Instruments of Middle Age and Renaissance

1. 1
   Shawm - Saltarello
   1:55
2. 2
   Reed pipe - Shepherd's tune
   1:02
3. 3
   Bagpipes
   3:14
4. 4
   Bladder pipes - Pastourelle (Au tans d'aost), from the Chansonnier Cangé
   1:08
5. 5
   Panpipes - Chanson à refrain (A prisai qu'en chantant plour)
   1:13
6. 6
   Transverse flute - Minnesinger melody (Owe daz nach liebe gat)
   1:34
7. 7
   Six-holed pipe - Chanson pieuse (Dou tres douz non') with improvised prelude & postlude for jew's harp
   1:55
8. 8
   Double pipes - Virelai (Gracieusette)
   1:21
9. 9
   Pipe and tabor - Dansa (Ben volgra s'esser poges)
   1:13
10. 10
    Recorder - English Te Deum
    1:55
11. 11
    Gemshorn - Chansonnette (Quant je voy yver retirner)
    1:33
12. 12
    Portative organ - Madrigal (Ay schonsolato ed amoroso)
    1:43
13. 13
    Positive organ - Estampie from the Robertsbridge Fragment
    2:23
14. 14
    Hurdy-gurdy - Chanson (Joliveté et bone amor)
    1:39
15. 15
    Clavichord - Ellend du hast
    2:16
16. 16
    Trumpet
    2:21
17. 17
    Trumpet
    3:37
18. 18
    Harp
    2:14
19. 19
    Lyre - Goliard melody (O Roma nobilis)
    0:51
20. 20
    Psaltery - Hymn to St. Magnus (Nobilis humilis)
    1:01
21. 21
    Dulcimer - Madrigal (Tanto soavemente)
    1:57
22. 22
    Lute - Madrigal (Di novo é giunto)
    2:14
23. 23
    Mandora - Chanson (Amours que porra)
    1:23
24. 24
    Long-necked lute - Aquel que de voontade' from the Cantigas de Santa Maria
    1:15
25. 25
    Gittern - Virelai (Quant je sui mis)
    1:02
26. 26
    Citole - English dance
    1:46
27. 27
    Rebec - La septime estampie real
    1:05
28. 28
    Fiddle - Ballata (Poi che da te mi convien)
    1:26
29. 29
    Bowed lyre - Virelai (Comment qu'a moy)
    1:35
30. 30
    Tromba marina - Improvised fanfare
    1:05
31. 31
    Shawm - 2 Courantes from Newe teutsche weltliche Gesänglein, 1613
    2:13
32. 32
    Curtal - Chanson (Ce qui souloit)
    1:45
33. 33
    Rackett - Caro ortolano from Il Primo Libro di Balli, 1578
    1:30
34. 34
    Crumhorn - Padouana from the Banchetto Musicale, 1617
    2:09
35. 35
    Cornamuse - Bicinium (Le cuer de vous) from Georg Rhaw's Bicinia gallica et latina, 1545
    1:11
36. 36
    Kortholt - Bicinium (Mon petit cueur) from Georg Rhaw's Bicinia gallica et latina, 1545
    1:23
37. 37
    Rauschpfeife - Three Bransles Doubles from Terpsichore, 1612
    1:33
38. 38
    Flute - Chanson (Amour me poingt) from Pierre Attaingnant's 2nd book of Chansons musicales, 1533
    1:26
39. 39
    Recorder 8' consort - Chanson (Hellas! Amour) from Pierre Attaingnant's 2nd book of Chansons musicales, 1533
    2:17
40. 40
    The Fairy Round (Galliard No. 3)
    1:22
41. 41
    Renaissance organ - Entrada réal
    2:20
42. 42
    Regal
    1:35
43. 43
    Harpsichord - toccata from the Naples Ms.
    1:57
44. 44
    Virginals - Variations on the Tomanesca from the Dublin Virginal Book, c.1570
    2:35
45. 45
    Xylophone - Ballo Francese from Il Primo Libro di Balli, 1578
    0:57
46. 46
    Trumpet
    1:26
47. 47
    Sackbut
    2:59
48. 48
    Cornett - Canzona fro (due canti) from Canzoni da sonare, 1634
    3:08
49. 49
    Alto & tenor cornett - Bicinium (Amour cruel) from Georg Rhaw's Bicinia gallica et latina, 1545
    1:22
50. 50
    Serpent - Canzona quarta for (basso solo) from the Canzoni da sonare, 1643
    2:22
51. 51
    Lute - Orlando sleepeth
    1:44
52. 52
    Theorbo - A Fancy - Praelude, or Voluntary from Musick's Monument, 1676
    1:48
53. 53
    Mandora - Ballo Anglese from Il Primo Libro di Balli, 1578
    1:06
54. 54
    Cittern - Galliarde from cittern and bass from the Cittharn Schoole, 1597
    2:22
55. 55
    Ceterone - Toccata prima from Intavolatura di Liuto e di Chitarrone, 1623
    1:44
56. 56
    Bandora - Galliard from the Braye Bandora Ms.
    0:50
57. 57
    Orpharion - Duet (Le Rossignol) from Jane Pickering's Lute Book, 1616
    1:36
58. 58
    Vihuela - Fantasia XI from El Maestro, 1536
    2:50
59. 59
    Guitar - Pavana (variations on the Romanesca) from the Braye Lute Book, c.1560
    1:32
60. 60
    Viol
    3:21
61. 61
    La Volta
    1:32

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