This CD joins the SLBQ with percussionist Steven Butters in a Renaissance outing with wonderful syncopations, lovely madrigals, classic canzonas, songs, dances, and brawls that gather speed to a whirling finish. 

All new musical arrangements by Allan Dean for the Saint Louis Brass Quintet.

Program:

Dance Suite No.2 from "Terpsichore"  -- Michael Praetorius (1571 - 1621)

1.     Volta
2.     Ballet des feus
3.     Spagnoletta
4.     Ballet des Coqs
5.     Ballet/Branles
6.     Volta (reprise)

Music of Italy

7.     Canzon "La Organistina Bella" -- Adriano Banchieri (1568 - 1634)
8.     Pur troppo, donna -- Philippe Verdelot (ca.1480-1545)
9.     Ogn' Hor Diró/  --Thomaso Cimello (ca.1540)
        L'amor donna chio/  -- Anonymous (ca. 1500)
        Ogn' Hor Diró (reprise)
10.   Moriro cor mio  -- Francesco Farina (ca. 1585)
11.   Canzon 23  -- Claudio Merulo (1533 - 1604)

Two Villancicos

12. Areçillos Manços  -- Antonio Lesbio (1639 - 1709)
13. Tirale Flechas  -- Francisco de Santiago (1578 - 1645)

14. Variations on Greensleeves -- Anonymous (ca. 1600 - 1625)

15. Saltarello  -- Joan Ambrosio Dalza, pub. 1508

Trios  -- Heinrich Isaac (c.1450 - 1517)

16.     Si dormiero
17.     Carmen
18.     La morra
19.     Jay pris amours
20.     Der Hund

Dances from the "Pariser Tanzbuch" -- Pub. 1530 by Pierre Attaingnant

21.     Introduction and Two Gaillardes
22.     Pavane
23.     Basse Dance "La Brosse"
24.     Tourdion/Branles

Total time: 63'08