Track Listing

1. Dum Pater Familias
2. Bouree
3. Gagliarda
4. Quen a Virgen Ben Servir�
5. Bransfes de Villages
6. Katerine Collaudemus
7. Seesa De' Pastori Dal Monte
8. Orientis Partibus
9. Volte
10. Stella Splendens
11. Tempus Est Locondum
12. Ballo De' Cigni
13. Bache, Bene Venies
14. Lux Optata Claruit
15. Ballet Incerti
16. Non E Gran Causa
17. Passo E Mezzo/Saltarello Giorgio

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17964 in Music
• Released on: 1996-07-23
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

Customer Reviews

Spirited and earthy!
I don't know if this is the "ultimate" collection of medieval and Renaissance music, but it's certainly a darn good one, with more depth and spunk than most I've heard. The wide variety of selections, ranging from martial to spiritual and courtly to folksy, were drawn from four prior releases of Philip Pickett and the New London Consort: "The Feast of Fools", "Dances from Terpsichore", "Llibre Vermell" and "The Pilgrimage to Santiago". The CD insert suggests that "the sinners and saints that exist in everyone" will be drawn to this recording. "What you're listening to is not the domain of museums, but the music of the people, born of faith and the love of song and dance." And indeed, Philip Pickett and the New London Consort bring this music undeniably to life. Their sound is rich, full and quite winning. It is unfortunate that said insert, while containing texts and translations for all the songs, is rather lacking in information about the performers and instruments, but all in all, there seems to be a full complement of male and female singers, recorders, reeds, bowed and plucked strings, a hurdy-gurdy, drums, tamborine, and even an organ. If you enjoy this CD, you'll also like "The Little Barley-Corne: Winter Revels from the Renaissance" and "The Way of the Pilgrim: Medieval Songs of Travel" by the Toronto Consort, as well as "A la Via!: Street Music from the 13th to the 16th Centuries" by Ensemble Anonymus and Strada.

Best collection of Renaissance Dance Band Music!
After listening to other CDs which contain early music, I have to say this is my favorite. It contains an excellent range of pieces from the Renaissance and Medieval areas, and Philip Pickett and the New London Consort have outdone themselves with the performance of these works. It is highly listenable and makes for a terrific introduction to Renaissance dance band music. Overall, I feel that it is even better than Pickett's Terpsichore Dances CD and makes for an essential part of any classical CD collection.

Excellent production; Medieval Enthusiast review
This CD gives a wide range of music characteristic of both the Low and High Middle Ages. It ranges from secular music to worship music. Some of which being ancient hymns, some from feasts and banquets, most notably the "Feast of Fools". Great care has been taken to reproduce the melody, pitch, rythum and instruments of the period. This is excellent, highly recomended for medieval enthusiasts.