Th. Morley – Dances for Broken Consort, from the First Booke o

Th. Morley – Dances for Broken Consort, from the First Booke o

 

From THE FIRST BOOKE OF CONSORT LESSONS, made by diuers exquisite Authors, for six Instruments to play together, the Treble Lute, the Bandora, the Cittern, the Base-Violl, the Flute & Treble-Violl
[published by William Barley in 1599]

William Byrd [1543-1623]
I. Mounsier's Almaine – 0:05

John Dowland [1562-1626]
II. Lachrimae Pavan – 2:39

Anonymous composer [16th c.]
III. Michill's Galliard – 7:15

John Dowland
IV. My Lord Chamberlain's Galliard (lute duet) – 9:31

Richard Nicholson [c.1570 – Oxford, 1639]
V. The Jew's Dance – 12:04

John Dowland
VI. Captaine Piper's Pavan – 13:51
VII. Galliard – 18:07

William Byrd
VIII. My Lord of Oxenford's Maske – 21:12

Thomas Morley [1557/8-1602]
IX. La Coranta- 24:05
X. Lavolto (La volta) – 26:32

Performed by The Early Music Consort of London
dir. David Munrow (recorder)
D. Nesbitt (triple viol), Jane Ryan (bass viol)
Desmond Dupre (Renaissance lute)
Ian Harwood (cittern)
Robert Spencer (pandora / lute)