Playing and Learning Soprano Recorder – Volume 1 by Michel Sanvoisin is the first book of an anthology of classical pieces. Written for beginners this method in English German and French will enable them to acquire the seventeen notes most commonly played on the recorder. The additional notes are covered in a second book that also includes some revision work. It features pieces inspired by G. Gastoldi Le Clerc Pierre Attaingnant William Byrd John Dowland and G. P. Telemann among others. It is a great way to learn while playing nice pieces instead of just working on basic exercises. In addition to thismethod Michel Sanvoisin also wrote one for Alto Recorder.

Angelus ad Virginem describes the Annunciation the biblical event in which the Angel Gabriel communicated with Mary about the forthcoming birth of Jesus. The tranquil music is intended to depict the angelic voice of Gabriel and the voice of Mary through its chant-like nature and exotic shifting harmonies. Douglas Mason began his musical training as a chorister in Gloucester Cathedral Choir under John Sanders. He subsequently read music at Durham University and went on to train as a music teacher at Leeds University also singing professionally as a lay clerk in the Choir of Leeds Parish Church at this time.As a composer Douglas focuses on choral works in particular and he has also written and arranged music for schools. As a performer Douglas has sung on numerous television and radio broadcasts and appeared on recordings for several labels including Abbey Priory and ASC records. For several years he was also a member of the William Byrd Singers directed by Stephen Wilkinson.

Edited by Paul DoeWith MB45 this volume completes the publication of extant In Nomines and related pieces used for consort performance in the reign of Elizabeth 1 - excluding the music of William Byrd and works by Scottish composers collected in MB15.First published in 1979.

2-Part/3-Part a cappella-The famous canon by William Byrd offers treble and mixed choirs an opportunity to develop many of the choral skills necessary for more advanced works. Available: 2-Part/3-Part any combination a capella. Performance Time: Approx. 2:10.

This excellent album contains 25 pieces for descant recorder from the renaissance period with keyboard accompaniment. The works of Michael Praetorius Tylman Susato William Byrd and a number of anonymous composers are selected and edited by Steve Rosenberg.

A remarkable and imaginative setting of Edward Lear nonsense poems for unaccompanied chorus written for the William Byrd Singers.

Time Pieces For Double Bass Volumes 1 and 2 contain well-crafted arrangements and original compositions presented in chronological order from the sixteenth century right up to the present day.Pieces feature on the ABRSM Double Bass syllabus at Grades 1-6 (Volume 1: Grades 1-3 Volume 2: Grades 4-6) and are an invaluable source of repertoire for study in contrasting styles from Louis Couperin to Giles Swayne and William Byrd to Gavin Bryars. The arrangements have been designed to cover the note ranges and keys of the early grades.

Chanteur, compositeur, théoricien de la musique, Thomas Ravenscroft (vers 1590-1635) est passé à la postérité comme collecteur et premier éditeur de chansons populaires et de canons anglais (rounds ou catches).
Conçus pour être chantés à l'unisson dans des tessitures variées, les canons étaient également appréciés sur des instruments tels que flûte à bec ou violes.
Les canons s'appuient sur des textes variés : comptines, cris de rue, chansons de tavernes, jeux de solmisation, ballades traditionnelles, mais aussi textes sacrés en latin et en anglais.
Nous avons laissé les textes, placés sous la portée, avec leur traduction.
Certaines pièces ont été transposées pour des raisons instrumentales en relation avec la progression pédagogique.


De la Renaissance anglaise, on connaît généralement les noms de compositeurs tels que William Byrd et John Dowland, dont les oeuvres sont encore souvent perçues comme difficiles d'accès par le musicien d'aujourd'hui, apprenti, amateur ou non-spécialiste. La collection de canons éditée par Thomas Ravenscroft au début du XVIIème siècle, des simples chansons enfantines aux pièces plus sophistiquées, constitue une formidable introduction, attrayante et variée, à cet univers.
Les musiciens et les professeurs à la recherche de répertoire pour jouer en ensembles de divers niveaux trouveront ici leur bonheur. De trois à onze parties, ces canons offrent de multiples possibilités d'exécution. Ils développent l'écoute collective, la mémoire et la concentration dans un processus ludique.
Fruit de la collaboration entre la musicologue Véronique Lafargue, spécialiste de musique ancienne, et mon collègue contrebassiste Daniel Massard, interprète et enseignant de longue date, cette édition allie rigueur des transcriptions, sérieux de la présentation et cohérence pédagogique, tant dans le choix des pièces que dans l'organisation progressive du volume.
Conçu originellement pour les contrebassistes, ce recueil de canons comblera tout autant avec noblesse les instruments graves en général.

