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Of Arms and a Woman: Late Medieval Wind Music
First Hand Records

Of Arms and a Woman: Late Medieval Wind Music

$21.99

Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Blondel
Format
CD
Label
First Hand Records
Released
Mar 15, 2019
Catalog #
FHR69
UPC
5060216347769

About

Of arms and a woman is a chronicle of love, loss, chivalry and memory built around the late medieval wind music of Dufay, Binchois, Ciconia, Landini and Machaut, performed on shawms, slide trumpet, recorders, sackbut, bagpipes and percussion. The album is inspired by the writing of Christine de Pisan, whose work touched on every aspect of courtly life, from romantic poetry to military strategy and feminist critiques of the position of women in society. It includes rousing calls to battle, arresting love songs, and the heartbreakingly beautiful Dueil angoisseux, the only contemporary musical setting of any of de Pisan's poems. Blondel performs ceremonial fanfares and intimate chansons, dances and theatre music on reconstructions of historical instruments.

Tracklist 24 tracks

  1. 1 Se la face ay pale 01:55
    Track
    1
    Title
    Se la face ay pale
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Guillaume Dufay
    Ensemble
    Blondel
  2. 2 Or me veult bien Esperance mentir 02:12
    Track
    2
    Title
    Or me veult bien Esperance mentir
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Guillaume Dufay
    Ensemble
    Blondel
  3. 3 Belle, veulliés moy retenir 02:19
    Track
    3
    Title
    Belle, veulliés moy retenir
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Guillaume Dufay
    Ensemble
    Blondel
  4. 4 O rosa bella, o dolze anima mia 01:59
    Track
    4
    Title
    O rosa bella, o dolze anima mia
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Johannes Bedyngham
    Ensemble
    Blondel
  5. 5 Les tres doulx ieux du viaire ma dame 02:40
    Track
    5
    Title
    Les tres doulx ieux du viaire ma dame
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Gilles de Bins dit Binchois
    Ensemble
    Blondel
  6. 6 A Cheval, tout homme, a cheval [15th century] 02:46
    Track
    6
    Title
    A Cheval, tout homme, a cheval [15th century]
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Blondel
  7. 7 Réveillez vous Piccars [15th century] (arr. E. Gutteridge for chamber ensemble) 02:57
    Track
    7
    Title
    Réveillez vous Piccars [15th century] (arr. E. Gutteridge for chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Blondel
  8. 8 Gardés le trait della fenestre [15th century] 02:17
    Track
    8
    Title
    Gardés le trait della fenestre [15th century]
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Blondel
  9. 9 Dueil angoisseus 02:14
    Track
    9
    Title
    Dueil angoisseus
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Gilles de Bins dit Binchois
    Ensemble
    Blondel
  10. 10 Le ray au soleyl qui dret som kar meyne 02:01
    Track
    10
    Title
    Le ray au soleyl qui dret som kar meyne
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Johannes Ciconia
    Ensemble
    Blondel
  11. 11 Tout par compas 01:25
    Track
    11
    Title
    Tout par compas
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Baude Cordier
    Ensemble
    Blondel
  12. 12 Aymi, dame de valour (arr. E. Baines and E. Gutteridge for chamber ensemble) 04:33
    Track
    12
    Title
    Aymi, dame de valour (arr. E. Baines and E. Gutteridge for chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Guillaume de Machaut
    Ensemble
    Blondel
  13. 13 Corps femenin 03:25
    Track
    13
    Title
    Corps femenin
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Solage
    Ensemble
    Blondel
  14. 14 Le Souvenir de vous me tue 02:06
    Track
    14
    Title
    Le Souvenir de vous me tue
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Robert Morton
    Ensemble
    Blondel
  15. 15 Le Serviteur hault guerdonné 02:50
    Track
    15
    Title
    Le Serviteur hault guerdonné
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Guillaume Dufay
    Ensemble
    Blondel
  16. 16 Le serviteur 02:00
    Track
    16
    Title
    Le serviteur
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Johannes Bedyngham
    Ensemble
    Blondel
  17. 17 De quan qu'on peut belle et bonne estrener [14th century] 02:17
    Track
    17
    Title
    De quan qu'on peut belle et bonne estrener [14th century]
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Blondel
  18. 18 Anxci bon youre [15th century] 01:31
    Track
    18
    Title
    Anxci bon youre [15th century]
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Blondel
  19. 19 Adiu, adiu, dous dame 02:09
    Track
    19
    Title
    Adiu, adiu, dous dame
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Francesco Landini
    Ensemble
    Blondel
  20. 20 La Spagna [15th century] 01:32
    Track
    20
    Title
    La Spagna [15th century]
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Blondel
  21. 21 Pues serviçio vos desplaze - Cançión contrahecha Pues serviçio vos desplaze, letra y punto [15th century] 05:37
    Track
    21
    Title
    Pues serviçio vos desplaze - Cançión contrahecha Pues serviçio vos desplaze, letra y punto [15th century]
    Duration
    05:37
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Blondel
  22. 22 Allez à la fougère [15th century] (arr. E. Gutteridge for chamber ensemble) 02:06
    Track
    22
    Title
    Allez à la fougère [15th century] (arr. E. Gutteridge for chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Blondel
  23. 23 L'homme armé - Lome arme (falsum) [15th century] - Lom arme 02:54
    Track
    23
    Title
    L'homme armé - Lome arme (falsum) [15th century] - Lom arme
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Josquin des Prez, Anonymous, Robert Morton
    Ensemble
    Blondel
  24. 24 Files a marier ne vous mariez ja 01:51
    Track
    24
    Title
    Files a marier ne vous mariez ja
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Gilles de Bins dit Binchois
    Ensemble
    Blondel