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CDs: CDs - Early dance



Cover image15th Century Dance Music in Italy. les haulz et les bas.

Author: Piacenza, Domenico da & Guglielmo Ebreo da Pesaro

Published: 1998, 2008

A well filled disc (nearly 80 minutes) of 26 pieces from Italian manuscripts, played by an ensemble of mostly wind... [full description]

CD [5413-CD] £ 14.99 Add to order


Anacreon, Daphnis et Egle (orchestral suites). Capella Savaria/Terey-Smith.

Author: Rameau, Jean-Philippe

Published: 1997

CD [0950-CD] £ 5.99 Add to order


Cover imageThe Art of Dancing, Dances of the Early Georgian Period. Jeremy Barlow & Friends. [2 CD set.]

Published:

Thirteen dances, arranged by Jeremy Barlow for a small instrumental ensemble. The dances include Les Absences,... [full description]

CD [3430-CD] £ 14.99 Add to order


Ballet music for the Sun King. Aradia Baroque Ensemble/Mallon.

Author: Lully, Jean-Baptiste

Published: 1998

CD [1128-CD] £ 5.99 Add to order


Cover imageBallet suites from Dardanus, Pigmalion, and Platee. European Union Baroque Orchestra/Roy Goodman.

Author: Rameau, Jean-Philippe

Published: 2005

Although most of Rameau's operas have yet to enter the mainstream operatic repertory, the ballet music from them, which... [full description]

CD [1682-CD] £ 5.99 Add to order


Chominciamento di gioia: Virtuoso dance music from the time of Boccaccio's Decamerone. Ensemble Unicorn.

Published: 1994

CD [1153-CD] £ 5.99 Add to order


Cover imageChoregraphie: Music for Louis XIV's dancing masters.

Author: Lully, Jean-Baptiste

Published: 2007

A collection of 23 dances taken from Feuillet's Chorègraphie and its successors and adaptations. The... [full description]

CD [5092-CD] £ 15.99 Add to order


Cover imageDance Music from Old Vienna. Tanzquartett Wien.

Published: 2002

19th century social dance music by Joseph Lanner, Johann Strauss I and Johann Strauss II, arranged for the... [full description]

CD [2196-CD] £ 5.99 Add to order


Cover imageDances for Mortals and Majesty, Dances of the year of the Ballet Comique, 1581. Jeremy Barlow.

Published:

Sixteen dances, arranged for harpsichord and played by Jeremy Barlow. The dances include Une Suytte de Gavottes,... [full description]

CD [3437-CD] £ 10.99 Add to order


Cover imageDances from Terpsichore (1612). The Parley of Instruments Renaissance Violin Band/Peter Holman.

Author: Praetorius, Michael

Published: 2001

Music by Praetorius, Caroubel, Vallet, Besard, Dowland, and Campion. The 'Violin Band' also includes lutes, guitars,... [full description]

CD [0844-CD] £ 14.99 Add to order


Dances from Terpsichore. Westra Aros Pijpare.

Author: Praetorius, Michael

Published: 1988

A selection of dances from the 1612 collection, performed in authentic style.

CD [0872-CD] £ 5.99 Add to order


Cover imageDances from the Courts of Europe 6, Ballroom Dances (17th & 18th Century).

Published:

32 dances, including Earl of Essex Measures, The Earl of Errol, Gigue de Roland, Forlana, Mr Holt's Jig, Lully Gavotte,... [full description]

CD [5456-CD] £ 8.99 Add to order


Cover imageDances from the Courts of Europe 7, Late 18th Century and 19th Century Dances, (Part 1). [2 CD set.]

Published:

15 dances, spread across 2 CDs, including Fair Phillis, The Lancers, The Installation, Le Grandpère, La... [full description]

CD [5457-CD] £ 10.99 Add to order


Cover imageDances from the Courts of Europe 8, 19th Century Dances, (Part 2).

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17 dances, including Don Giovanni, Teasing Made Easy, Old Scotch Threesome, Schomberg Galop, Schottische, La... [full description]

CD [5458-CD] £ 8.99 Add to order


Cover imageDevices for Dancing, Dances from France and England 1680 - 1700. The Broadside Band.

