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Renaissance (around 1400 - 1600)
This period of European cultural history starts in the hothouse of the Italian city-states but will soon spread all over Western Europe. The period will end with the upheaval of the Reformation and Counter-
Reformation. It is a period where polyphony becomes more and more finely tuned. It is also a period where secular music begins to rise in importance, where music for dances, celebrations and home entertainment is just as important as the music of the cathedral and parish churches.
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Anonymous
Mon Ami
ATBG (S)
MP3 Playback: Slow
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Transcribed for Soprano
John Bennet
Come, Shepherds, Follow Me
ATBG (S)
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Transcribed for Soprano
Antoine Brumel
Giovanni Cavaccio
Pavana and Saltarello
AATB (S)
MP3 Playback: Slow
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MP3 instrument: bass viol. Video only contains the Saltarello.
Transcribed for Soprano
John Dowland
Earl of Essex Galliard
SATB / TBGC
MP3 Playback: Slow
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There is a 4 and an 8 foot version of the score.
The MP3 is a combo of all 8 parts.
Guillaume Dufay
Le serviteur hault guerdonné
SAA
MP3 Playback: Slow
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TBB version is on the tile below. In the MP3s, the tenor part is played by a double reed to distinguish the voices.
Le serviteur hault guerdonné
TBB
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SAA version is on the tile above. In the MP3s, the tenor part is played by a double reed to distinguish the voices.
Michael East
O Do Not Run Away
SSA / TTB
No Youtube video available for this piece.
MP3 Playback: High
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Alfonso Ferrabosco the younger
Pavan à 5
AATBG (S)
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MP3 instruments: flute, oboe, bassoon, viol.
Transcribed for Soprano
Johannes Gallus
Le bergier et la bergière
SATBG
MP3 Playback: Slow
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Orlando Gibbons
Anthony Holborne
Muy Linda
ATBGC (S)
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With percussion.
Transcribed for Soprano
The Teares of the Muses
ATBGC (S)
MP3 Playback: Slow
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Transcribed for Soprano
Heinrich Isaac
Benedictus
ATTB (S)
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The video does not exactly match the score included in the download files.
Transcribed for Soprano
Clément Janequin
Ce sont galants
SATB / TBGC
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Josquin des Prez
Gloria from Missa de beata virgine
ATBG
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Orlando di Lasso
Im Mayen
ATBGC (S)
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Transcribed for Soprano
Claudio Merulo
Canzon à 4, L’Olica
ATBG (S)
MP3 Playback: Slow
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Transcribed for Soprano
Thomas Morley
About the Maypole
AATBG (S)
MP3 Playback: Slow
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Transcribed for Soprano
I love, alas, I love thee
ATBBG
MP3 Playback: Slow
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My Bonny Lass She Smileth
ATBGC
MP3 Playback: Slow
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Ninot le Petit
Et La La La
AATB
MP3 Playback: Slow
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This video was recorded by local Southern California recorder players. Continue watching the video for more wonderful pieces after Et la la la.
Johannes Ockeghem
D’ung aultre amer
SAT / TBG
MP3 Playback: SAT
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Agnus Dei I from Pope Marcellus Mass
ATBGGC / SATBBG
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Salomone Rossi
Due sinfonie
SATB / TBGC
MP3 Playback: Sinfonia 1
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No video is available of this piece, but above is a similar piece to give flavor.
Claudin de Sermisy
Tant que vivray
ATBG (S)
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With double reeds and drum.
Transcribed for Soprano
Tielman Susato
Rondo et Saltarello
(N) ATBG (S)
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With viol and percussion.
Transcribed for Soprano
Thomas Tallis
If Ye Love Me
AATB (S) / TTBG
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Transcribed for Soprano
In Nomine I
SATB or TBGC
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With Tenor Viol cantus firmus.