NEWEST:
Nashville Early Music Ensemble - NEME
Oy comamos y
bebamos -
Juan del Encina -
lively and fun (see more versions below)
Gaudete --
Fum Fum Fum --
Con el vito
PERU ~
Hanacpachap cussicuinin - Thought to be the first multi-voiced music composed in the New World,
this simple but intriguing piece is found in a collection of sacred
music compiled in 1631, but was likely written some years earlier...More
info
Lyrics San Antonio Vocal Arts
Ensemble
La púrpura de la rosa
(The Blood of the Rose)
-
First staged in 1659 in Peru, this is the New World's first known opera
composition.
The brief clip is from the music by Torrejón y Velasco. More info
about this early opera is available by searching on the Internet.
There are occasional contemporary performances.
CD
More info
ENGLISH ~
SONGS
Pastime with Good Company -
New World Renaissance Band with
Owain Phyfe
History and lyrics
CD
Though
Philomela Lost Her Love - Thomas Morley (1557-1603)
A Robyn,
Gentil Robyn - William Cornysh (Died 1523)
Farewell,
Dear Love - Robert Jones (16th century)
Remember,
O Thou Man - Thomas Ravenscroft (1592-1635)
O
Mistresse Mine - Thomas Morley (1557-1603)
Chants of Sarum -
A collaboration between harpsichordist Mary Jane Newman and the
choral group Parthenia VII. Attempts to recreate the Use of Sarum, a
semi-independent medieval liturgy that developed out of the Church of
Salisbury (Sarum to the ancient Celts and Romans) and spread across
Catholic churches in the British Isles until the time of Henry VIII.
This pretty sample is entitled "Jesu, Son of Mary".
CD
INSTRUMENTALS
Witches'
Dance - Anonymous
All pieces above by The Renaissance Quartet/Project
3 PR 7000SD
MORE SONGS
To Drive the Cold Winter Away -
c.1625
Owain Phyfe live
with friends CD
We Be Soliders Three -
Owain Phyfe
live
- from Thomas Ravenscroft 'Deuteromelia' (1609)
Cold
and Raw - The Baltimore Consort
Dorian 90155
17th Century Winter Carol -
English, sung by
Ellen Hargis with lutenist Paul O'Dette.
Gloucestershire Wassail - Traditional - Lyrics and notation
Waverly Consort (Virgin Classics 55193)
MADRIGALS
Sing
we And Chant It - Shall
I Sue -
All
Creatures Now
Say,
Love - Hark
All Ye Lovely Saints - Rest,
Sweet Nymphs
All madrigals above
from Nonesuch H-71097 collection
FRENCH ~
INSTRUMENTALS
Gavotte from
Atys - Jean Baptiste Lully (1632-1687)
Lamoureux Orchestra and Wind Ensemble/Armand Birbaum
Philips PHC9036
L'arboscello
ballo furlano - Pierre Phalèse (1510-1573)
Branle
- Claude Gervaise (16th century)
Two pieces above are from RCA Victrola VICS-1328
Branle de
montirandé - Antoine Francisque (1570-1605)
Rafael Puyana/ (CD)
SONGS
Que
dises, mei bon fraire - 16th century song from
French Provence/Terra Nova Consort
(Dorian 90269)
J'ai vu le loup (I Saw the Wolf) -
Baltimore Consort
Dorian 90177
Branle gai - The wind instrument is a
shawm. Pierre Attaingnant (circa 1494 - 1551)
Lawrence-King, Harp Consort
CD
O l'heureuse journée -
Anonymous carol from Avignon, France c. 1600
Boston Camerata
CD
ITALIAN
~
Ayo visto lo
mappamundi -
Italian Renaissance, Waverly Consort
CD
("I've seen the map of the world") The tune is pretty. It was inspired
by the explorer voyages of the 15th century, which had sad dire
consequences for indigenous populations of the day.
INSTRUMENTAL
La
frescobalda
- Pavana
alla veneziana
- Gagliarda
Virginal soloist
Blanche Winogron/Counterpoint 5516
An Italian
Rant - Baltimore Consort
Dorian 90238
SPANISH
~
Oy comamos y bebamos -
Juan del Encina - lively and fun -
Renaissance band and singers
Oy comamos y bebamos -
Juan del Encina - same
piece as above -
Los Angeles Guitar
Quartet
Rodrigo Martinez -
Spanish Renaissance Kings Singers
Folia - based on Rodrigo Martinez tune
Yo soy la locura - Henri de Bailly - French passacaglia
style but sung in Spanish
VILLANCICOS
E la don
don -
The Renaissance Quartet/Project 3 PR 7000SD
Vésame
y abràcame - New
York ProMusica/Decca DL9409
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Riu chiu is a 16th century Spanish villancico (carol)
arranged in a South American folkloric style. Here are 7
versions of it.
Like to sing along?? Here are the
lyrics.
Ríu chíu -
Nashville Early Music Ensemble - NEME
Ríu chíu - Cuarteto Zupay
Ríu chíu - Chanticleer
Ríu chíu - The Monkees with Chip
Davis (performed in their Christmas 1967 episode)
Ríu chíu - The Monkees with Davy
Ríu chíu - Eric Tingstad
Ríu chíu - Unknown Instumental
HARP
Hachas
- Popular
Variations - Villancete - Seguidilla
- Huete
Nicanor Zabaleta,
soloist/Counterpoint 509 and 5542
Marionas
- Tarantela - Luz y Norte/Lucas
Ribavaz (CD)
OLD FOLK SONGS
A la nanita
- La
magarideta - El pobre alegre
Madrigal Chorus of
Madrid/Odyssey 32160148
OTHER THINGS SECTION ~
Can't Help Falling In Love With You
- a 1986
celtic
rock take on the Elvis
standard -
Lick the Tins
Farewell
to Nova Scotia -
The
Buccaneers
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