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Fourteen dances, played by a small instrumental ensemble directed by Jeremy Barlow. The dances include Greenwood,... [full description]

CD [3426-CD] £ 10.99 Add to order


Cover imageExcellent new dances. The Broadside Band, Copenhagen Baroque Band. [2 CD set.]

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Music from c. 1699 to accompany the instruction book of the same name, performed by The Broadside Band and the... [full description]

CD [4558-CD] £ 21.99 Add to order


Fifteen century dances from Burgundy and Italy. The Guildhall Waits/Martin Pope.

Author: Inglehearn, Madeleine

Published:

Music to accompany Madeleine Inglehearn's booklet of the same name. The CD comes in a plain sleeve, with no notes or... [full description]

CD [1306-CD] £ 10.99 Add to order


Cover imageThe First Refinement, dances of the early 19th century. Various performers. [3 CD set.]

Author: Dolmetsch Historical Dance Society

Published:

Music recordings to accompany the instruction book of the same name, including dances from Denmark, France, and... [full description]

CD [3841-CD] £ 27.99 Add to order


Cover imageFiskarena (The Fishermen). Swedish Chamber Orchestra/Petter Sundkvist.

Author: Kraus, Joseph Martin

Published: 2007

Although little known today, Joseph Martin Kraus was one of the most gifted and unusual composers of the eighteenth... [full description]

CD [5186-CD] £ 5.99 Add to order


Cover imageFor the ballroom and the stage: dances for 18th century France and England. CD 1.

Author: Dolmetsch Historical Dance Society

Published: 2006

Music to accompany the workbook of the same name. The dances included are The Geud Man of Ballangigh, Jack's Magott,... [full description]

CD [4932-CD] £ 7.99 Add to order


Cover imageFor the ballroom and the stage: dances for 18th century France and England. CD 2.

Author: Dolmetsch Historical Dance Society

Published: 2006

Music to accompany the workbook of the same name. Among the dances included are La Ribeyra, La Czarienne, La Modene, La... [full description]

CD [4933-CD] £ 7.99 Add to order


Cover imageFor the further improvement of dancing, 1: Dancing in the time of Playford, with additional dances of the period. String Beans, The Broadside Band.

Published: 2002

18 pieces for dance practice, including Excuse Me, Rigadoon, Mr. Eaglesfield's New Hornpipe, Edinburgh Castle, The... [full description]

CD [1735-CD] £ 11.75 Add to order


Cover imageFor the further improvement of dancing, 2: The French style 1680 - 1725, with additional dances of the period. Accademia Amsterdam, The Broadside Band.

Published: 2002

24 pieces for dance practice, including Contredance Nouvelle, Die Menuet d'Anjou, La Victoire, Madame Robin, An Echo,... [full description]

CD [2075-CD] £ 11.75 Add to order


Cover imageFrom Rout to Regency, CD1.

Published: 2008

Dances for the fashionable assembly in Britain and Europe, from Louis XIV to the Prince Regent. This music was produced... [full description]

CD [5777-CD] £ 9.19 Add to order


Cover imageFrom Rout to Regency, CD2.

Published: 2008

Dances for the fashionable assembly in Britain and Europe, from Louis XIV to the Prince Regent to music arranged and... [full description]

CD [5778-CD] £ 9.19 Add to order


Il Ballarino - Italian Dances, c 1600. Jeremy Barlow and the Broadside Band.

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Music from the dance treatises of Caroso, Negri, and Lupi.

CD [3294-CD] £ 6.99 Add to order


Cover imageIl Bel Danzare, Dances of the Courts of Europe circa 1500. Sirinu.

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Nineteen dances played by a small instrumental ensemble. The dances include Bel fiore, Gioliva, Figlia gulielmina,... [full description]

CD [3397-CD] £ 10.99 Add to order


Les Indes Galantes. Orchestra of the 18th century/BrUggen.

Author: Rameau, Jean-Philippe

Published: 1994

The dance movements from Rameau's 1735 opera-ballet.

CD [2883-CD] £ 14.99 Add to order


Cover imageA Lively Shape of Dauncing - Dances of Shakespeare's Time. The Broadside Band.

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Nineteen dances, performed by a small instrumental ensemble. The dances include Galliard, The Cinque Pace,... [full description]

CD [3400-CD] £ 10.99 Add to order


Luz y norte, baroque dance music from Spain, Italy, etc. The Harp Consort/Lawrence-King.

