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All the World's a Stage
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Music from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries composed for Shakespeare's plays or to celebrate his work. A wide range of instrumental sounds and some splendid singing create a fascinating program of dynamic and cheerful English music, performed by one of Britain's leading ensembles. CD Tracks Include: Country Dances and Cotillions - Charles Dibdin (1745-1814) Mrs Quickly As You Like It The Taming of the Shrew Alls Well That Ends Well O Mistress Mine - Thomas Morley (c.1557-1602) (SAMPLE TRACK) It was a lover and his lass - Thomas Morley First Book of Airs, 1600 Passymeasures Pavan - Thomas Morley Full fathom five thy father lies - Robert Johnson (c. 1583-1633) Where the bee sucks - Robert Johnson Suite from The Fairy Queen (1692) - Henry Purcell (1659-1695): Hornpipe in G minor Hornpipe in D minor Rondeau Dance for the fairies When daisies pied - Thomas Arne (1710-78) To Fair Fidele's grassy tomb - Thomas Arne Where the bee sucks - Thomas Arne Pavan and Galliard - William Byrd The Fairy Masque - Anonymous The First Witches Dance from the Masque of Queens (Whitehall, 1609) The Second Witches Dance from the Masque of Queens Heart's Ease - arr. Anthony Holborne (1599) Orpheus with his lute - Matthew Locke (c.1621-1677) Let's have a dance upon the heath - Matthew Locke Suite from The Tempest (1674) - Matthew Locke: Curtain tune Minoit Second Gavot A Martial Jigge Lilk Greensleeves to a Ground - Anonymous 17th century pub.1700 Orpheus with his lute - Thomas Chilcot (c.1700-1766) Strawberry Leaves - Anonymous English 17th century Performed by: Diane Terry Baroque violin and viola Julia Black Baroque violin and viola Michael Sanderson Tenor voice and Baroque violin Wendy Hancock Recorder, Baroque flute and viola da gamba Catherine Finnis Baroque 'cello and viola da gamba Michael Overbury Harpsichord