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23 tracks 61 min
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Great Music from a Tudor Court
A musical journey back in time - to the world of the jesters and music makers of the royal chamber. Stately dances, gentle lute music and wistful love songs make up this programme of beautiful and elaborate sixteenth-century music from the Tudor courts of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.

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Great Music from the Court of Henry VIII -3 CD set

Ref: CD226

56 tracks
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Around 3 hours of music

Music to celebrate a Tudor court

Great choral music, vocal ensemble and music for lute and clavichord combine in this collection from the age of chivalry and bring to life music the King would have known, played and even composed himself.

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Great Music from the Court of Henry VIII Ref: CDG1148

25 tracks 65 min
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Superb singing from one of England's exceptional vocal ensembles alongside music for lute and clavichord in a programme of music from the Court of Henry VIII bringing to life the pages of a musical manuscript which belonged to the King himself and which includes many of hiw own compositions.

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Great Music from the Court of Henry VIII

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Music for the Six Wives of Henry VIII Ref: CDG1010

24 tracks 63 min
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Henry VIII was a musician and music lover. This album of cheerful songs and dances brings together some of Henry's own compositions with the best Renaissance music from England and the continent, reflecting the taste of each of Henry's wives and giving a lively impression of Tudor court life.

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Music for the Six Wives of Henry VIII

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Elizabeth I Ref: CDG1052

21 tracks 61 min
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Great music from the court of Elizabeth I

Glorious music from the rich and glamorous court of Queen Elizabeth I, mostly composed by her favourite musician, William Byrd. Viols, flutes, recorders, lutes and voices combine in an evocative programme of songs and dances reflecting the tastes of England's first golden age.

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Elizabeth I

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Travels with my Lute Ref: CDG1114

31 tracks 68 min
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Fine Renaissance music

The gentle lute: played by one of Britain's leading virtuosos, Lynda Sayce, this programme draws together the best lute music of the Renaissance, contrasting the different regional musical styles which emerged during the golden period of lute composition.

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Travels with my Lute

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A Perfecte Harmonie Ref: CDG1103

30 tracks 66 min
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Elizabethan Love Duets

Delicate lute duets which conjure images of an expensively draped Tudor room where musicians play quietly in one corner as the fading winter sun streams through a stained glass window, creating colours and reflections which are mirrored in the twists, turns and melodies of this elegant music.

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A Gift for a King

Ref: CDG1221

15 tracks, 60 mins
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Music for Henry VIII

A collection of glorious sacred music which was presented as a gift to Henry VIII in 1526 by the city of Florence. Music by the great European composers of the day which was known to Henry and heard in his great chapels throughout the land, in an atmospheric recording by Oxford's finest mixed-voice choir.

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Music from a Tudor Court Ref: CDG1250

Delicate lute duets which conjure images of a courtly scene. Musicians play quietly in the corner of a garden, where the colours and scents are reflected in the twists, turns and melodies of this elegant music.

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Music from a Tudor Court

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Songs for William Shakespeare Ref: CDG1006

29 tracks 65 min
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The finest songs from Shakespeare's plays, from Johnson's arrangement of 'Where the bee sucks' in 'The Tempest' to Morley's famous version of Feste's song 'O mistress mine', from 'Twelfth Night'. Carefully researched and played on instruments of the period.

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Songs for William Shakespeare

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Sonnets by William Shakespeare Ref: CDG1123

44 tracks 62 min
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Read by Margaret Howard

Subtle, clever, witty and deeply profound, Shakespeare's sonnets have captured the imagination of readers for generations. Here they are brought to life, with suitable musical interludes, by broadcaster Margaret Howard and Bernard Palmer.

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Sonnets by William Shakespeare

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All the World's a Stage Ref: CDG1110

31 tracks 67 min
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Music for Williams Shakespeare

Music from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries composed for Shakespeare's plays or to celebrate his work. A wide range of instrumental sounds and some splendid singing create a fascinating programme of dynamic and cheerful English music, performed by one of Britain's leading ensembles.

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All the World's a Stage

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My Heart's Desire Ref: CDG1060

20 tracks 61 min
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Love songs and ballads form the Elizabethan age

Great romantic ballads and airs from sixteenth century England by Dowland, Campion, Rosseter and Holborne, accompanied by viols, lutes and recorders in an evocative programme full of feeling that brings the Tudor age to life.

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