Madame d'Amours - Music for Henry VIII's Six Wives

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Madame d'Amours
Music for Henry VIII's Six Wives

Musica Antiqua
Philip Thorby

"everything sung and played to perfection" Early Music Scotland
	"This delightful anthology brings together music reflecting many aspects of the lives of Henry and his wives: the collection looks at the musical interests sand associations of Henry's queens in turn, sharing with us a rich tapestry of music spanning the 38 years of the king's long reign." The Consort - Vol 62
		"Madame D'Amours can seduce, but not with words. Aided by scholarship, this disc re-imagines the music presence of each queen at the court of Henry VIII. Musica Antiqua of London's command of diverse repertoires, instruments and interpretive approaches allows it to flaunt differences between the music of Henry's various consorts. Humour, cerebral sophistication and tenderness each find their proper expression in the knitting together of counterpoint and in the delicate rhythmic shading by the players. Particularly pleasing in the robust tone and freedom of line of Jacob Heringman's lute solos" BBC Music Magazine
		"Listen to this disc and you will be treated to a Tudor banquet of music and song. Jennie Cassidy's pure mezzo-soprano voice is a joy, while Philip Thorby's Musica Antiqua of London provides superbly enthusiastic accompaniements. It's worth taking time to read the comprehensive booklet notes, which explain the important part music played in the lives of Henry's wives. A well thought-out and presented project." Classic FM Magazine

Musica Antiqua of London, directed Philip Thorby

Jennie Cassidy, mezzo-soprano

INSTRUMENTARIUM

Jennie Cassidy	JC	Mezzo-soprano	a
		Drum	b
Philip Thorby	PT	tenor viol	c
		descant recorder	d
		alto recorder	e
		tenor recorder	f
		alto shawm (Toru Sakamoto)	g
		drum & voice	h
John Bryan	JB	treble viol	i
		bass recorder	j
		tenor shawm (John Hanchett)	k
		alto crumhorn	l
		spinet (Alan Gotto, 1993)	m
		drum	n
Alison Crum	AC	bass viol	o
		harp (West Dean Musical Instrument Workshop, England)	p
		sackbut (Christopher Monk)	q
Roy Marks	RM	tenor viol	r
		tenor recorder	s
		bass crumhorn	t
		lute (Oliver Wadsworth, 1993)	u
		drum	v
Ian Harrison	IH	mute cornett (Serge Delmas, Paris)	w
		soprano shawm (Bernhard Schermer)	x
		bagpipe (Jonathan Swayne)	y
		tenor recorder	z
		cow horn & voice	aa
Jacob Heringman	JH	lute (Andrew Rutherford, USA, 1997)	bb
Jacob Heringman	JH	tenor viol	cc

Set of five viols by West Dean Musical Instrument Workshop, England 2002

Bows by Alan Crumpler, Gerhard Landwehr and Roger Rose

Strings by Real Guts & Gamut

Set of four recorders by Carl Hanson after Virdung

Set of four crumhorns by Eric Moulder, England, 1980

		JC	PT	JB	AC	RM	IH	JH
I Catherine of Aragon
1	Danza Alta - Francisco de la Torre		g	k		v	x		[2.09]
2	Whilles Lyfe or Breth - William Cornyshe	a	c		p	u		bb	[7.26]
3	My Lady Wynkefylds Rownde - anon			m					[1.33]
4	Nigra sum - Matthieu de Gascongne	a	c		o				[4.59]
5	Adew le companye - anon	a	e			t	w	bb	[1.09]
II Anne Boleyn
6	Blow thi horne - William Cornyshe	a	h	l	q	t		aa	[2.23]
7	My Lady Carey's dompe - anon			m					[2.21]
8	Adiutorium nostrum - Antoine de Fevin	a	c		o	r			[2.53]
9	La Gamba - anon		c	i	o	r		bb	[0.59]
10	Blame not my lute - anon	a						bb	[3.53]
III Jane Seymour
11	Gentil Prince - anon		g	k			x		[0.41]
12	En vray amoure - anon		g	k		v	x		[1.39]
13	Kyng Harry VIII pavyn - anon		g	k	q	v	x		[1.49]
14	Madame d'Amours - anon	a	f		o	r	w		[4.59]
15	Ricercar - Vincenzo Capirola							bb	[3.25]
16	Duke of Somersett's dompe - anon							bb	[2.22]
IV Anne of Cleves
17	Ainxi bon Youre - anon (n)		d			r		bb	[1.35]
18	Een vroulic wesen - Jacques Barbireau	a						bb	[1.21]
19	La Danse de Cleves - anon						y		[1.43]
V Catherine Howard
20	Time to pas with goodly sport - Henry VIII	a	d	m	o	r	w	bb	[2.18]
21	Prince Edwarde's pavyn - anon		d	j		s	z		[2.21]
22	Quam pulchra es - attrib Henry VIII	a	c	i					[6.14]
23	The Kynges marke - anon		c	m			w		[1.16]
24	Adew madame - anon	a		m					[1.43]
VI Catherine Parr
25	Pavyn of Albart - anon	b	c	i	o	r		cc	[1.37]
26	Galliard - anon	b	c	i	o	r		cc	[1.25]
27	A virgine and a mother - John Marbecke	a	c		o				[5.36]
28	Ashton's maske - Hugh Ashton		c	i	o	r			[5.36]

	Total running time:								[74:59]

Title Page Programme Notes Texts Reviews Credits Musica Antiqua

Release date:	January 2005
Order code:	SIGCD044
Barcode:	635212004425

Order Code:
SIGCD044

Barcode:
635212004425

Release date:
January 2005

Recorded:
Recorded in the National Centre for Early Music, York, 30th January - 1st February 2004

Production & Editing:
Adrian Huner

Engineering:
Floating Earth

Booklet Notes:
Philip Thorby

Translations:
Latin to English: Leofranc Holford�Strevens

Text and Translation Editor:
Christine Darby

Booklet layout and typesetting:
Jan Hart

Artwork & Design:
ATX Design

02 August 2008