Date: c. 1600 Discussion: A famous piece by John Dowland, also known as the “Lacrimae antiquae”: there are settings for lute, lute + voice, multiple instruments, and multiple voices. Composer: Arranged by: Sheet Music: There are several settings on Sarge Gerbode’s lute site (a fabulous resource, with many thousands of pieces). You’ll …
Date: early 15th C Discussion: Composer: Arranged by: Sheet Music: Here Parts: Type: Language: Ranges: Advice for beginners
Date: 14th C Discussion: This is a monophonic piece (i.e. only one part, no harmonies) by the 14th-century composer Guillaume de Machaut. Some people like doing it very quickly; I like it slow and slinky. For fun (certainly not for an authentic 14thC sound) we did a jazzy version with …
Date: 16th C? Discussion: Dona Nobis Pacem is a favourite for group singing. We’ve sung at assorted social gatherings, and Christine led the whole hall in singing it as a round at the Bloth.Local convention for singing this one:Sing once through in unison, all three linesSplit into three parts, sing twice …
Date: 1593 Discussion: Composer: Thomas Morley Arranged by: Sheet Music: Here Parts: Type: Language: Ranges: Advice for beginners
Date: 16th C Discussion: Aka “The Animal Noise Song”, by Adriano Banchieri. The first and last sections are “falala”s, and in the middle each line imitates a different animal. Composer: Banchieri Arranged by: Sheet Music: We’re using the sheet-music in the Big Lochac Snogbook (page 22). Parts: SSATB Type: song …
Date: 1556 Discussion: A beautiful, sad, Spanish love song. Composer: anon Arranged by: Sheet Music: Sheet music arranged for soprano and alto voice (pdf)Sheet music transposed for B-flat instruments (e.g. trumpet)(pdf) Parts: SA Type: villanciccosong Language: Spanish Ranges: Advice for beginners
Date: 16th C Discussion: Composer: Arranged by: Sheet Music: Here Parts: any 4 Type: songRound Language: French Ranges: Advice for beginners
Date: 16th C Discussion: The music group has been using the version in the ensemble recorder book ‘Musikit Recorder’ by Roger & Carol Buckton Composer: Arranged by: Sheet Music: Parts: SATB Type: SongDance Language: French Ranges: Advice for beginners
Date: 1450-1521 Discussion: We chose this as both tenor and bass lines are rather high, so it can be sung by SAAT as well as by SATB. Composer: Josquin Arranged by: Sheet Music: We’re using the Big Lochac Snogbook (page 15).We might well sing it up a tone (in C, …