorn:
  147. Narrator / music

  148. Alto crumhorn
  149. Narrator / music

  150. Bass crumhorn
  151. Narrator / music

  152. Caspar Othmayr:
  153. Mir ist ein schönst brauns Maidelein
  154. RAUSCHPFEIFF
  155. Narrator

  156. Anon., Italy 13th c.:
  157. Saltarello
  158. BAGPIPE
  159. Narrator

  160. Alfonso le Sabio (attr.): Cantigas de Santa Maria
  161. Cantiga 77: Da que Deus mamou o leite do
  162. SHAWMS
  163. Narrator

  164. Soprano shawm:
  165. Narrator / music

  166. Alto shawm:
  167. Narrator / music

  168. Bass shawm
  169. Narrator / music

  170. Anon., France or Flanders, 15th c.:
  171. Le joly tetin de ma dame
  172. RACKETT
  173. Narrator

  174. Anon., early 17th c.:
  175. The King's Morisck
  176. CD-2

    BRASS INSTRUMENTS

  177. Narrator
  178. CORNETT
  179. Narrator / cornett
  180. SACKBUTS
  181. Narrator / sackbuts

  182. Anthony Holborne:
  183. Almain
  184. TRUMPET
  185. Narrator

  186. Valveless trumpet (out of tune):
  187. music

  188. Valveless trumpet (in tune):
  189. music

  190. Tenor sackbut:
  191. Narrator / music

  192. Bass sackbut:
  193. Narrator / music

  194. Samuel Scheidt:
  195. Corrento

  196. Jacques Moderne:
  197. Pavana: L Bataille
  198. KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS

  199. Narrator
  200. CLAVICHORD
    Anon., early-mid 16th c.:
  201. Le forze d'hercole
  202. VIRGINAL
  203. Narrator

  204. Martin Peerson:
  205. The Fall of the Leafe:
  206. HARPSICHORD
  207. Narrator

  208. Martin Peerson:
  209. Alman
  210. PORTATIVE ORGAN
  211. Narrator

  212. Portative organ (scale):
  213. Music

  214. Andrea de Florentia:
  215. Cosa crudel
  216. POSITIVE ORGAN
    Hans Buchner von Constanz (attr.):
  217. Dantz Moss Benczenauher

  218. Anon., early-mid 16th c.:
  219. Moneghina Gagliarda
  220. REGAL
    Anon., Italy, early-mid 16th c.:
  221. Pass'e mezo antico terzo
  222. CONCLUSION
  223. Narrator
  224. CONCERT

    Ludwig Senfl:
  225. Es taget vor dem Walde
  226. 5 rebecs

  227. Anon, Germany, mid 16th c.:
  228. (no title)

  229. Anon./arr. Giovanni Pacolini, Italy, mid 16th c.:
  230. La Gamba

  231. Pierre Certon:
  232. J'ay le rebours
  233. (no title)

  234. Raimbault de Vaqueiras:
  235. Kalenda Maya

  236. Walter Frye:
  237. Tout a par moy

  238. Anon./arr. Johannes Tinctoris:
  239. (no title)

  240. Anon.:
  241. (no title)

  242. Thomas Morley:
  243. Joyne Hands

  244. Anthony Holborne:
  245. The Fairie Round

Playing time: 54' 35" + 45' 18" = 99' 53"

Performers:
Musica Reservata of London:
John Beckett (tambourine, harpsichord, organ), John Brenner (sackbut), John Dudley (tenor), Desmond Dupré (rebec), Edgar Fleet (tenor), Brian Gulland (recorder, crumhorn), Richard Harvey (recorder, flute, crumhorn), Trevor Herbert (sackbut), Trevor Jones (rebec), Michael Laird (cornett), John Leach (psaltery, dulcimer), Catherine Mackintosh (rebec), Jeremy Montagu (percussion), Jantina Noorman (mezzo-soprano), Michael Oxenham (recorder), Christine Ring (flute), Anthony Rooley (lute, guitar), Ephraim Segerman (bandora), Adam Skeaping (rebec), Eleanor Sloan (rebec), Don Smithers (cornett), John Sothcott (lyra da braccio), Bernard Thomas (recorder, flute, crumhorn, rauschpfeiff, rackett), David Thomas (bass), James Tyler (lute, bass cittern), Brian Wilson (harp)] & (guest artists) Shelley Gruskin (bagpipe), Harold Lester (harpsichord, virginal, clavichord), Sally Logemann (shawms), Frederick Renz (hurdy-gurdy)
Michael Morrow, leader.

Recording site and date:
Conway Hall, London, England [06-07/1972]

Reviewed in:
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Gramophone (Vol./#-p.):
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.):

Comments:
Information from CD and additional remarks from Robert Searle. A Who's who of early music performers of the early 70's. A very good introduction to early music instruments; it should be noted that, ca 1970, David Munrow released an LP with similar, but modest, goals: Oryx EXP 46 Medieval and Renaissance Sounds, vol. I and then in mid 70's appeared David Munrow's mythical Instruments of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, but that is another story.

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