Falling Through Time
All the colour and mystique of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance come alive in a presentation rich in music and drama, spanning troubadour song, Machaut, courtly dance and English lute song.
John Dowland composer
Raimbaut de Vaqueiras composer
Folquet de Marselha composer
Henry VIII composer
Claudin de Sermisy composer
The programme moves from 12th-century troubadour songs through beautiful settings by Machaut to 15th-century French and Spanish dance music, then English lute songs by Henry VIII and John Dowland.
Pastance perform on a wide range of medieval instruments, including lute, harp, fiddle, bagpipes and gittern, bringing colour and theatrical presence to the early repertoire.
Reviews
... one of the most delightful (discs) I have ever heard ... This is one CD which is worth whatever it costs.
The voices combine beautifully and provide such expression, clarity and contrasts of sounds ... I would recommend adding Pastance to your collection.
Artist
Pastance
Pastance came together in 1993 to perform mediaeval and Renaissance music. Based in Sydney, the ensemble has reached the early-music fraternity and a wide public, from folk festivals and formal concerts to schools, corporate feasts and open-air markets.
Tracks
- Quant je sui mis Guillaume de Machaut
- Douce dame jolie Guillaume de Machaut
- Danca Amorosa, La manfredina [instrumental] (Anonymous)
- Kalenda Maya Raimbaut de Vaqueiras
- Tant m'abelis Folquet de Marselha
- Double Estampie [instrumental] (Anonymous)
- Inperayritz – Verges ses par (Anonymous)
- Saltarello [instrumental] (Anonymous)
- La Rosa (Anonymous)
- Though Some Saith Henry VIII
- Je n'ay point plus Claudin de Sermisy
- O My Heart / Consort VIII Henry VIII
- Stonecutter / Greensleeves (Traditional)
- What if I Never Speed
- His Golden Locks
- Rest Awhile, You Cruel Cares
Three Lute Songs John Dowland
Performers
Composers
John Dowland
John Dowland's lute songs and ayres carry a rare, deliberate melancholy: tears that fall in measured pavans, love that stings in galliards, darkness that still sings. His music remains the living heart of the English Renaissance songbook.
Guillaume de Machaut
Guillaume de Machaut's songs of courtly love sit at the heart of fourteenth-century French music: virelais, ballades and rondeaux where longing, grace and intricate rhyme meet the rhythmic daring of the ars nova.
Henry VIII
Henry VIII (1491–1547), King of England, was also an accomplished musician whose surviving songs and instrumental consorts belong to the early Tudor court repertory.
Where to listen
Falling Through Time 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
- MCD 071
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Categories
- Early music, Vocal
- Genres
- Early Music, Vocal & Opera
- Barcode
- EAN 9314574007121
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