The aim of this collection is to provide listeners with a broader understanding of how music was conceived during the Italian Renaissance, beyond the usual focus on vocal works, whether sacred or dramatic. Libraries have been ransacked to find unusual examples of solo repertoire for violin, lyra da braccio, keyboard, harp and lute, but also solo ricercars, 4-part dances, and arrangements of the vocal scores of madrigals. The wide range of pieces that make up the recording give an eloquent idea of the music that would have been played and heard in the home of an Italian gentleman.
5 Il Primo Libro de Balli: XV. Arboscello, Ballo Furlano
6 Il Primo Libro de Balli: XIV. Ungarescha E Saltarello
7 Il Primo Libro de Balli: XII. Schiarazula Marazula
8 Pasamezo Di Nome Anticho
9 Romanesca Di Lyra
10 Recercare
11 Donna Leggiadra Et Bella
12 Qui Sequitur Me Non Ambulat
13 La Gamba in Basso E Soprano
14 Divisions on Palestrina's Vestiva I Colli
15 Fantasia Settima
16 Oculus Non Vidit
17 Recercar Sopra Il Canto Fermo Di Costanzo Festa E Per Sonar All'arpa
18 Fantasia Sexta
19 La Pastorella Si Leva Per Tempo
20 Adieu Mon Amour
21 Recercada Prima Sobre "O Felici Occhi Miei"
22 Canone
23 Divisions on Orlando Di Lasso's Suzanne Un Jour
24 Pavana Alla Venetiana
The aim of this collection is to provide listeners with a broader understanding of how music was conceived during the Italian Renaissance, beyond the usual focus on vocal works, whether sacred or dramatic. Libraries have been ransacked to find unusual examples of solo repertoire for violin, lyra da braccio, keyboard, harp and lute, but also solo ricercars, 4-part dances, and arrangements of the vocal scores of madrigals. The wide range of pieces that make up the recording give an eloquent idea of the music that would have been played and heard in the home of an Italian gentleman.
