tracks

From “Treize Motatz: Prélude”
Allen My Fault Sur La Verdure
J’ay Contente Ma Volunte
Gaillard (Gaillarde 13)
Au Joli Bois Je Rencontray M’amye
Ballo And Saltarello “Bel Fiore” (Pavane 23 / Gaillarde 24)
Aupres De Vous Secrètement Demeure
Branle Simple (Branle 16)
A Mes Ennuis Que Si Longtemps Je Porte
Vignon, Vignette
D’ou Vient Cela
Galliard (Gaillarde 32)
Celle Qui M’a Tant Pourmene
Branle Simple (Branle 14)
Puisqu’en Deux Cueurs Y A Vraye Union
Suite: Branle De Poitou / Branle Simple / Branle Gay (Gaillarde 4 / Branle Commun 5 / Branle Gay 6)
From “Magnificat Our Les Huit Tons: Prélude Sur Chacun Ton”
Ma Bouche Rit Et Mon Coeur Pleure
Ballo And Saltarello “La Svizzera” (Pavane 31 / Gaillarde 2)
Jouissance Vous Donneray, Mon Amy
Motet: “Aspice Domine”
Dessus La Marche D’Arras
Galliard (Gaillarde 29)
Mon Coeur En Vous A S’Amour Commence
Galliard (Gaillarde 11)
Contre Raison Vous M’estes Fort Estrange
Galliard On The Passamezzo Antico (Gaillarde 7)
Il Est Jour Dit L’alouette
Basse Danse (Gaillarde 22)
Le Departir De Cil Qui Tant L’aymoye
From The Le Bé Sampler: Corranto (Incomplete)
From The MS Munich 2987: Chanson “Quant J’eu Cogneu En Ma Pensée
Opening Fragments Of Two Fantasies
Pavane (Passamezzo Nuovo
Nicolas De La Grotte (1530 - c.1600): Fantasia A 4o Sopra Anchor Che Col Partire
From The Aberdeen MS: Fantasie Sur L’Air De Ma Bergere / Pavane De [Luis De] Aranda
39me Fantasie
Seigneur Dieu, Ta Pitié S’estende Dessus Moi

notes

Pierre Attaingnant was a music publisher of the 16th century whose output included a set of 7 (now 6) books of harpsichord music infamously riddled with errors. The first 30 tracks are selections from these books, heavily edited & corrected by Glen Wilson; these are mostly transcriptions/arrangements of other composers’ works, though not all their names are now known. Tracks 31-38 are a selection of other 16th-century French keyboard pieces selected by Glen Wilson as a representative sample of the music of the period. (More on these latter pieces at www.naxos.com/notes/572999.htm).

Numbers after titles (i.e., Gaillarde 13) refer to H. M. Brown’s “Instrumental Music Printed Before 1600”

The harpsichord used is described as “Anonymous long-scaled iron-strung Italian harpsichord (A = 390Hz) from a private collection. Modified 1/6-comma temperament.”

Special thanks to John Koster, the Bayerisches Staatsbibliothek, the University Library Aberdeen, the Bibliothèque national de France, the Bibliothèque municipal de Reims, and the Österreichisches Nationalbibliothek.

Cover image: mantelpiece by Primaticcio, Chamber de la Reine, Chateau de Fontainebleau, courtesy of bps - RMN - Grand Palais - Georges Fessy.

credits

Engineer, Editor – Jürgen Rummel
Harpsichord – Glen Wilson
Producer – Glen Wilson
Score Editor – Glen Wilson

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Naxos Rights US, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Naxos Rights US, Inc.
Recorded At – Schüttbau Tagungs und Kulturzentrum Rügheim

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