Music of the Spanish Renaissance
La Compañia's first CD gathers seventeen Spanish Renaissance works on period instruments with soprano Vivien Hamilton, including cues heard in the film Elizabeth but omitted from its commercial soundtrack.
Vivien Hamilton soprano
Danny Lucin cornetto, mute cornet
Mitchell Cross soprano and spanish alto shawm, bells
Racheal Cogan soprano and alto recorders
Bob Collins tenor sackbut, spanish bagpipes
Glenn Bardwell tenor sackbut
Rosemary Hodgson vihuela de mano
Christine Baker long drum, darabuka, tambourine
Mara Saiz castanets
Francisco Guerrero composer
Matheo Flecha the Elder composer
Enríquez de Valderrábano composer
Miguel de Fuenllana composer
Dom Gabriel de S. João composer
Juan del Encina composer
Alonso Mudarra composer
Heinrich Isaac composer
Featuring previously unreleased music heard in the Elizabeth soundtrack, this was La Compañia's first recording: period instruments and the voice of soprano Vivien Hamilton across seventeen Spanish Renaissance works.
Cornetto, shawms, recorder, sackbuts, vihuela and percussion colour a programme of Guerrero, Enzina, Mudarra, Flecha and others. The music is rhythmic, colourful and spontaneous, in the spirit of a 16th-century minstrel band, including pieces the group played for the 1998 film that were left off the commercial soundtrack album.
Reviews
The music is extremely attractive … helps you set the scene of drums, sackbuts and cornetts … The playing seems confident, assured and confident
an attractive mix … the performances here are a constant delight … a gem of a recording
A thumping good recording.
a feast for the ears
The appeal of the music is high … the musical preparation is thorough and the recording well-balanced and forward.
an excellent ensemble performing an unusual and beautiful repertoire … I heartily recommend that you buy yourself a copy
Artist
La Compañia
La Compañia, established in 1997, is dedicated to the music of the 16th century with a primary focus on loud winds and percussion, improvisation being a key element of the group's performance.
Audio previews
Tracks
- El Balenton de los Zielos Diego de Pontac 2:16
- Oy, Joseph Francisco Guerrero 2:40
- A un niño llorando Francisco Guerrero 3:25
- El Fuego Matheo Flecha the Elder 2:57
- Fantasía suelta del quarto tono Enríquez de Valderrábano 2:02
- De Antequera sale el moro Miguel de Fuenllana 5:15
- Hola Han pastorcillos Dom Gabriel de S. João 2:13
- Rodrigo Martinez (Anonymous) 2:16
- Si habrá en este baldrés? Juan del Encina 3:09
- Claros y frescos rios Alonso Mudarra 4:07
- Si me llaman, a mi llaman Alonso Mudarra 3:10
- Niño Dios d'amor herido Francisco Guerrero 3:25
- Levanta, Pascual Juan del Encina 5:10
- Pero que seja a gente (Anonymous) 2:53
- Partístesos, mis amores Juan del Encina 3:02
- La Spagna Heinrich Isaac 1:44
- Hoy comamos y bebamos Juan del Encina 4:11
Performers
- La Compañia
- Vivien Hamilton · soprano
- Danny Lucin · cornetto, mute cornet
- Mitchell Cross · soprano and spanish alto shawm, bells
- Racheal Cogan · soprano and alto recorders
- Bob Collins · tenor sackbut, spanish bagpipes
- Glenn Bardwell · tenor sackbut
- Rosemary Hodgson · vihuela de mano
- Christine Baker · long drum, darabuka, tambourine
- Mara Saiz · castanets
Composers
Miguel de Fuenllana
Miguel de Fuenllana (c.1500–1579) was a Spanish Renaissance vihuelist and composer, blind from birth. His Seville publication of 1554, Orphénica Lyra, remains a cornerstone of the vihuela repertoire.
Juan del Encina
Juan del Encina’s villancicos and secular songs give early Spanish Renaissance lyric a clear, speech-led voice: flexible rhythms shaped to the verse, plain strong harmonies, and three- and four-part writing that keeps the text forward.
Francisco Guerrero
Francisco Guerrero (1528–1599) was a Spanish Renaissance composer and Catholic priest, admired for sacred motets and masses as well as secular songs that long outlived him in cathedral and court repertory.
Alonso Mudarra
Alonso Mudarra (c. 1510–1580) was a Spanish Renaissance composer and vihuelist. His 1546 Seville print Tres libros de musica en cifras para vihuela holds the earliest surviving music for the four-course guitar.
Enríquez de Valderrábano
Spanish Renaissance vihuelist and composer whose 1547 Silva de sirenas gathers fantasias, diferencias, sonetos and song settings ordered by difficulty, including works for one or two vihuelas, with voice, and transcriptions from Josquin, Morales and others.
Where to listen
Music of the Spanish Renaissance 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 3225
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 53 minutes 55 seconds
- Recording Engineer
- Thomas Grubb
- Release date
- 2000
- Musical work
copyright - © 2000 Move Records
- Sound recording
copyright - ℗ 2000 Move Records
- Categories
- Classical, Early music
- Genres
- Early Music, Vocal & Opera
- Barcode
- EAN 9314574322521