We challenge you to find a better selection of five-part pieces in a single volume: there are works by Gibbons, Morley, Playford, Widmann, Lully, Brade, Marenzio, Tye, Senfl and others. It is almost worth buying the collection just to get the three dances from Monteverdi’s Orfeo.
Playing score.
- Virgo Celesti (Loyset Compère)
- Hor Oirez une Chanson (Anonymous)
- Patientiam Muss Ich Han (Ludwig Senfl)
- So Trinken Wir Alle (Arnold von Bruck)
- Pavane “La Garde” (Anonymous)
- On Mal Dit de Mon Amy (Anonymous)
- Je Fille Quant Dieu (Philip van Wilder)
- Si Amores Mean de Matar (Anonymous)
- De La Piel de Sus Ovejas (Pedro Rimonte)
- Bransle en Faux Bourdon (Anonymous)
- Allemande & Recoupe “Tant Que Vivrai” (Claudin de Sermisy)
- Rubum Quem (Christopher Tye)
- Si Je Trespasse (Nicolas Millot)
- Che fa Oggi Il Mio Sole (Luca Marenzio)
- The Silver Swan (Orlando Gibbons)
- A Toy “Wolsey’s Wilde” or “Wilson’s Wilde” (Anonymous)
- Sweet was the Song (Anonymous)
- Now is the Month of Maying (Thomas Morley)
- All in a Garden Green (after Playford)
- Pavan (Richard Mico)
- The Witches Dance (Anonymous)
- Scottish Dance (William Brade)
- Pavan (Thomas Tomkins)
- Almaine (Richard Deering)
- Paduana (Johann Sommer)
- Galliarde (James Harding)
- Rufty Tufty (after Playford)
- Polish Dance (Christoph Demantius)
- Canzon “Ein Treues Herz” (Erasmus Widmann)
- Allemande “So Ben C’ Ha Bon Tempo” (Haussman)
- Intrada (Erasmus Widmann)
- Allemande (Valentin Haussmann)
- Ballo from Orfeo (Claudio Monteverdi)
- Ritornello & Moresca from Orfeo (Claudio Monteverdi)
- Intrada (Johann Pezel)
- Rondeau (Jean-Baptiste Lully)
