A Pageant of Medieval Music Ref: CDG1241
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, cheery album of dynamic medieval music recorded using instruments and playing techniques of the period.
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Making Merrye Ref: CDG1062
24 tracks 61 min
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Joyful medieval songs and dances
Livelu medieval music from England, France and Italy, from 'Mi very joye' to the 'Montard Brawl'. Period instruments and voices combine to create a complete musical portrait of the late medieval world.
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Music of the Middle Ages Ref: CDG1055
23 tracks 62 min
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Songs, laments and dances
Music found in medieval manuscripts that evokes the age of chivalry and courtly love. This richly varied programme includes plainchant and instrumental pieces played on a psaltery (small harp) and portative (portable) organ of the kind often seen in medieval paintings.
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Music for a Merry Monarch Ref: CDG1116
21 tracks 60 minutes
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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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Songs from the Taverne Ref: CDG1059
22 tracks 60 min
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Ballads and songs from the time of Chaucer
Lively and cosmopolitan, these songs and ballads are performed in an authentic style using period instruments. The songs, including 'Sumer is icumen in' and 'Angelus ad Virginem', would have been familiar to Chaucer's pilgrims as they journeyed to Canterbury.
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Canterbury Tales Ref: CDG1081
27 tracks 59 min
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Chaucer's world in words and music
The exuberant world of Chaucer's pilgrims is captured in extracts from the Proloque to the Canterbury Tales, intermingled with atmospheric music of the period: songs, dances and instrumental pieces which complement the rhythmical language of the master poet.
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Flower of Chivalry Ref: CDG1117
24 tracks 61 min
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Tranquil medieval music featuring The Hilliard Ensemble
An emphasis on peace and calm in this selection of medieval music, including 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 harp music by King Henry VIII.
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Music for a Great Castle Ref: CDG1111
26 tracks 61 min
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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.
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Sweet Music for Bathing Ref: CDG1088
20 tracks 63 min
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Sublime sounds for relaxing moments
Pamper yourself - or a friend - with this luxuriant album of sweet music from a more seductive age. From slow dances to gentle songs of love, this programme includes 'O mistress mine', 'Sarabande', 'Hark, hark, the lark' and 'Beneath the myrtle shades'.
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A Garden of Music Ref: CDG1128
24 tracks 62 min
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A rich collection of music from the medieval world
From the sounds of girls' voices to quiet instrumental moments, songs of love and devotion fill this album with the atmosphere of the medieval world and its exotic gardens. The music is taken from medieval manuscripts in museums and libraries around the world.
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