The Cries of London

Descripción del producto “CRIES of LONDON performed by THEATRE OF VOICES ( Paul Hiller, dir.) and by 'FRETWORK 1). The Cries of London - Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) 2). New Fashions - William Cobbold (1560-1639) 3). Fantasia A 4 for the Great Dooble-Base - Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) 4). The Cries of London - Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623) 5). Fantasia No.1 in 6 parts - Richard Dering (1580-1630) 6). The City Cries - Richard Dering (1580-1630) 7). Go from my Window - Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) 8). Verse Pastorals: In the merry month of May / Corydon would kiss her then - Michael East (1580-1648) 9). Verse Pastorals: Sweet Muses / Aye me / My peace and my pleasure - Michael East (1580-1648) 10). The Three Ravens - solo: Else Torp - Thomas Ravenscroft (c.1590-0.1635) 11). The Country Cries - Richard Dering (1580-1630) Tienda How to explain this CD? Early 17th-century England found vendors hawking their wares in the streets---like a hard-sell Turkish Bazaar, complete with descriptions of the goods and services, with occasionally several overlapping, but sometimes in solo. Fish, the services of a tinker or tailor, a rat catcher, parsnip seller, even a "wench" are advertised, and composers like Gibbons, Weelkes, and the lesser-known but just as fascinating Cobbold and Dering composed tunes and music for viols to be played in conjunction with these calls. Some of the "Cries" are melodic; occasionally one is sung on one almost infinitely repeated note. Paul Hillier's Theatre of Voices attempts to imitate the weird vowel sounds of their predecessors and sing the texts with intermittently rough vocal production. The effect is remarkably flavorful. This CD is the aural equivalent of a cinematic period piece; one can practically see the dirty streets, horses, and motley cast. There are a couple of purely instrumental selections as well. Fretwork, the instrumental group, is at its most versatile. This is a unique, fascinating CD. --Robert Levine

Detalles del producto Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Dimensiones del producto : 5,91 x 5,12 x 0,79 pulgadas; 3,76 Onzas Fabricante : Harmonia Mundi Fr. Código SPARS : DDD Producto en Tienda desde : Julio 26, 2006 Etiqueta : Harmonia Mundi Fr. ASIN : B000FGGKMG Número de discos : 1 Opiniones de clientes: 5.0 5.0 de 5 estrellas 8 calificaciones Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Dimensiones del producto : 5,91 x 5,12 x 0,79 pulgadas; 3,76 Onzas Fabricante : Harmonia Mundi Fr. Código SPARS : DDD Producto en Tienda desde : Julio 26, 2006 Etiqueta : Harmonia Mundi Fr. ASIN : B000FGGKMG Número de discos : 1