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Sono Luminus

O Lux Beata - Renaissance Harp Music / Becky Baxter

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Details

Composer
TROMBONCINO MODERNE CABEZON
Artist
Becky, Baxter
Format
CD
Label
Sono Luminus
Released
Nov 29, 1995
Catalog #
DOR-93193
UPC
053479319326

About

It's hard to say just what kind of market there is for a disc of Renaissance harp music, but there's no denying the agreeable, even soothing sound of these instruments--and there are several different types featured here--played with such conviction, clear articulation, and sensitivity by harpist Becky Baxter. Although among plucked stringed instruments we more often hear from the guitar, lute, and theorbo, in Renaissance Europe the harp held enough importance that, although comparatively small in quantity, music was published specifically for it, most notably in Spanish manuscripts. Given the nature of the instrument, primarily its role in accompanying songs and dances, much of the harp's solo music reflects its association with those traditional, popular forms, from engagingly melodic chansons to highly rhythmic dance styles. We get a fair selection of all of these kinds of pieces among the disc's 25 tracks, but on several tunes Baxter also is joined by instruments such as Baroque violin, an additional harp, guitar, and even bagpipes. For the pieces with bagpipe, the harp is fitted with "brays", which are special wooden pins set in the soundboard so the vibrating string will buzz against them. Together, the reedy sound of the bagpipes and the buzzing harp strings produce a wild and very colorful effect that's impossible to ignore. Baxter is one of the world's most accomplished and versatile masters of these difficult instruments, and she makes it all sound effortless. She also supplies informative liner notes and presents the whole program in excellent sound. --David Vernier, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 25 tracks

  1. 1 Del tuo bel volto 02:35
    Track
    1
    Title
    Del tuo bel volto
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Bartolomeo Tromboncino
    Performer
    Becky Baxter
  2. 2 Branles de Bourgoigne 04:30
    Track
    2
    Title
    Branles de Bourgoigne
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Jacques Moderne
    Performer
    Tom Zajac, Becky Baxter
  3. 3 O Lux Beata Trinitas 02:18
    Track
    3
    Title
    O Lux Beata Trinitas
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Antonio de Cabezón
    Performer
    Becky Baxter
  4. 4 Conde Claros 02:13
    Track
    4
    Title
    Conde Claros
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Enríquez de Valderrábano
    Performer
    Becky Baxter, Therese Honey
  5. 5 Folia 09:05
    Track
    5
    Title
    Folia
    Duration
    09:05
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Alan Austin, Grant Herreid, Paul Shipper, Becky Baxter
  6. 6 Basse dance 01:08
    Track
    6
    Title
    Basse dance
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Pierre Attaingnant
    Performer
    Becky Baxter
  7. 7 Pour ung plaisir 05:25
    Track
    7
    Title
    Pour ung plaisir
    Duration
    05:25
    Composer
    Claudin de Sermisy
    Performer
    Becky Baxter
  8. 8 Gaillarde 01:43
    Track
    8
    Title
    Gaillarde
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Pierre Attaingnant
    Performer
    Becky Baxter
  9. 9 Balle and Branles 03:13
    Track
    9
    Title
    Balle and Branles
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Pierre Attaingnant
    Performer
    Tom Zajac, Becky Baxter
  10. 10 Fantasia XIII de vihuela 03:13
    Track
    10
    Title
    Fantasia XIII de vihuela
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Luis Venegas de Henestrosa
    Performer
    Becky Baxter
  11. 11 A la mia 03:54
    Track
    11
    Title
    A la mia
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Tom Zajac, Becky Baxter
  12. 12 Veni Creator Spiritus 02:28
    Track
    12
    Title
    Veni Creator Spiritus
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Antonio de Cabezón
    Performer
    Becky Baxter
  13. 13 Frais et gaillard 04:22
    Track
    13
    Title
    Frais et gaillard
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    Giovanni della Casa
    Performer
    Grant Herreid, Becky Baxter
  14. 14 Piva 02:09
    Track
    14
    Title
    Piva
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Joan Ambrosio Dalza
    Performer
    Tom Zajac, Becky Baxter
  15. 15 Fantasia octavi toni 00:58
    Track
    15
    Title
    Fantasia octavi toni
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Tomás de Santa María
    Performer
    Becky Baxter
  16. 16 So ell encina 03:43
    Track
    16
    Title
    So ell encina
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Becky Baxter
  17. 17 Fantasia secundi toni 01:06
    Track
    17
    Title
    Fantasia secundi toni
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Tomás de Santa María
    Performer
    Becky Baxter
  18. 18 Entra Mayo 01:18
    Track
    18
    Title
    Entra Mayo
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Becky Baxter
  19. 19 Surge cor lasso 02:39
    Track
    19
    Title
    Surge cor lasso
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Bartolomeo Tromboncino
    Performer
    Becky Baxter
  20. 20 Ung gay Bergier 03:54
    Track
    20
    Title
    Ung gay Bergier
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Riccardo Rognoni
    Performer
    Grant Herreid, Becky Baxter
  21. 21 O occhi manza mia, cigli dorati 01:54
    Track
    21
    Title
    O occhi manza mia, cigli dorati
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Performer
    Becky Baxter
  22. 22 I, Herba Fresca gagliarda 01:46
    Track
    22
    Title
    I, Herba Fresca gagliarda
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Becky Baxter
  23. 23 Pavane: Bel fiore 03:42
    Track
    23
    Title
    Pavane: Bel fiore
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Pierre Attaingnant
    Performer
    Becky Baxter
  24. 24 Gaillarde No. 2 01:14
    Track
    24
    Title
    Gaillarde No. 2
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Pierre Attaingnant
    Performer
    Becky Baxter
  25. 25 Trop lonc temps ai este en desplaisir 02:42
    Track
    25
    Title
    Trop lonc temps ai este en desplaisir
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Guillaume Dufay
    Performer
    Grant Herreid, Becky Baxter, Therese Honey