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- Mon Nov 16, 2015 12:06 pm
- Forum: 1603-1715
- Topic: Christmas concerts
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3232
Christmas concerts
Passamezzo present their new programme" Old Christmas Returned - music, words and song for Christmas". The festive programme of music, words and song, takes the audience on a journey from Advent, through the Christmas season to its traditional end at Candlemas, and tells the story of how C...
- Mon Nov 16, 2015 12:03 pm
- Forum: Music and Instruments
- Topic: Christmas Concerts
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3930
Christmas Concerts
Passamezzo present their new programme" Old Christmas Returned - music, words and song for Christmas". The festive programme of music, words and song, takes the audience on a journey from Advent, through the Christmas season to its traditional end at Candlemas, and tells the story of how C...
- Thu Oct 01, 2015 10:40 am
- Forum: 1715-1810
- Topic: Costume hire
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3368
Costume hire
Looking for two C18th costumes with shoes. Middle class. Need to fit one tall, slim male and one tall, slim female. Have white wigs.
Will need for one week from October 20th to the 25th. Can return after the 25th. Contact Dorothy on 07932 796094 or dottylawrence@aol.com
Will need for one week from October 20th to the 25th. Can return after the 25th. Contact Dorothy on 07932 796094 or dottylawrence@aol.com
- Wed Apr 02, 2014 3:08 pm
- Forum: Music and Instruments
- Topic: That's not really a word, is it?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4743
Re: That's not really a word, is it?
OED gives 1965 as the first usage of "grunge", so no - not 17thC
- Wed Apr 02, 2014 8:32 am
- Forum: 1603-1715
- Topic: Genuine 17th century poetry / song?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5334
Re: Genuine 17th century poetry / song?
It was set to music by Henry Bowman.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... 382_f._39r).jpg
and by Purcell
Also, I think, as a catch
An epicure is a follower of Epicurus - someone who enjoys good food and wine
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... 382_f._39r).jpg
and by Purcell
Also, I think, as a catch
An epicure is a follower of Epicurus - someone who enjoys good food and wine

- Wed Nov 06, 2013 8:49 am
- Forum: Music and Instruments
- Topic: Anne Boleyn's coronation song
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4486
Anne Boleyn's coronation song
A song from Anne Boleyn's coronation will be performed on Saturday for the Lord Mayor's Show
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/article3913280.ece
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/article3913280.ece
- Wed Nov 06, 2013 8:49 am
- Forum: 1485-1603
- Topic: Anne Boleyn's coronation
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4198
Anne Boleyn's coronation
A song from Anne Boleyn's coronation will be performed on Saturday for the Lord Mayor's Show
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/article3913280.ece
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/article3913280.ece
- Mon Nov 04, 2013 9:20 am
- Forum: Music and Instruments
- Topic: Old Christmas Returned
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4282
Old Christmas Returned
"Old Christmas Returned" - Christmas Music and Song from 16th and 17th Century Britain. is now available from Rondo Publishing. http://www.rondopublishing.co.uk/product/old-christmas-returned/ The book contains 38 pieces, some of which have not been published before: a selection of carols,...
- Wed Jul 24, 2013 6:48 pm
- Forum: Music and Instruments
- Topic: New music books
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4643
New music books
"In Peascod Time" - 16th and 17th Century music, words and song for Summer and Harvest is now available from Rondo Publishing. http://www.rondopublishing.co.uk/product/in-peascod-time/ It contains 43 pieces, some of which have not been published before: a selection of songs, ballads, round...
