David Munrow - Instruments of the Middle Ages and Renaissance

Instruments of the Middle Ages and Renaissance 2cd FLAC tracks HQ scans of both the original 100 page LP booklet (ISBN 0 19 321321 4) and the later reissued CD booklet, both in pdf format. Munrows original intention with this publication was a didactic introduction to early music and its instruments accompanied by musical examples. This has been completely lost in the later CD re-issue, omitting the 100 page thick booklet with extensive description of each instrument, method of playing, historic and geoigraphic contexts etc. I've scanned and compiled the orginal booklet myself and wrapped it up with a lossless cd-rip I found on usenet. From LP booklet cover: "Where did the crumhorn come from? When did the sackbut develop? What is the difference between a cittern and a gittern? How does the hurdy-gurdy work? These and a multitude of other questions are answered in this comprehensive guide to European musical instruments before 1600. Full details are given of the origin, development, and use of each instrument; great attention has been paid to the historical and social background. There are over 200 illustrations, including contemporary paintings and woodcuts, and photographs of original instruments and modern replicas, as well as charts, tables, and diagrams. As Andre Previn writes in his Foreword : 'No one: is better qualified to write on this subject than David Munrow. His practical experience and theoretical knowledge have produced a book which will appeal to the specialist and general reader alike. His ability to mix scholarly detail with amusing stories should make this volume fill a place on thousands of bookshelves." Details from http://www.medieval.org/emfaq/cds/emi988.htm Instruments of the Middle Ages and Renaissance The Early Music Consort - David Munrow, dir. EMI (His Master's Voice) "Angel Series" SLS 988 (box) / SAN 391-392 (discs) [LPx2] Angel SBZ-3810 [LPx2] Angel 4X3S-3810 [Cass. x2] Yamano Music YMCD 1031-1032 [CDx2] Virgin Classics 0946 3 85811 2 3 [CDx2] Contents: LP-1 / CD-1: The Middle Ages 1. Woodwind Shawm (with disc) - Anon., Italy, 14th c. Saltarello Shawm (with pirouette) See track 17 Reed pipe - Anon., Syria, Trad. Sheperd's tune Bagpipe (cylindrical chanter) - Anon., Italy, 14th c. Saltarello Bagpipe (conical chanter) - Guillaume de Machaut Ballade: Dame se vous m'estes Bladder pipes - Anon., France, 13th c.: Chansonnier CangΘ Pastourelle: Au temps d'aost Panpipes - Anon., France, 13th c.: Chansonnier CangΘ Chanson α refrain: A prisai qu'en chantant plour Transverse flute - Master Alexander Minnesinger melody: Owe daz nach liebe gat Transverse flute (ensemble) See track 30 Six-holed pipe - Thibaut de Navarre Chanson pieuse: Dou tres douz non a la Virge Marie Double pipes - Jehannot de Lescurel Virelai: Grac∩eusette Pipe and tabor - Guiraut d'Espanha de Toloza Dansa: Ben volgra, s'esser poges Recorder - Anon., ca 1300 English Te Deum Gemshorn - Colin Muset Chansonnette: Quant je voy yver retorner 2. Keyboard Portative organ - Vincenzo da Rimini Madrigal: Ay schonsolato ed amoroso Portative organ - Anon., England, ca 1320: Robertsbridge fragment Estampie Hurdy-gurdy - Jehan d'Esquiri Chanson: JolivetΘ et bone amor Clavichord - Conrad Paumann Ellend du hast ---- 3. Brass (a) Trumpet (clarion) - Hermann, monk of Salzburg Fanfare: Untarn slap tut den sumer wol (b) Trumpet (buisine) - Guillaume Dufay Fanfare: Ad modum tubae Medieval trumpet (as one-note drone) See track 1 (a) Cowhorn - Gilbert de Berneville Ballade: De moi doloreus vos chant (b) Mediaeval cornett - Hermann, monk of Salzburg Das Nachthorn (c) Slide trumpet - Anon., Germany 1349 Geisslerlied: Maria muoter rein¿ ma∩t (d) Ensemble (mediaeval cornett, slide trumpet, alto shawm, tabor) - Hermann, monk of Salzburg Der trumpet 4. Strings (a) Harp (metal strung) - Anon., France, 13th c.: Chansonnier CangΘ Lai: Qui porroit un guierredon (b) Harp (gut strung) - Tassin (attr.) Dance tune Mediaeval harp (as an accompanying instrument) See track 58 Lyre - Anon., 11th c. Goliard melody: O Roma nobilis Psaltery - Anon., Ornkey Isles, 12th c. Hymn to St. Magnus: Nobilis humilis Dulcimer - Jacopo da Bologna Madrigal: Tanto soavamente Lute - Jacopo da Bologna Madrigal: Di nuovo Θ giunto Lute (as an accompanying instrument) See track 11 Lute (in ensemble) See track 30 Mandora - Thibaut de Blason Chanson: Amours que porra Long-necked lute - Alfonso el Sabio (attr.): Cantigas de Santa Maria Cantiga 249: Aquel que de voontade Santa Maria servir, Gittern - Guillaume de Machaut Virelai: Quant je sui mis Citole - Anon. 13th c. English Dance Citole (as an accompanying instrument) See track 27 Rebec - Anon., France, 13th c. La Septime estampie real Treble rebec (as an accompanying instrument) See track 21 Bass rebec (as an accompanying instrument) See tracks 12 & 22 Fiddle - Francesco Landini Ballata: Poi che da te mi convien Bowed lyre - Guillaume de Machaut Virelai: Comment qu'a moy Tromba marina - Anon., France, early 14th c.: Roman de Fauvel Improvised fanfare Motet: Quant ie le voy - Bon vin - Cis chans veult boire Tromba marina (as a drone instrument) See track 27 5. Percussion (medieval and renaissance) (a) Nakers See tracks 1 & 27 (b) Tabor See tracks 1, 9, 17 & 37 (c) Kettledrums See track 46 (d) Side drum See track 31 (e) Tambourin See track 4 (f) Tambourine See track 1 (g) Chime bells See track 10 (h) Xylophone See track 45 (i) Triangle See track 17 (j) Jew's harp See track 7 LP-2 / CD-2: The Renaissance 6. Woodwinds Shawm - Samuel Voelckel: Newe touche weltliche Courante I Courante II Curtal - Tielman Susato Chanson: Ce qui souloit Courtaut See track 40 Rackett - Giorgio Mainerio: Il Primo Libro di Balli 1578 Caro ortolano Quart-bass rackett See track 45 Crumhorn - Johann Schein: Banchetto Musicale 1617 Padouana Cornamuse - Antonio Gardane: Rhaw's bicinia Gallica et latina 1545 Bicinium: Le cuer de vous Kortholt - Guillaume le Heurteur: Rhaw's bicinia Gallica et latina 1545 Bicinium: Mon petit cueur Raushpfeife - Michael Praetorius: Terpsichore 1612 Branle double I Branle double II Branle double III Flute - Claudin de Sermisy: Attaingnant's Second Book: Chansons musicales 1633 Chanson: Amour me poingt Recorder (a) 8' Consort - Guillaume le Heurteur: Attaingnant's Second Book: Chansons musicales 1633 Chanson: Hellas ! Amour Recorder (b) 4' Consort - Anthony Holborne: Pavans, Galliards, Allmains and other short aeirs 1599 The Fairie Rounde 7. Keyboard Renaissance organ - Pedro de Soto Entrada rΘal Small positive organ See tracks 47, 48 & 50 Regal - Conrad Paumann: Fundamentum (a) Prelude: Ascensus simplex Regal - Anon., Germany, 15th c.: Buxheim Orgelbuch (b) Min Hertz hat sich seb gefr÷wet Harpsichord - Gionanni Salvatore, Naples MS Toccata Virginals - Anon., 16th c.: Dublin Virginal Book c. 1570 Variation on the Romanesca Xylophone - Giorgio Mainerio: Il Primo Libro di Balli 1578 Ballo Francese ---- 8. Brass (a) Trumpet (unmuted) - Claudio Monteverdi: Orfeo 1607 Toccata (b) Trumpet (muted) - Claudio Monteverdi: Orfeo 1607 Toccata (a) Sackbut (solo) - Heinrich Biber: Sonata for trombone, two violins and continuo Adagio and Allegro (b) Sackbut (consort) - Michael Praetorius: Musae Sionae IV Lobt Gott ihr Christen alle gleich (c) Sackbut (mixed ensemble) See track 37 Cornett - Girolamo