The baroque spirit in all its musical shapes.
Tonight you will hear dance music from the first half of the seventeenth century, from different countries. Some music is suitable for dancing, but other music is more in the category of concert music, intended for listening but also suitable as background music for conversation.
Portrait of John Playford by David Loggan (Wikimedia Commons)
Portrait of John Playford by David Loggan (Wikimedia Commons)
Jacques Cordier (c. 1580 – before 1655)
1 Premier et second branles
2 Branle gay
3 Branle de Poictou
4 Branle double de Poictou
5 Branle de Montirande
6 La Gavotte
I Ciarlatani conducted by Klaus Winkler
(CD: Le bal : Gesellschaftstänze im Frühbarock. Christophorus CHR 77295, 2008)
Johann Schop (c. 1590 – 1667)
From: Erster Theil newer Paduanen, Galliarden, Allmanden … (1633)
7 I Intrada a 5
8 II Paduana a 6
9 III Allmand a 5
10 IV Courandt a 5
11 V Paduana a 3
Hamburger Ratsmusik conducted by Simone Eckert
(CD: Johann Schop – Hamburger Ratsmusicus. Thorofon CTH 2464, 2007)
Salomone Rossi (c.1570 – 1630)
From: Varie sonate, sinfonie … books 3 and 4:
12 Sonata quarta sopra l’aria di Ruggiero
13 Sonata decima sopra l’aria della Romanesca
14 Sonata terza sopra l’aria della Romanesca
15 Sinfonia quinta
Erik Bosgraaf (recorder); Cordevento
(CD: Adriana : Her portrait her life her music. Brilliant Classics 97188, 2024)
John Playford (1623 – 1686)
16 Bellamira – Bobbing Joe
17 Oranges and Lemons: Square for four couples
18 Jenny pluck pears: Round for six
19 The Indian Queen: Longways for as many as will
In addition:
20 Newcastle: Round for eight
The Playfords
(CD: Oranges and Lemons : John Playford’s English Dancing Master (1651). Coviello Classics COV 20709, 2007)
Featured picture: Front of The English Dancing Master by John Playford
