Music from the Reign
of Henry VIII.
27 pieces of music, many written by Henry himself. (59 min) £18.00
Tudor Age Music
The reign of Elizabeth I saw the
flowering of the English choral style, under the leadership
of Tallis and Byrd. There was a parallel burgeoning of musical
and poetic talent in the form of the madrigal from numerous
composers, together with development in other arts, such
as dance. The music in this recording contains a selection
of some of the types of secular music of the period, including
four and five-part madrigals, loud and soft consort music
and lute pieces. £14.99
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Court Jesters
Tudor Minstrel Music, the best of
Downland, Byrd, Henry VIII and other court composers. £16.99
Music for a medieval
banquet
An ideal performance, nicely balanced
between instrumental and vocal pieces. (1hr 2min) £16.99
Music from the time
of the Spanish Armada
An anthology of English popular music
from the reign of Elizabeth I produced to celebrate the
four hundredth anniversary of the defeat of the Spanish
Armada in 1588. £16.99
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