Ut queant laxis - A Medieval Warmupby Guido d'Arezzo (c. 990-1050)
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Translation: So that thy servants may sing the woder of thy deeds with relaxed vocal chords,
remove all guilt from their defiled lips, St. John.
Kyrie - Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)
soprano, organetto, harp, bell, rebec
O viridisima virga - Hildegard
soprano, symphonia, organetto, harp, rebec
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Estampie - Italian (14th century)
tenor recorder, lute, gamba, bells, percussion
Rota-Motet: Sumer is icumen in - Anonymous (1240)
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Motet: Alle psallite - Alleluya - Codex Montpellier (13th century)
soprano, organetto, tenor sackbut, percussion, bells
Saltarello - Anonymous Italian (14th century)
organetto, percussion, ensemble, dancer
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Gram piant' agli ochi - Landino (1325-1397)
soprano, plucked lute, harp
Orsu, gentili spiriti - Landino
organetto, harp, bass recorder, dancer
Caccia: Tosto che l'alba - Chirardello da Firenze (c. 1320-c. 1362)
soprano, tenor recorder, gamba, sackbut, percussion
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L'Alfonsia - Ghiselin-Verbonnet (early 16th century)
organetto, tenor recorder, bass recorder
Ben venga maggio - Anonymous (early 16th century)
alto, tenor, and bass gemshorns
Canto di lanzi sonatori di rubechine - Anonymous (early 16th century)
rebec, cornamuse, bass krummhorn, great bass krummhorn
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Fantasia - Francesco da Milano (16th century)
lute
La gamba - Ruffo (c. 1510-1587)
gamba, alto and tenor recorders
Moresca: Chichilichi - da Nola (died 1592)
alto, tenor, and bass krummhorns
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Matona mia cara - Lassus (1532-1594)
male vocal quintet
Amor vittorioso - Gastoldi (c. 1556-1622)
male vocal quintet
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Non ha 'l ciel cotanti lumi - Caccini (c. 1545-1618)
soprano, lute
Aria Nona: Belle rose porporine - Caccini
soprano, lute
Translation: You guard the treasures -- treasures of her smile.
Tell me precious rosinesses, why, when I am transfixed by her gaze, do you loose a fine smile?
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Three country dances in one - Ravenscroft (c. 1590-c. 1633)
singers, bass krummhorn, harp, rebec, soprano recorder
Round: The White Hen - Ravenscroft
audience
The white hen she cackles and layes in the puddle, sing hey cock without a comb, cocke-a-dle duddle.
Ballad: give me my yellow hose - Anonymous (early 17th century)
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