Travellers' Tapestry
Mediæval and folk-based music from Europe, Asia and the Middle East – inspired by the centres of barter and exchange grouped along busy trade routes.
Guillaume de Machaut composer
Guiraut de Borneill composer
Cantigas ensemble
This anthology inspired by the mediæval centres of barter and exchange grouped along the busy trade routes, reflects the gathering together of people not only from Europe but also Asia and the Middle East and the resulting exchange of musical culture and ideas.
Includes instrumental arrangements of Machaut, The Cantigas de Santa Maria, pieces from Tibet, Syria, Japan, Germany, France, Spain and Constantinople performed on percussion, recorder and mediæval string instruments.
Press quote
“intricate rhythmic support, and bright, individual instrumental colours will attract everyone, interested in early music or not ... a nicely balanced sequence of subtle, individual and very satisfying miniatures”
— Malcolm Tattersall, Australia's Journal of Recorder and Early Music
Artist
Cantigas
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.
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Track Listing
- Nu alrest Walther von der Vogelweide
- Nota Cantigas
- Quant ay Cantigas
- Douce dame jolie Guillaume de Machaut
- Chose Tassin Cantigas
- Reis glorios Guiraut de Borneill
- Minstrel Melodies (Heinrich von Meissen)
- Bonum est factum Cantigas
- Village Fair Cantigas
- Constantinople: 10 8 Cantigas
- Constantinople: 2 4 Cantigas
- Constantinople: 13 4 Cantigas
- Constantinople: 13 8 Cantigas
- Istanpitta Cantigas
- Se je souspir Guillaume de Machaut
- Balaam prophetanti Cantigas
- Himalayan Journey Cantigas
- Mogami's ferryman Cantigas
- Saltarello Cantigas
- Ecce torpet probitas
- Santa Maria (Cantigas de Santa Maria)
Performers
Composers
Where to listen
Travellers' Tapestry is available for streaming through Spotify and Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
Travellers' Tapestry is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
Product details
- Catalogue number
- MD 3153
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Recording Engineer
- Martin Wright
- Venue
- Move Records Studio
- Release date
- 1994
- Musical work
copyright - © 1994 Move Records
- Sound recording
copyright - ℗ 1994 Move Records
- Categories
- Classical, Early music, Folk music
- Barcode
- EAN 9314574315325
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