alto flute Lisa Beznosiuk
alto recorder, recorder [tenor], crumhorn [tenor], shawm [tenor], dulcian [bass curtal], bassoon [great bass rackett], bassoon [bass sordun] Penny Pay
bass flute, recorder [tenor], rauschpfeife [tenor schryari/schreierpfeifen] Miguel Lawrence
cello Anthony Pleeth
composed by Michael Praetorius
conductor, arranged by [performing editions] Philip Pickett
cornett Jeremy West
cornett, trumpet [natural] Jonathan Impett
cornett, trumpet [natural] Michael Laird
crumhorn [bass], dulcian [bass curtal], bassoon [bass rackett], rauschpfeife [alto] Andrew Watts
double bass Amanda McNamara
engineer [sound engineer - ingénieur du son - toningenieur] John Pellowe
ensemble New London Consort
flute [tenor] Jonathan Morgan
flute [tenor] Nancy Hadden
harp [double-harp] Andrew Lawrence-King
harp [double-harp] Frances Kelly
harpsichord John Toll
harpsichord, organ, regal David Roblou
hurdy gurdy Nigel Eaton
liner notes [english] Clifford Bartlett
lute, archlute Tom Finucane
lute, archlute, theorbo Paula Chateauneuf
organ Timothy Roberts
painting Frans Francken
producer [recording producer - directeur artistique - aufnahmeleiter] Peter Wadland
recorder [sopranino, soprano], alto recorder, rauschpfeife [tenor schryari/schreierpfeifen] Marion Scott
recorder [soprano, bass], rauschpfeife [bass schryari/schreierpfeifen] Kathleen Stubbings
recorder [soprano, tenor, bass], alto recorder, rauschpfeife [bass schryari/schreierpfeifen], shawm [alto], bassoon [great bass sordun], rauschpfeife [soprano] William Lyons
recorder [soprano], rauschpfeife [alto schryari/schreierpfeifen], crumhorn [great bass], shawm [soprano], dulcian [tenor curtal], bassoon [tenor rackett], bassoon [tenor sordun], rauschpfeife [soprano] Philip Pickett
recorder [tenor], crumhorn [alto], bassoon [basset & great bass rackett], bassoon [basset sordun], rauschpfeife [sopranino] Keith McGowan
sackbut [alto] Richard Cheetham
sackbut [bass] Stephen Saunders
sackbut [tenor] Kenneth Hamilton
sackbut [tenor] Paul Nieman
score editor [edition by georg kallmeyer verlag, wolfenbüttel-berlin] Günter Oberst
technician [harpsichord prepared and tuned by] Malcolm Greenhalgh
technician [organ & regal prepared and tuned by] Justin Sillman
timpani, bass drum, drum [side-drum], drums [tabors], tambourine, xylophone Steve Henderson
timpani, drum [side-drum], dulcimer David Corkhill
trumpet [natural] Mark Bennett
viol [bass] Richard Campbell
viol [great bass] William Hunt
viola Annette Isserlis
viola Jan Schlapp
violin Simon Standage
violin, lira da braccio Pavlo Beznosiuk
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Track 1 total duration: 3:36
Track 7 total duration: 3:19
Track 8 total duration: 3:17
Track 10 total duration: 5:46
Track 12 total duration: 5:20
Track 14 total duration: 5:01
Track 15 total duration: 3:51

On front cover:
Dances from Terpsichore • Danses de Terpsichore • Tanze aus Terpsichore
Florilegium • Digital

