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Music for London: Music for a historial city Band of the Welsh Guards / Harlow Chorus / Band of the Army Air Corps / Sara Stowe & Martin Souter [ Britannia / Gift of Music / CD - released 20/Jun/2011 ] A musical tour of London's sights, with an atmospheric piece of music for every one. A fine reminder of a great city, from band music for changing the guard to Lloyd Webber in theatre land, and from soaring church music to popular songs from the East... |
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Folk Music of England Ian Giles, Ian Page, The Amber Quartet, Dr Faustus, Dragonsfire [ Heritage of Music / Gift of Music / CD - released 20/Jun/2011 ] Favourite traditional songs in superb arrangements, performed by leading musicians in their field. A full range of instruments is used, from fiddles to accordions and whistle. |
TRADITIONAL
Pax Romana: Peaceful music from the age of Rome Jon Banks (hammered dulcimer, Lyre, Harp, Gittwen, Psalterium, pipe & drums) [ A Feast of Music / Gift of Music / CD - released 20/Jun/2011 ] The Romans loved music and used it both in peace and at war. This unique programme recreates the sounds that might have been heard in a Roman villa in fifth-or-sixth-century Europe, using a wide variety of instruments which were known at the time. A... |
TRADITIONAL
Music for a Tudor Court Lynda Sayce & Matthew Spring (lutes) [ Ashmolean / Gift of Music / CD - released 20/Jun/2011 ] Delicate lute duets which conjure images of a courtly scene. Musicians play quietly in the corner of a garden, where the colours and scents are reflected in the twists, turns and melodies of this elegant music. |
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O, to be in England: Music for a green and pleasant land New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / The English Northern Sinfonia [ Heritage of Music / Gift of Music / CD - released 20/Jun/2011 ] A fine collection of moving and wistful orchestral works which celebrate the English landscape and its natural beauty. English composers have always excelled at pastoral music with a hint of nostalgia: from 'the lark ascending' to the strains of... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Tudor & Stuart Spirit Sara Stowe (Soprano) Matthew Spring (Lute) Martin Souter (virginals, harpsichord, organ) [ Heritage of Music / Gift of Music / CD - released 20/Jun/2011 ] From dancing to dreaming, this selection of music from Tudor and Stuart times encompasses the joys and sorrows of the age from traditional country tunes to expressions of royal fortunes and misfortunes. |