Trouvère on CD
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Music for a Medieval PrinceOur new CD brings to life the courtly sounds of the thirteenth century. All the music comes from the thirteenth-century Chansonnier du Roi, a beautiful and rich resource of the music of the trouvères and troubadours. More Information - please clickThe Chansonnier of the Prince of the MoreaManuscript fonds.fr. 844 in Bibliothèque Narionale in Paris - the Chansonnier du Roi or ‘Songbook of the King’ - is a remarkable survival from the high Middle Ages. Although its primary focus is firmly on the northern French trouvères, this Chansonnier is unusual in having a wonderfully broad repertoire, for it contains a rich collection of the music of the troubadours and trouvères, as well as instrumental dance tunes and polyphonic motets. The Chansonnier was initially created around 1255 by or for Prince Guillaume II de Villehardouin of the Morea in southern Greece. The Morea was arguably the most successful of the many states created in the wake of the Fourth Crusade (1204), which saw Constantinople and the Byzantine empire conquered by westerners. The Morea comprised most of the Peloponnese and at the time of the creation of the Prince’s songbook was a prosperous and ambitious state that was proud of its French heritage. This songbook was one way of asserting this heritage. It was created possibly in the Morea, but more probably either in the Angevin kingdom of southern Italy or actually in northern France. Its early history is far from clear but by the end of the thirteenth century it was in Angevin hands - like the Morea itself, which had by then fallen swiftly and far from its glorious heyday. Trouvère present here a selection from the Prince’s Chansonnier. Most importantly, we feature - we think for the first time in the modern era - two songs by the Prince himself. Click on the following to hear samples from the CD:Full Track List - please click
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Music for a Medieval FeastThe music and merrymaking of a 13th - 14th century feasting hall is brought to life on this CD from Trouvère! The range of instruments featured includes bagpipes, flutes, citole, recorder, harp, rebec and percussion to create a lively mix of instrumental music ideal for any medieval banquet. Click on the following to hear samples from the CD:Full Track List - please click
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Music for Tudor FeastFeaturing many different Tudor age instruments and sounds with examples of courtly music, feasting music, dance music and commoners music. Great for banquets and parties, but this recording will also be useful in schools for teachers presenting Tudor Times at KS2. Click on the following to hear samples from the CD:Full Track List - please click
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In BethlehemA collection of music from the thirteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth centuries on the theme of Christmas.
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NovelaThis CD features 13th and 14th century music from medieval France, Spain and Italy. The recordings are all modern interpretations performed on a variety of instruments both modern and medieval. Unlike our other recent recordings, we have not worried about authenticity and allowed the music to take us where it will.
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Douce Dame JolieA splendid collection of 19 medieval and 16th century music performed on a wide variety of instruments including lutes, citoles, psalteries, flutes, nakirs, symphony and cornamuse. The CD is arranged in chronological order starting with music from the 13th century French Trouvère manuscripts. Features 12 instrumental pieces and 7 songs. Players: Gill Stapleton, Helen Senior, Tony Lacey, Paul McGuiness, Dan Osbaldeston, Gill Page, Paul Leigh.
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Reynard the FoxEpic storytelling from the middle ages! This CD presents three classic stories from the collection of tales about Reynard the Fox - the trickiest animal in the forest... The tales are accompanied by authentic music from twelfth and thirteenth century France.
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Resources for Schools
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How to be a Tudoror... the guide to putting on the perfect Tudor day. Aimed at schools studying Tudors at KS2, How to Be a Tudor contains just about all you need for imaginative and creative Tudor-themed work, building up to a Tudor day. This colourful booklet includes instructions for making Tudor-style outfits, guidelines on producing a Tudor feast (including three authentic recipes), notes on a Tudor Christmas, guidelines on talking and role-playing Tudors, two Tudor dances, real Tudor music to play - and much more. How to Be a Tudor is a unique resource stuffed with great ideas! |
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Medieval and Tudor DanceThis Guide for Schools is intended for teachers who are keen to explore the medieval and Tudor periods with their classes. It is especially intended to accompany Tudor studies at Key Stage 2, and medieval studies at Key Stage 3, but some of the simpler branles (Torch, Horse, Clog) can be great fun at Key Stage 1. Detailed descriptions and music are given of eight dances and the music for each, performed on period instruments, is given on an accompanying CD. There are also two extra pieces of music on the CD provided with worksheets to enable children to devise their own ‘Tudor’ dance. Players: Elliott Rush, Clare Little, Paul Leigh. Click on the following to hear samples from the CD:Full Track List - please click
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The Ultimate Tudor Bundle
Buy our Medieval and Tudor Dance, How To Be A Tudor and Music for a Tudor Feast as a single pack of great resources, providing you with all you need to back up your Tudor project.
£38, includes postage and packaging
Current projects in 2013
Revisiting Novela
We are currently working on another CD on the same basis as our earlier Novela. As before, the emphasis will not be so much on authenticity. Instead we want to focus on some of our favourite medieval melodies and produce new arrangements of this music on an eclectic range of instruments.
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