Instruments of the Middle Ages and Renaissance

Instruments of the Middle Ages and Renaissance

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The Middle Ages

1 Shawm: Saltarello [anonymous] 1:55
2 Reed pipe: Shepherd’s tune [traditional] 1:02
3 Bagpipes: (a) Cylindrical chanter: Saltarello; (b) Conical chanter: Ballade “Dame, se vous m’estés” [anonymous] / Guillaume de Machaut 3:14
4 Bladder pipes: Pastourelle “Au tans d’aost” [anonymous] 1:08
5 Panpipes: A prisai qu’en chantant plour [anonymous] 1:13
6 Transverse flute: Ach owê, daz nâch liebe ergât Master Alexander 1:34
7 Six-holed pipe: Dou tres douz non Thibaud of Navarre 1:55
8 Double pipes: Virelai “Gracïeuse” Jehan de Lescurel 1:21
9 Pipe and tabor: Dansa “Ben volgra, s’esser poges” Guiraut d'Espanha de Toloza 1:13
10 Recorder: English Te Deum [anonymous] 1:55
11 Gemshorn: Chansonnette “Quan je voi iver retorner” Colin Muset 1:33
12 Portative organ: Madrigal “Ay, sconsolato ed amoroso” Vincenzo da Rimini 1:43
13 Positive organ: Estampie [anonymous] 2:23
14 Hurdy-gurdy: Chanson “Joliveté et bone amor” Jehan d'Esquiri 1:39
15 Clavichord: Ellend du hast Conrad Paumann 2:16
16 Trumpet: (a) Clarion: Fanfare “Untarn slaf tut den sumer wol”; (b) Buisine: Fanfare “Ad modum tubae” Herman, Monk of Salzburg / Guillaume Dufay 2:21
17 (a) Cowhorn: Ballade “De moi doloureus”; (b) Medieval Cornett: Das Nachthorn; (c) Slide trumpet: Geisslerlied “Maria muoter reinû maît”; (d) Ensemble (medieval cornett, slide trumpet, alto shawm, tabor): Der Trumpet Gillebert de Berneville / Herman, Monk of Salzburg / [anonymous] / Herman, Monk of Salzburg 3:37
18 Harp: (a) Metal strung: Lai “Qui porroit un guierredon”; (b) Gut strung: Dance tune [anonymous] / Tassin 2:14
19 Lyre: Goliard melody “O Roma nobilis” [anonymous] 0:51
20 Psaltery: Hymn to St Magnus “Nobilis humilis” [traditional] 1:01
21 Dulcimer: Madrigal “Tanto soavemente” Jacopo da Bologna 1:57
22 Lute: Madrigal “Di novo è giunto” Jacopo da Bologna 2:14
23 Mandora: Chanson “Amours que porra” Thibaut de Blason 1:23
24 Long-necked lute: Aquel que de voontade Alfonso X el Sabio 1:15
25 Cittern: Virelai “Quant je sui mis” Guillaume de Machaut 1:02
26 Citole: English dance [anonymous] 1:46
27 Rebec: La septime estampie real [anonymous] 1:05
28 Fiddle: Ballata “Poi che da te mi convien” Francesco Landini 1:26
29 Bowed lyre: Virelai “Comment qu’a moy” Guillaume de Machaut 1:35
30 Tromba marina: Improvised fanfare Motet “Quant ie le voi — Bon vin doit — Cis chans veult boire” [anonymous] 1:05

    The Renaissance

    1 Shawm: Two courantes Samuel Voelckel 2:13
    2 Curtal: Chanson “Ce qui souloit” Tielman Susato 1:45
    3 Rackett: Caro ortolano Giorgio Mainerio 1:30
    4 Crumhorn: Padouana Johann Schein 2:09
    5 Cornamuse: Bicinium “Le cuer de vous” Antonio Gardano 1:11
    6 Kortholt: Bicinium “Mon petit cuer” Guillaume le Heurteur 1:23
    7 Rauschpfeife: Three Bransles Doubles Michael Praetorius 1:33
    8 Flute: Chanson “Amor me poingt” Claudin de Sermisy 1:26
    9 Recorder (a) 8′ Consort: Chanson “Hellas! Amour” Guillaume le Heurteur 2:17
    10 Recorder (b) 4′ Consort: The Fairie Round Anthony Holborne 1:22
    11 Renaissance organ: Entrada réal Pedro de Soto 2:22
    12 Regal: (a) Prelude “Ascensus simplex”; (b) “Min Hertz hat sich ser gefröwet” Conrad Paumann / [anonymous] 1:35
    13 Harpsichord: Toccata from the Naples MS Giovanni Salvatore 1:57
    14 Virginals: Variations on the Romanesca [anonymous] 2:35
    15 Xylophone: Ballo Francese Giorgio Mainerio 0:57
    16 Trumpet: (a) Unmuted: Toccata from Orfeo, 1607; (b) Muted: Toccata from Orfeo, 1607 Claudio Monteverdi 1:26
    17 Sackbut: (a) Solo: Adagio and Allegro; (b) Consort: “Lobt Gott ihr Christen alle gleich” Heinrich Biber / Michael Praetorius 2:59
    18 Cornett: Canzona for “due canti” Girolamo Frescobaldi 3:08
    19 Alto and tenor cornett: Bicinium “Amour cruel” Pierre de Manchicourt 1:22
    20 Serpent: Canzona Quarta for “basso solo” Girolamo Frescobaldi 2:22
    21 Lute: Orlando sleepeth John Dowland 1:44
    22 Theorbo: A Fancy — Praelude, or Voluntary Thomas Mace 1:48
    23 Mandora: Ballo Anglese Giorgio Mainerio 1:06
    24 Cittern: Galliarde for cittern and bass Anthony Holborne 2:22
    25 Ceterone: Toccata prima Alessandro Piccinini 1:44
    26 Bandora: Galliard John Dowland 0:50
    27 Orpharion: Duet “Le Rossignol” [anonymous] 1:36
    28 Vihuela: Fantasia XI from El maestro, 1536 Luis de Milán 2:50
    29 Guitar: Pavana (Variations on the Romanesca) [anonymous] 1:32
    30 Viol: (a) Consort: Fantasy in four parts; (b) Lyra viol: Duet “Forget me not” William Byrd / Thomas Ford 3:21
    31 Violin: La volta [anonymous] 1:32