Frescobaldi: Canzoni da sonare, 1634 Canzona for "due canti" Alto & tenor cornett - Pierre de Machincourt: Rhaw's bicinia Gallica et latina 1545 Bicinium "Amor organ" Serpent - Girolamo Frescobaldi: Canzoni da sonare, 1634 Canzona Quarta for "basso solo" 9. Strings Lute - John Dowland Orlando Sleepeth Lute (ensemble) See tracks 45, 57 & 61 Theorbo - Thomas Mace: Musick's Monument 1676 A Fancy - Prelude or Voluntary Chitarrone (as continuo) See track 50 Mandora - Giorgio Mainerio: Il Primo Libro di Balli 1578 Ballo Anglese Cittern - Anthony Holborne: The Cittharn Schoole Galliarde for cittern and bass Ceterone - Alessandro Piccini: Intavolatura di Liuto, et di Chitarrone Toccata prima Bandora - John Dowland, Braye bandora MS, c. 1600: Galliard Orpharion - Jane Pickering's Lute Book Duet "Le Rossignol" Vihuela - Luis de Milßn: El Maestro, 1536 Fantasia XI Guitar - Anon.: Braye Lute Book c. 1560 Pavana (Variation on the Romanesca) (a) Viol (consort) - William Byrd: Fantasy in four parts (b) Lyra viol - Thomas Ford: Duet "Forget me not" Violone See tracks 45, 50 & 53 Violin - Anon., 16th c. La Volta Violin (ensemble) See track 53 Performers: The Early Music Consort of London Andrew van der Beek (alto cornamuse, alto crumhorn, bass curtal, tenor kortholt, great-bass rackett, alto recorder, great-bass recorder, soprano rauschpfeife), Paul Bernard (organ), Roger Brenner (sackbutt, tenor sackbutt), Oliver Brookes (bass crumhorn, bowed lyre, alto rauschpfeife, bass rebec, bass recorder, tenor recoder, tromba marina, viol, bass viol, violone), David Corkhill (dulcimer, side drum, kettledrums, nakers, tabor, tambourin, mediaeval triangle with rings, xylophone), Christopher Hogwood (fretted clavichord, harp, irish harp, harpsichord, hurdy-gurdy, organ, portative organ, regal, tabor, virginal), Trevor Jones (bass viol), Michael Laird (buisine, clarion, cornett, alto cornett, mediaeval cornett, soprano sackbutt, natural trumpet), Alan Lumsden (cowhorn, tenor cornett, tenor flute, quart-bass rackett, quart-bass recorder, soprano recorder, tenor sackbutt, serpent, oriental trumpet, slide trumpet), Catherine Mackintosh (treble viol), David Munrow (soprano cornamuse, bass courtaut, alto crumhorn, soprano curtal, tenor curtal, flute, alto flute, alto gemshorn, bass kortholt, reed pipe, bagpipes, bladder pipes, six-holed pipe, double pipes, pipe, tenor rackett, sopranino rauschpfeife, alto recorder, tenor recorder, alto shawm, oriental shawm, soprano shawm, tenor shawm, tabor), Martin Nichols (bass sackbutt), Nigel North (bass viol), Gillian Reid (chimes bells, harp with "bray" pins, psaltery), Mary Remnant (gittern), Jane Ryan (bass viol), Eleanor Sloan (lyre, fiddle, treble rebec, violin), Malcolm Smith (natural trumpet), Robert Spencer (bandora, chitarrone, guitar, lute), John Turner (alto flute, panpipes, bass rackett, bass recorder, soprano recorder), James Tyler (ceterone, citole, cittern, tenor crumhorn, bass flute, jew's harp, lute, long-necked lute, mandora, orpharion, soprano rauschpfeife, tenor recorder, tambourine, theorbo, vihuela, tenor viol), Polly Waterfied (violin), Iaan Wilson (buisine, cornett) David Munrow, dir. Playing time: 51' 12" + 58' 12" = 1h 49' 24" Recording site and date: Abbey Road Studio [03, 04, 09/1973, 02/1974]; Rel.: 1976 (LP), 2007 (Virgin CD) Comments: Information from LPs, both EMI & Angel; also from Virgin CD. For the LP edition, everything here is superb; the book included (not in CD edition) is lavishly printed, an image of Munrow, the ultra-perfectionist. If you don't have it, do whatever you can to find a copy, preferably the LP edition.

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