Thierry Barbé
Contrebasse solo de l'Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris,
Professeur au CNSMDP,
Concertiste et compositeur,
Président de l'Association des Contrebassistes de France


Daniel Massard m'a fait l'amitié de me demander d'écrire quelques mots en exergue de ce recueil bienvenu.
Le texte de présentation de Véronique Lafargue est parfaitement exhaustif tant en ce qui concerne Thomas Ravenscroft, que l'utilisation des textes choisis, proposée aux musiciens.
Les contrepoints écrits ou rassemblés par ce compositeur et collecteur nous offrent une passionnante promenade entre Renaissance et Baroquie plus de 50 ans avant la naissance du cantor !
Il me serait difficile de ne pas applaudir cette initiative qui offre aux musiciens un matériau riche et authentique, après avoir moi-même proposé en 1973 que le solfège devienne formation musicale, précisément pour justifier ce qui aujourd'hui, apparaît tellement clair :... de préférence aux manuels didactiques, souvent bien pauvres, choisissons sans hésitation le répertoire musical pour s'initier à la musique de façon aussi évidente que l'on choisit sa littérature pour l'apprentissage d'une langue.
Merci à Véronique Lafargue et à Daniel Massard pour cette belle publication et pour les choix opérés...
Bonne découverte aux jeunes musiciens !

Marc Bleuse
Compositeur / Partition /

Six pieces from Musica Britannica Vol. 96-Complementary to K49 this collection is a unique offering of music by John Amner Nicholas Carleton and John Tomkins that is the only surviving Keyboard music by the respective composers. In addition to a pair of duets in themselves an unusual feature from the period there are two lengthy sets of variations Amner's being a rare example of those on a metrical psalm or hymn-tune (possibly by Tallis in this case) John Tomkins' being more conventionally modelled on the variation sets of William Byrd. Nicholas Carleton's 'A verse of 4 parts' and 'Upon the sharp' include several examples of unusual chromatic notation and wide-rangingtonal schemes.

(Concert Opener)-Featuring distinctive sounds from the Renaissance period here is an attractive suite of three dances skillfully scored for young bands. The stately Allemande uses full band passages alternating with statements by the woodwinds and brass. William Byrd's Pavana provides the lyric middle movement while the lively dance Saltarello provides a rousing finish.

Featuring distinctive sounds from the Renaissance period here is an attractive suite of three dances skillfully scored for young bands. The stately Allemande uses full band passages alternating with statements by the woodwinds and brass. William Byrd's Pavana provides the lyric middle movement while the lively dance Saltarello provides a rousing finish.

'Ave verum was commissioned early in 2011 by Edward Rowntree for the birthday of his father John Rowntree director of music at Douai Abbey in the UK. My aim was to write a piece both short and simple suitable for regular liturgical use. There are of course many wonderful settings of this text already not least those by William Byrd and Edward Elgar both of which I sang as a boy. In this instance I felt their presence as a fellowship and having their music in my head while writing I was encouraged rather than daunted. In fact if you listen with this in mind you may hear a phrase or two in homage to the great masters.' - JohnDugganAn inspiring selection of new works from a range of contemporary composers the Novello New Choral Series offers pieces for all types of choirs including sacred and secular works from simple four-part settings to more expansive yet accessible repertoire in an exciting variety of styles.Born in 1963 John Duggan was a chorister at Westminster Cathedral and studied music at Oxford. While still a boy he dreamed of writing in the great European choral tradition of Victoria Tallis and Palestrina. His vocal music has delighted both singers and audiences across Europe and the United States and he composes regularly for film and dance. He has composed for a number of choirs including Commotio Westminster Cathedral Choir the Hildegard Choir and Sospiri and has written commissions for the Edington Music Festival Crossover Intergenerational Dance Group Oxford Youth Dance and The Oxford-Grenoble Association. John regularly performs as a singer and choral director and works as a recording engineer and producer. He has recently been appointed as a Creative Arts Fellow at Wolfson College Oxford.

These editions taken from the acclaimed Tudor Anthems anthology represent some of the most popular musical works from the volume. They include sacred works of various lengths and standards of difficulty for mixed voice choir accompanied and unaccompanied by an array of composers including Batten Byrd Gibbons Philips Sheppard Tallis Taverner and Weelkes. The works are prepared in an easily understood performing edition by Lionel Pike.

Anthem taking words translated from the Proper of the Sunday after Ascension for SSATB Choir and Organ ad lib. Edited by William McKie.