- Fri Jul 19, 2013 5:26 pm
- Forum: Music and Instruments
- Topic: Historical Arabic music
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6538
Re: Historical Arabic music
Or if you want a combination of Arab/Andalus and early music
http://www.amazon.co.uk/From-Shore-Pete ... p_t_1_7HAE
http://www.amazon.co.uk/From-Shore-Pete ... p_t_1_7HAE
- Fri Nov 09, 2012 6:45 pm
- Forum: Music and Instruments
- Topic: To Shorten Winter's Sadness
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2683
Re: To Shorten Winter's Sadness
Tracks this cd can be heard on the Harmonia Early Music programme "Early Music for the Holidays" http://www.prx.org/pieces/87432-early-m ... e-holidays
- Wed Nov 07, 2012 4:14 pm
- Forum: Music and Instruments
- Topic: Christmas Concerts
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2096
Christmas Concerts
Passamezzo will be playing in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Warwick, Boxgrove (Sussex), Aust (Gloucestershire) this December To Shorten Winter's Sadness - 16th and 17th Century Music, Words and Song for Christmas and Winter The programme consists of ballads, lutesongs, carols, consort music, madrigals ...
- Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:21 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Edwardian Children's Clothes
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1510
Edwardian Children's Clothes
Posting this on behalf of Nina Sprigge (Museum of London) hoping that someone here may be able to help. Tamsin Edwardian children’s clothes needed - To borrow or rent to the Museum of London Docklands for 9 and 23 November? This is for a special one off day at the museum when 16 children will be per...
- Mon Aug 20, 2012 4:16 pm
- Forum: Music and Instruments
- Topic: Christmas Music Book
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2195
Christmas Music Book
To Shorten Winter's Sadness: English Music and Song for Christmas and Winter from the 16th and 17th Centuries 41 pieces: Carols, Ballads, Madrigals, Rounds, Consort Songs and Dance Tunes. Now available here http://www.rondopublishing.co.uk/product/to-shorten-winters-sadness/ And there's an accompany...
- Sat Jun 09, 2012 8:45 am
- Forum: Music and Instruments
- Topic: Crumhorns
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2247
Re: Crumhorns
Crumhorns were only really used in the 16th Century. It's also debatable whether they were used at all in England outside Court. The EMS ones are ok - not fantastic, but they work. Why not go for recorder or flute as you already play the whistle? They're played throughout the centuries, though you'd...
- Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:42 pm
- Forum: Music and Instruments
- Topic: downloadable song manuscripts
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2136
Re: downloadable song manuscripts
Rule Britannia http://conquest.imslp.info/files/imglnk ... tannia.pdf
Get me to the church on time is still in copyright so it's unlikely to be free anywhere legally
Ditto biggest aspidistra
Bull and Bush is out of copyright so should be around somewhere
Get me to the church on time is still in copyright so it's unlikely to be free anywhere legally
Ditto biggest aspidistra
Bull and Bush is out of copyright so should be around somewhere
- Wed Mar 21, 2012 6:16 pm
- Forum: Music and Instruments
- Topic: medieval fiddle
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4985
Re: medieval fiddle
There are various ways of tuning, but you can tune it in 5ths like a violin.
The main differences is that it's not played under the chin, strings are gut, and you don't use vibrato.
I found it very easy to go from playing Classical violin to playing rebecs/medieval and renaissance fiddles.
The main differences is that it's not played under the chin, strings are gut, and you don't use vibrato.
I found it very easy to go from playing Classical violin to playing rebecs/medieval and renaissance fiddles.
- Mon Feb 13, 2012 2:29 pm
- Forum: Music and Instruments
- Topic: 17thC English and Sufi music
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2216
17thC English and Sufi music
From Shore to Shore Words, music, song, dance and food from 17th Century England and Morocco. The programme includes devotional songs from Christianity and Islam and readings from Shakespeare and Rumi. Performed by Passamezzo and Association Mogador Chant et Musique Soufie , Essouaira. http://www.ev...
- Mon Feb 13, 2012 2:25 pm
- Forum: Music and Instruments
- Topic: Passamezzo concerts in Bath And Totnes
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1943
Passamezzo concerts in Bath And Totnes
An Excellent Medley Elizabethan and Jacobean Music for the Court, the Country, the Playhouse and the streets Ballads, Lutesongs, Consort Music, Madrigals and Readings Includes music by Byrd, Dowland, Morley, Nicholson and Wilbye Saturday 18 February 2012, 7.30pm St Michael's Church, Bath Passamezzo ...
- Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:48 pm
- Forum: Music and Instruments
- Topic: To Shorten Winter's Sadness
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2683
To Shorten Winter's Sadness
Just in time for Christmas... The new Passamezzo cd, "To shorten winter's sadness - 16th and 17th Century music for Christmas and Winter" is now on sale from Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shorten-Winters-Sadness-Passamezzo/dp/B006HSJH3A... Or from the Passamezzo website http://www.livingh...
- Mon Oct 24, 2011 9:40 am
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Morocco?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4788
Re: Morocco?
Pete the Pong wrote:Tamzin, your links here are very very useful, especially the description of Edmund Hogan's visit to Marrakech, and meeting with two englishmen resident there, and the mention of there being other traders there. Thanks!!
If this goes any further I'll pm you.
You're welcome. Happy to help if I can
- Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:07 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Morocco?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4788
Re: Morocco?
Very many links Edmund Hogan, ambassador to Elizabeth I, brought a gift of a bass lute to the emperor and king Muley Abdulmeleck, More details here http://www.fullbooks.com/A-General-History-and-Collection-of-Voyagesx26037.html I'm currently involved in a project looking at the historical links betw...
- Fri Aug 05, 2011 9:43 am
- Forum: Music and Instruments
- Topic: Concerts in Oxford and Cambridge
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1833
Concerts in Oxford and Cambridge
In Peascod Time 16th and 17th Century music, words and song for Summer and the Harvest Ballads, Lutesongs, Consort Music, Madrigals and Readings Programme includes music by Campion, Cavendish, East, Johnson, Greene, Morley, Pilkington, Purcell and Wilbye Thursday 1 September, 7.30pm St Barnabas Chur...
- Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:35 pm
- Forum: Traders Discussion
- Topic: Alembic and pipkin?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2206
Re: Alembic and pipkin?
I think my mother uses one of these http://www.copper-alembic.com/
- Sat May 07, 2011 10:05 am
- Forum: 1485-1603
- Topic: Ideas for Tudor rat catcher
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9992
Re: Ideas for Tudor rat catcher
From Derings "The Citty Cries" "Rats or mice, ha' ye any rats, mice, polecats or weasels, or ha' ye any old sows sick of the measles? I can kill them, and I can kill moles, and I can kill vermin that creepeth up and crepeth down, and peepeth into holes." Gibbons "Cries of Lo...
- Wed May 04, 2011 8:27 pm
- Forum: Music and Instruments
- Topic: Loathe to Depart
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2399
Re: Loathe to Depart
There are two versions of this. Firstly as a round (in Ravenscroft and Lant) http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/ravenscroft/modern/loath_to_depart.pdf And secondly as a melody found in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book. Probably not by Farnaby although he wrote divisions on it. More information here http://www...
- Mon Apr 04, 2011 12:37 pm
- Forum: Music and Instruments
- Topic: 18th century tunes - new website
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6701
Re: 18th century tunes - new website
Walsh's dancing master is online here http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Compleat_Coun ... r_(Various) if it is easier to work from...
- Fri Apr 01, 2011 6:29 pm
- Forum: Music and Instruments
- Topic: 18th century tunes - new website
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6701
Re: 18th century tunes - new website
Fantastic website!
- Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:27 pm
- Forum: 1485-1603
- Topic: Ideas for Tudor rat catcher
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9992
Re: Ideas for Tudor rat catcher
My apologies, Tom - it's not in Pepys after all. Hyder Rollins has it in his "Cavalier and Puritan" ballads. Come buy a mouse-trap, or, a new way to catch an old rat: being a true relation of one Peters a Post of Rotterdam, who tempting an honest woman to lewdness, was by her and her husba...
- Tue Mar 08, 2011 6:28 pm
- Forum: 1485-1603
- Topic: Ideas for Tudor rat catcher
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9992
Re: Ideas for Tudor rat catcher
There are at least 2 ratcatcher ballads in the Pepys Ballads. Do you have them both?