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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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Aleotti

Vittoria Aleotti

Baciai per aver vita

SATB

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TBGC version below.

Baciai per aver vita

TBGC

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SATB version above.

Anonymous

Anonymous

Ik zeg Adieu

SATB / TBGC

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Mon Ami

ATBG (S)

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Transcribed for Soprano

John Bennet

Bennet

Come, Shepherds, Follow Me

ATBG (S)

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Transcribed for Soprano

Weep, O Mine Eyes

ATBG (S)

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Transcribed for Soprano

Brumel

Antoine Brumel

O Domine Iesu Christe

ATTB (S)

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Transcribed for Soprano

William Byrd

Byrd

O you that hear this voice

SATBG

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Hernando de Cabezón

Cabezón

Susana un jour

ATBBG

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A performance using recorders!

Maddalena Casulana

Casulana

Morir non può il mio cuore

SATB / TBGC

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Cavaccio

Giovanni Cavaccio

Pavana and Saltarello

AATB (S)

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MP3 instrument: bass viol. Video only contains the Saltarello.
Transcribed for Soprano

Dowland

John Dowland

Clear or Cloudie

ATBGC

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Earl of Essex Galliard

SATB / TBGC

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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

Dufay

Le serviteur hault guerdonné

SAA

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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.

Vergine bella

ATT

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A performance using recorders!

Dunstable

John Dunstable

Quam pulchra es

ATB

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Michael East

East

O Do Not Run Away

SSA / TTB

No Youtube video available for this piece.

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Ferrabosco

Alfonso Ferrabosco the younger

Pavan à 5

AATBG (S)

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MP3 instruments: flute, oboe, bassoon, viol.
Transcribed for Soprano

Gabrieli

Giovanni Gabrieli

Jubilate Deo

AATTBBGG

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MP3 sound files use double-reeds for Choir 2.

Johannes Gallus

Gallus

Le bergier et la bergière

SATBG

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Orlando Gibbons

Gibbons

Ah, Dear Heart

ATBGC (S)

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Transcribed for Soprano

Holborne

Anthony Holborne

Decrevi

ATBGC (S)

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With percussion.
Transcribed for Soprano

Muy Linda

ATBGC (S)

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With percussion.
Transcribed for Soprano

The Teares of the Muses

ATBGC (S)

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