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48 Annotated Bibliography of Renaissance DanceFormatWe were unable to develop a format that gave adequate credit tocontributors without being too intrusive. In the end, we did not note whocontributed which discography entries or parts thereof. We have, however,tried to identify the writers of comments and annotations, as differentreviewers will tend to have different interests and biases. They areidentified thus:• AB: Andrew Vorder Bruegge (Isaac de Hugo)• AD: Andrew Draskoy (Miklos Sandorfia)• AH: Anna Haynes (Luanmaise nic Ailithir)• AT: Allan Terry• DE: Del Elson (Delbert von Strassburg)• DH: Dominic Hunter (Wolfgang Adolphus Jager)• DZ: Dani Zweig (Dani of the Seven Wells)• IE: Ian Engle (Sion Andreas)• JPD: Janelle and Peter Durham (Janelyn and Trahaearn)• LH: Lina Lee Hill (Eden McNab Sommerhawke)• LL: Lizbeth Langston (Lizbeth Ravensholm)• MD: Michael Daether• MH: Monica Hultin (Monika z Gniezo)• MR: Mary Railing (Urraca Yriarte de Gamboa)• MW: Mark Waks (Justin de Coeur)• QM: Quentin Miller• VS: Vivian Stephens (Rosina del Bosco Chiaro)Some entries have been trimmed by the editors and yet others, of lessgeneral interest, have been reduced to brief listings in an appendix to thisdiscography. For any distortion or loss of usefulness that results, creditmust be reserved to the editors. Two of the contributors used four-pointscales to rate tapes and CDs on aesthetics (from * - ugly - to **** - a rarepleasure) and on usability (with lower-rated music being hard to dance todue to poor tempi, wrong numbers of repeats, poor fit to the choreography,etc.) Due to space limitations, we haven't included their fairly specificdefinitions of what each meant by one star, two stars, etc. Here too, wecan only apologize for the loss in information content. A final caveat:Prices given for some tapes. They were current when obtained, but youmight want to make sure of them before ordering.This compilation originally appeared in three parts, in issues 22, 23, and24 of the Letter of Dance. There are some minor differences in this version- e.g., entries which appeared out of order in the three-part version nowappear in their proper places. Also, the brief entries in appendix I were -because of space constraints - even briefer in the original publication.Recordings of Period Dance Music1501... Boston Renaissance Ensemble Cassette: Meg Pash.
Annotated Bibliography of Renaissance Dance 49VS: First side includes 3 Bransles de Bourgongne and a Bransle gay. Thesecond has Nido d'Amore, Furioso alla Spagnuola, Contrapasso Nouvo,Passo e mezzo from Nobilta di Dame, and Torneo Amoroso from Le gratied'amore. The Furioso works perfectly, and can also be used for Furiosoall'Italiana and Furioso Nuovo with long introductions. The TorneoAmoroso works. I don't know about the rest, but expect so, as thesemusicians work with dancers. A:**** U:*** (It's usable, just there's only the5 pieces plus 4 branles, and who does branles, anyway ... )16th CenturyItalian and FrenchDance MusicMusica Reservata CD: Boston Skyline, BSD123, 1994.AB: David Munrow, from the vault compilation of 2 early-70's recordings;Includes: various galliards, pavans; "passamezo" La Bataille pavan;Moresca; tordion; branle simple.LH: This is actually the highlights from two albums released in 1971: 16thCentury Italian Dance Music (Philips LP 6500 102) and 16th CenturyFrench Dance Music (Philips LP 6500 293). Just naming the musiciansshould give you a clue to the quality of this compilation: John Beckett,David Munrow, Desmond Dupre, Christopher Hogwood, GraystonBurgess, Nigel Rogers, Michael Ovenham, David Thomas, and MichaelMorrow, Director. Need I say more? All of the original liner notes are evenincluded. You will also want to pick up Dance Music of the HighRenaissance (Boston Skyline CD BSD 118, originally Archiv LP 198166).A Hitch in Time VLB Recording Cassette: Wail Songs, 1990.Produced in USA by Wail Songs, PO Box 29888, Oakland, CA, 94604.Track Listing: Suicide Branle, Basse Dance, Official, Washerwoman's,Scottish, Horses, Single, Double, Galliarde, Morris Dances, Gay, Clog,Montarde, Buffens, Pavan, Pease, Tourdion.JPD: One small annoyance on this recording is that many of the branleshave short (1-4 count) breaks between each repeat, which can throw offdancers' rhythm. Otherwise OK. Aesthetic appeal: *** Usability: ***A la Ferrarese:Bassedanze, Balli eCanzoneSchola Cantorum Basiliensis CD: Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, GD 7724.Track Listing: La Figlia Guiliemino, Petit Vriens, Amoroso, Leoncello, LaFranchoise Nouvelle, La Danza Ravestain, La Danza Cleves, Cancon de'Pifari Dicto el Ferrarese, Il Re di Spagna (two arrangements), Collinetto(two arrangements)DH: Well worth a listen, and is very nice to dance to.A La Via,Medievales deQuebecStrada, and Ensemble Anonymous CD: Analekta, AN 2 8003.Track Listing: Bransle des Cheveux, Saltarello, Schiarazula Marazula, Br.de Poitou et d'Ecosse, Chanconetta tedesca, and Jouyssance (didn't saywhose).
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