Early Music: RFI

I've learned so far that I can't go wrong with anything called estampie, saltarello, or anything that's labeled as "dance music". This is my kind of dance music, apparently? One of them, at least.

Love those lutes...

hahaha i was just thinking yesterday while listening to something "LL should add estampie and istampitta to her list of 'always win' EM genres."

Does estampie actually mean 'stamping dance' or somesuch?

I have been super remiss in paying attention to Savall/Figueras. I only have Savall's Brandenburg Cto set (which is awesome).

OH yeah the stompy/plodding/swirly drummy songs are totally the ones I love the most. For a while I listened to La Quinte Estampie Royal almost every day! So much that I can spell it from memory and actually remember the name of it -- that's a sign that a song has truly made it! Ideal song has persistent drumming (speed may vary), something droning, and another element dancing around on top of those two things.

Two Renaissance Dance Bands is the one I'd recommend, I think, but I can't remember offhand if there is singing in there or not. Either way, I'm sure you will enjoy some singing here and there.

I think Two Renaissance Dance Bands might be indcluded on that budget 2cd i linked... but I'm not positive.

That lute disc is really doing it for me right now.

Have you tried out some John Dowland? He's kind of thee lute dude.

Ooh, those renaissance dances are nice.

Came across this one the other day. Listened a few times already. Spectacular for the the lute heads: http://www.amazon.com/Lute-Music-Witches-Alchemists-Kirchhof/dp/B00004S38O/ref=pd_sim_m_2

tell me you were searching for witches and/or alchemy when that popped up ;)

Wow that is one peculiar release. How can I not check that out.

“ That is truly within the realm of Herr/Herra Parent to educate the child that there is quite a universe of music that is out there. ”

T. Smith | 2 reviewers made a similar statement

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Herra Parent say hi to me

The reason I call this 'My Precious', is that I had lost a lot in Hurricane Katrina, including my music library, which i am still slowly rebuilding, thank the Goddess!!

I owned this CD when it became released, and found it to be a collection of music that is most suited for comtemplative study, note-taking, journalling, writing memoirs with tea/coffee/mead/or aperitif. For me, it is also good music to use when busy scripting in my book-of-shadows, or rhyming wordings to be used later for some good works, by tensor light if not by candle.

As one who has self-taught guitar and medieval instruments, i appreciate the talent behind, and the hard work to play this collection.

I will place this among my 'workings' collection, once i receive it ... although not quick enough!

oops i meant to italic the first para as well

oooooooooohhhhhhhhh god MY PRECIOUS

That mead is a must.

brb, scripting in my book-of-shadows

skine-of-mole

Lute music for witches aka MY PRECIOUS is on Spotify, FYI.

This is rly good and well sequenced so far.

I have always wanted to hear Sequentia's speculative renditions of ancient Norse music.

This should be in the Inspector Norse thread.

kind of in that vein, sorta gothy folk - The Quaking Bogge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJS9qCcILMM

have been in a mood for some serious early music dance tunes, a la https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3Tg_NSmXTU

in the event that anyone who reads this thread is thinking "that sounds great, but i wonder how it would sound with more drums..." do i have a link for you! http://bit.ly/1o6vyNl

:D

Rock on!

i could listen to that song like 20x in a row
david munrow really brings the fire

He is so killer
I wish someone would write a juicy biography of him and his scene

You do it!! I'll read it!

But research is boring :(

munrow enthusiast laura cannell doing some really interesting things with early music imo
http://thequietus.com/articles/17067-laura-cannell-interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK4ypurd-aE#t=18

wow i did not know about this person! She sounds super interesting. Just read the list of tracks she picked for a mixtape on some other site.

kind of getting heavily into the david munrow stuff these days

oh yay that's awesome tyler! Which records you digging?

http://cdn.discogs.com/kBCYvuMTnIaCpIsSYIMfqcnldsk=/fit-in/600x598/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(96)/discogs-images/R-2899397-1339286855-2282.jpeg.jpg
this one! got the LP w/ the giant book -- just so much to dig through...

Jealous!! I recently found another ECM/Munrow lp but I never have stumbled on that one. Get the Art of the Netherlands box if you ever see it. Really great.

I've been super into Jordi Savall recordings lately. I see someone bigupped him upthread.

xp i got the renaissance box for pretty cheap ($15-ish?) on discogs, looks like they've got sweet deals on the munrow/early consort stuff... need to get more, though i can only listen when i'm alone in the house... rest of the family thinks i'm about to start going to renn faires. AND MAYBE I AM.

Highly rec munrows:

Music of the Crusades
Machaut and his Contemporaries
The Fourteenth Century Avant Garde
The Court of Burgundy
Ecco la Primavera

cool, thanks -- yeah i want to get 'em all. amazing how much munrow accomplished musically in a pretty short life...

Way too soon

But he was clearly one of those ppl who burned brightly -- that wears on a person. RIP.

the photography in the renaissance book is incredible too
http://scontent-b.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xpf1/t51.2885-15/10724738_586121424827944_474405121_n.jpg

Omg love

was listening to laura cannell just this morning - so good!

have had good luck picking up a bunch of munrows in charity shops of late but haven't really had the chance to digest tehm properly

I'm dying dying dying for a substantial bio of munrow. I really hope someone has been chipping away at it as his fellow emclers are starting to die (rip hogwood)

friend sent me this early music mix if anyone is interested! looks good. https://soundcloud.com/gabecelestino/sunne-under-wode-part-1
Sunne Under Wode Part 1 or 3.

1.Allemaingne (Tielman Susato) performed by Rene Clemencic
2.Polorum regina (Llibre Vermell) performed by Hesperion XX
3. Veni Sancte Spiritus (John Dunstable) performed by The Hilliard Ensemble
4. Vos que'm semblatz dels corals amadors (Gaucelm Faidit) performed by Hesperion XX
5. O quanta qualia (Peter Abelard) performed by Studio Der Frühen Musik
6. Avendo me falcon (Jacopo Da Bologna) performed by Ensemble Project Ars Nova
7. El rey de Francia tres hijas tenia (anonymous) performed by Hesperion XX
8. Kabinettorgel, um 1670 (Orlando Gibbons) performed by Albert de Klerk

never really listened to the hilliard ensemble outside of that celebrated collab with jan garbarek, which i just did not like whatsoever

they are good, a bit sterile sounding at times.

listened to Huelgas Ensemble - A Secret Labyrinth (music of Agricola) yesterday and it was too unearthly beautiful to listen to at work, I could not get anything done at all

ha, that's the worst/best!

i'd still like more recommendations for istampitta/saltarello type tunes
i haven't found anything i like better than the ones i have, or anything i like as much

for those looking for new vocal music, Cinquecento has been pumping out albums and they have all been good.