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Another Renaissance piece.  SAT recorder trio.  Hayne van Ghizeghem was a soldier-composer of the mid 15th century.

Probably originally a madrigal.  From The Recorder Book: Forty-Four pieces for Recorder Consort (Steve Rosenberg, Schott Music 1976).  SAT recorders.

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.

A 16th century dance from Recorder Consort 4. SATB recorders. This is usually a lute or guitar tune, according to gootube.

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.

A fast branle ("brawl"). This was a rowdy peasant dance. I presume this is from _Terpsichore_ (1612).  SSTB from Recorder Consort 4.

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_.

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.

This is the ballet from the last post with a drum track added on the MBR. The Micro Boss sports 327 drum kit rhythms with names like "HEAVY1" and "H.Hp1". I decided I needed to understand this part of the device, so I picked a few random ones and made an arrangement with them.  Alas, the patterns are *all* 4/4, so they're assuming that modern pop is only in 4.  Who knew? I reckon this proves that I should use my talents for Good instead of Evil.

Michael Praetorius's "Ballet", presumably from _Terpsichore_, 1612.  This is from Recorder Consort 4. SATB recorders.