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1 A l'entrade del tens clar Zana Clarke 1:26
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2 Gaite de la Tor Zana Clarke 1:18
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3 Ce fut en mai Zana Clarke 1:55
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4 C'est la fins Zana Clarke 2:02
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5 Can vei la lauzeta Zana Clarke 4:52
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6 A chantar Zana Clarke 4:22
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7 De bone amour Zana Clarke 2:30
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8 Hebrew Melody I and II (Niggunim) Zana Clarke 6:12
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9 Hebrew Melody III Zana Clarke 2:47
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10 Hebrew Melody IV Zana Clarke 2:29
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11 Hebrew Melody V Fun shtot tsu shtot Zana Clarke 2:52
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12 Hebrew Melody VI Zana Clarke 1:21
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13 Turkish Melody I (Taqsim) Zana Clarke 6:16
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14 Turkish Semai Zana Clarke 4:37
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15 Turkish Melody II (Taqsim) Zana Clarke 6:49
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16 Cantiga 353 Quen a omagen Zana Clarke 1:53
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17 Cantiga 3 (supp) Alegria Zana Clarke 2:55
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18 Cantiga 384 A que por muygran Zana Clarke 2:19
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19 Cantiga 10 (supp) Como o demo Zana Clarke 3:38
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20 Cantiga 2 (supp) Virgen Madre gloriosa Zana Clarke 5:16
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21 Cantiga 375 En todo nos faz merçee Zana Clarke 3:13
Twenty-one vibrant tracks draw on the courts of Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122–1204), the Gaon of Tiberias (1000–1077), Saladin of Egypt (1138–1193) and Alfonso X of Castile and León (1252–1284). Cantigas explore sound and expression within that historical frame, using an array of authentic mediæval instruments from Europe and the Middle East so that each court’s style and character can be heard.
Every piece is a Cantigas composition based on an original melody. The group plays handcrafted Australian reproductions of period instruments in mean-tone temperament, with monophonic lines, drones, countermelodies and live improvisation recorded in single takes.
Reviews
[An] excellently produced and performed disc which will bring much joy to lovers of early music.
played with delicacy, precision and power ... Thanks to Cantigas for finding this music and performing it.
If you like folk music, you will probably go nuts over it
Artists
Cantigas
ensemble
Cantigas recreate the music of the Middle Ages with authentic compositions which use techniques of mediaeval performance practice such as countermelodies, drones, rhythm parts and creative improvisation.
Zana Clarke
composer
Zana Clarke brings the ganassi recorder into mediaeval courts and free improvisation alike, spinning monophonic melodies and new writing on rebec, voice flute and yayla-tanbur with Cantigas and the duo Nardoo.
Thibaut IV de Champagne
composer
Guillaume d'Amiens
composer
Moniot d'Arras
composer
La Comtessa de Dia
composer
Caroline Downer
composer
Caroline Downer is a Melbourne early-music performer on vielle, harp and hurdy-gurdy, working with the mediæval ensemble Cantigas.
Philip Gunter
composer
Philip Gunter is a Melbourne musician who plays oud, lute, darabouka and bells with the early-music ensemble Cantigas, and writes new pieces drawn from mediaeval source melodies.
Bernart de Ventadorn
composer
Digital booklet
Digital booklet Notes, texts and credits — read online or download the PDF Download the PDFPerformers
- Cantigas · ensemble
- Zana Clarke · ganassi recorder, voice flute, rebec, yayla-tanbur, voice
- Caroline Downer · vielle, harp, hurdy-gurdy
- Philip Gunter · oud, lute, darabouka, bells
- Simon Gorman · darabouka, bells, rainstick
Technical credits
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Recording Engineer
Martin Wright
Vaughan McAlley
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Venue
Move Records Studio
Details
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 71 minutes 2 seconds
- Release date
- 1996
- Categories
- Classical, Early music
- Musical work copyright
- © 1996 Move Records
- Sound recording copyright
- ℗ 1996 Move Records
- Catalogue
- MD 3177
- EAN
- 9314574317725
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