Episodes

Sunday Apr 18, 2010
Prelude
Sunday Apr 18, 2010
Sunday Apr 18, 2010
A prelude by Henry Purcell. Recorded SST but then lowered from "F" to "A" with Audacity. It might be better to try STT with these.

Thursday Apr 15, 2010
Branle de la Torche
Thursday Apr 15, 2010
Thursday Apr 15, 2010
Another branle by Michael Praetorius. I played this AABB but it should probably have been AABBA, or maybe even more repetitions with percussion. From _Recorder_Consort_4_, for SSATB recorders. I boosted the volume in post with Audacity.

Wednesday Apr 14, 2010
Jay Bien Choisi
Wednesday Apr 14, 2010
Wednesday Apr 14, 2010
Another Renaissance piece. SAT recorder trio. Hayne van Ghizeghem was a soldier-composer of the mid 15th century.

Tuesday Apr 13, 2010
Je Ne Me Conferscery Point
Tuesday Apr 13, 2010
Tuesday Apr 13, 2010
Probably originally a madrigal. From The Recorder Book: Forty-Four pieces for Recorder Consort (Steve Rosenberg, Schott Music 1976). SAT recorders.

Sunday Apr 11, 2010
Le Renoy de Mon Ceur
Sunday Apr 11, 2010
Sunday Apr 11, 2010
From Five Renaissance Manuscripts ( Edward G Evans, Hargail Music Press H-98). This is a really difficult piece. But it's real Renaissance Polyphony. SAT recorders.

Wednesday Apr 07, 2010
Packington's Pound
Wednesday Apr 07, 2010
Wednesday Apr 07, 2010
A 16th century dance from Recorder Consort 4. SATB recorders. This is usually a lute or guitar tune, according to gootube.

Monday Apr 05, 2010
Chorale
Monday Apr 05, 2010
Monday Apr 05, 2010
A four-part chorale by Bach. From _Ten_Bach_Chorales_in_Four_Parts_ (Susato Press, Brasstown NC). This was so short that I gave it the "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt" treatment.

Saturday Apr 03, 2010
Branle Double
Saturday Apr 03, 2010
Saturday Apr 03, 2010
A fast branle ("brawl"). This was a rowdy peasant dance. I presume this is from _Terpsichore_ (1612). SSTB from Recorder Consort 4.

Friday Mar 26, 2010
Trio
Friday Mar 26, 2010
Friday Mar 26, 2010
Aha. One trick to getting a more live sounding recording is to use different physical instruments for different tracks which require the same one. This is a trio for SST, but I used two separate sopranos for the two top lines. From Steve Rosenberg's _The_Recorder_Book_.

Thursday Mar 25, 2010
Galliarde au joly boys
Thursday Mar 25, 2010
Thursday Mar 25, 2010
A suite of 3 galliards by Pierre Phalese ( 1510-1575, Leuven). These seem pretty antique even though they're allegedly 16th century. SATB recorders, recorded at quarter=120. I tried speeding the tempo up to quarter=145 in Audacity and it sounded better, but I'm pretty sure that's dishonest.