Published: 1995

One of the most delightful CDs we know: an exhilarating collection of baroque dance music from Spain, Italy, and South... [full description]

CD [1095-CD] £ 14.99 Add to order


Cover imageMinuet to mazurka 1745 - 1845. Dances from Europe. Copenhagen Baroque Musicians.

Published: 2001

One of four CDs to accompany the books of the same name.

CD [1664-CD] £ 14.99 Add to order


Minuet to mazurka 1745 - 1845. Dances of France & England 2. Green Ginger.

Published: 2001

A short supplementary CD to accompany the books of the same name.

CD [3823-CD] £ 5.99 Add to order


Minuet to mazurka 1745 - 1845. Dancing in Scotland. String Beans.

Published: 2001

The second of four CDs to accompany the books of the same name.

CD [3821-CD] £ 14.99 Add to order


La naissance d'Osiris (orchestral suite), Abaris ou les Boreades (suite and dances). Capella Savaria/Terey-Smith.

Author: Rameau, Jean-Philippe

Published: 1996

CD [0799-CD] £ 5.99 Add to order


Cover imageNew Worlds, New Steps - Dances from America, 1790 - 1876.

Published: 2004

Twenty-three dances, performed by the Towson Early Music Ensemble, to accompany the second section of the Dolmetsch... [full description]

CD [3660-CD] £ 7.50 Add to order


Cover imageNew Worlds, New Steps - dances from Europe.

Author: Dolmetsch Historical Dance Society

Published: 2004

Twenty-two dances, mostly quadrilles, played on the piano by Stuart Marsden, to accompany the first section of the... [full description]

CD [3644-CD] £ 7.50 Add to order


Cover imagePicking of Sticks, English dance music from Playford's Dancing Master. Alison Bury & Ensemble.

Author: Playford, John

Published: 2004

19 pieces from Playford's The Dancing Master, arranged for an ensemble of violins, viola, 'cello, lute & guitar,... [full description]

CD [4391-CD] £ 15.99 Add to order


Popular tunes in 17th century England. Broadside Band/Barlow.

Author: Barlow, Jeremy (ed)

Published: 1992

London tunes, country tunes, imported and exported tunes, and excerpts from Playford.

CD [2442-CD] £ 6.99 Add to order


Cover imagePremier Livre de Danseries, Leuven 1571. Ensemble/Peter van Heyghen.

Author: Phalesius, Petrus

Published: 2007

A collection of dances from the Leuven Dance Book of 1571, including five pavanes, six each almandes and gaillardes,... [full description]

CD [5090-CD] £ 14.99 Add to order


Cover imagePrincely masques and revels. The Broadside Band/Jeremy Barlow.

Author: Dolmetsch Historical Dance Society

Published:

Music for the masque Oberon, the Fairy Prince, 1611, and other dances of the early 17th century.

CD [4557-CD] £ 10.99 Add to order


Renaissance dance music. Collegium Terpsichore/Neumeyer, Ulsamer Collegium/Ulsamer.

Published: 2000

A useful collection at bargain price, 'though at listening rather than dancing speed. Composers include Mainerio,... [full description]

CD [3124-CD] £ 4.99 Add to order


Cover imageRevels for 1588. The Broadside Band.

Published: 2003

CD [3381-CD] £ 9.99 Add to order


Cover imageSonare et Balare. Dances from 15th century Italy and France. The Bedford Waits.

Published: 2003

Music to accompany the eponymous book. It includes 9 Italian Balli, 6 Italian Basse Danzes, and 5 French Basse Danses.

CD [2467-CD] £ 9.99 Add to order


Cover imageLa Spagna, dances from the Spanish Renaissance. Capella de Ministrers/Carles Magraner.

Published: 2007

27 dances from the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, performed on authentic instruments. The composers... [full description]

CD [5094-CD] £ 14.99 Add to order


Cover imageSpanish Gypsies. The Harp Consort/Andrew Lawrence-King.

Published: 1999

The music of Shakespeare's England seems at first to be quintessentially English, yet many of the tunes were inspired... [full description]

CD [4935-CD] £ 9.99 Add to order


Cover imageUna Festivita della danza. The Bedford Waits.

Published: 2000

19 dances from Italian sources, circa 1500, to accompany the book of the same title.

CD [1831-CD] £ 11.99 Add to order



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