On spine:
Dances from Terpsichore, 1612
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Instrumentation:
- [1] Passameze: 3 cornetts, 3 sackbuts, Regal, Timpani, 2 violins, 2 Violas, Violoncello, Double-bass, 2 harps, Archlute, Theorbo, Harpsichord, 5 recorders, Curtal, Organ, Timpani; - Gaillarde: 2 violins, 2 violas, Violoncello, Double-bass, Harpsichord, 4 recorders, Curtal, Archlute, Theorbo.
- [2] La Bouree: 3 curtals, Rackett, Regal.
- [3] Bransle de la Torche: 2 violins, 2 violas, Violoncello, Double-bass, Harpsichord, 2 archlutes, 2 harps.
- [4] Bransles simples, etc.: 2 harps.
- [5] Bransles de Villages: 2 violins, 2 violas, Violoncello, Great bass viol, Hurdy-gurdy, 2 lutes.
- [6] Philou: 2 violins, Viola, Violoncello, Dulcimer, Xylophone.
- [7] Ballet des sorciers: 2 shawms, Curtal, Regal, Side-drum; - Ballet des princesses: 4 flutes, Lute, Tambourine; - Ballet: 4 recorders, Organ, Tambourine.
- [8] Ballet: 4 racketts, Regal; - Ballet des Baccanales: 4 crumhorns, Regal; - Ballet des Matelotz: 4 sackbuts, Organ; - Ballet des coqs: 2 cornetts, 3 sackbutts, 2 recorders, 2 rauschpfeifen, 2 shawms, Curtal, Regal, Organ, 2 Side-drums.
- [9] Bransle de la Torche: 4 schryari, Regal, Tabor.
- [10] Pavane de Spaigne: Harpsichord, Lute, Theorbo; - Spagnoletta: 2 lutes.
- [11] Passameze pour les cornetz: 2 cornetts, 4 sackbuts, Organ, Bass drum.
- [12] Courante M.M. Wüstrow: 2 violins, Bass viol, Great bass viol, Harpsichord; - Courante: 4 flutes, Lute; - Courrant de Bataglia: 2 trumpets, 3 sackbuts, Curtal, Organ, Regal, Timpani.
- [13] La Sarabande: Violin, Lira da Braccio, Lute, Organ, Violoncello.
- [14] Volte du Tambour: 2 cornetts, 3 sackbuts, Regal, 2 Side-drums; - Volte (CCXLIII): 4 flutes, Lute, Tabor; - Volte (CCXLII): 4 sorduns, Regal, Tabor; - Volte (CCXXIII): 4 rauschpfeifen, Shawm, Regal, Tabor.
- [15] Volte (CCX): 5 recorders, Organ, Tabor; - Volte (CCXI): 2 violins, 2 violas, Violoncello, Double-bass, Harpsichord, Tabor; - Volte (CCXXXVI): 2 cornetts, Sackbut, Curtal, Tabor; - Volte (CCI): 2 violins, 2 violas, Violoncello, Double-bass, 2 harps, Archlute, Theorbo, Harpsichord, Trumpet, 2 cornetts, 4 sackbuts, Rauschpfeife, 4 recorders, Curtal, Regal, Organ, 2 tabors.
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Instruments used on this recording:
Instruments:
- Violins: S. Standage - Mariani, Brescia c.1650; P. Beznosiuk - Anon., English c.1700
- Violas: J. Schlapp - Bachmann, Berlin 1756; A. Isserlis - Jay, London 1766
- Violoncello: A. Pleeth - Rubio 1979 (Guadagnini, Milan 1759)
- Double-bass: A. MacNamara - Dawson 1981 (da Salo 1568)
- Bass Viol: R. Campbell - Anon., English c.1660
- Great Bass Viol: W. Hunt - Eyland 1983 (Busch, Nuremberg 1640)
- Lira da Braccio: P. Beznosiuk - Pollard 1977 (Giovanni Maria, Venice 1525)
- Hurdy-gurdy: N. Eaton - Eaton 1982 (various originals)
- Double-harps: F. Kelly - Haycock 1983 (various originals); A. Lawrence-King - Haycock 1984 (various originals)
- Lutes: T. Finucane - A lute, Gottlieb 1982 (various originals) & G lute, Barber 1980 (Tieffenbrücker, Venice c.1600); P. Chateauneuf - G lute, Prior 1985 (various originals)
- Archlutes: T. Finucane - Barber 1982 (Harz, Rome 1665); P. Chateauneuf - Jacobsen 1980 (Sellas, Venice c.1630)
- Theorbo: P. Chateauneuf - Rutherford 1984 (Venere c.1607)
- Cornetts: M. Laird - Monk 1968 (various originals); J. West - Wilson 1985 (various originals); J. Impett - Monk 1976 (various originals)
- Natural Trumpets: M. Laird - Laird 1980 (various originals); J. Impett & M. Bennett - Keavy 1982 (various originals)
- Sackbuts: R. Cheetham - Weltklang 1970; P. Nieman - Boosey and Hawkes 1960 (Neuschel, Nuremberg 1557); K. Hamilton - Blessing 1976; S. Saunders - Giardinelli 1982 (various originals)
- Flutes: von Huene
- Recorders: P. Pickett - von Huene; M. Lawrence & K. McGowan - Moeck (tenor); W. Lyons - Moeck (soprano, alto, tenor) & Hopf (bass); P. Pay - von Huene (alto) & Moeck (tenor); M. Scott - Hopf (sopranino) & Moeck (soprano, alto); K. Stubbings - Moeck
- Schryari/Schreierpfeifen & Crumhorns: Moulder
- Shawns: Moeck
- Curtals: P. Pickett - Moeck; P. Pay - Körber; A. Watts - Wood
- Racketts: P. Pickett - Moeck; A. Watts - Wood; K. McGowan - Moeck (basset) & Wood (great bass); P. Pay - Wood
- Sorduns: Wood
- Rauschpfeifen: K. McGowan - McGowan; P. Pickett, W. Lyons & A. Watts - Moulder
- Harpsichord (Clavecin/Cembalo): Zuckermann 1981 (Italian originals)
- Organ: Sillman 1980
- Regal: Laukhuff 1983
- Timpani:S. Henderson - Potter c.1850; D. Corkhill - Jordan c.1810
- Bass Drum: Hewitt
- Side-drum: Sonorus 1982
- Tabors (Tambourins du Béarn/Provenzalische Trommeln), Tambourine: Williamson
- Xylophone:Viscount
- Dulcimer: Chinese
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Edition by Georg Kallmeyer Verlag, Wolfenbüttel-Berlin.
We are grateful to Friedrich von Huene (Boston) for the loan of a consort of Rennaissance flutes and to Eric Moulder for the loan of a great bass crumhorn, and soprano & alto rauschpfeifes.

Liner Illustration: The Prodigal Son - Frans Francken the Younger (1581-1642) Alan Gallery, London (The Bridgeman Art Library)
liner notes in English, French and German © 1986


℗ 1986 The Decca Record Company Limited, London
© 1986 The Decca Record Company Limited, London
Recording Location • Lieu d'enregistrement • Aufnahmeort: Henry Wood Hall, London, March 1985.
Editions De L'Oiseau-Lyre
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