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Music (Anthony Holborne): Pleasure Might Make Her Read - Poems and Music for the Sidneys

Lutenist John Edwards plays Anthony Holborne's sombre pavan 'The Countiss of pembruth fineralle' as it is called in Jane Pickeringe's Lutebook, from which this highly decorated version is taken. The Countess of Pembroke is Lady Mary Sidney, whose father and brother died the same year.

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Music (John Dowland): Pleasure Might Make Her Read - Poems and Music for the Sidneys

Lutenist John Edwards plays The Right Honourable the Lord Viscount Lisle his Galliard composed by John Dowland, based on Orlando di Lasso's Susanne un jour. Viscount Lisle is Robert Sidney, younger brother to Sir Philip and Mary Sidney, the Countess of Pembroke.

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Masques and Theatre Music, Music Michael Lane Masques and Theatre Music, Music Michael Lane

Masques and Theatre Music: John Come Kiss Me Now and Johnny Cock Thy Beaver from The Division Violin

Christopher Verrette, violin, plays divisions by Davis Mell on John Come Kiss Me Now and anonymous divisions on Johnny Cock Thy Beaver from Playford's The Division Violin accompanied by The Musicians In Ordinary Renaissance Violin Band: Matt Antal, Brandon Chui, Sheila Smyth, violas, Laura Jones, bass violin and John Edwards, lute.

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Masques and Theatre Music, Music Michael Lane Masques and Theatre Music, Music Michael Lane

Masques and Theatre Music: First Witches' Dance-Second Witches' Dance

The Musicians In Ordinary Renaissance Violin Band plays Antiq Masque by John Coprario, and the Robert Johnson's First Witches' Dance and Second Witches Dance from The Masque of Queens by Ben Jonson, probably revived in Middleton's The Witch and Shakespeare's Macbeth. The MIO Violin Band is Matt Antal, Brandon Chui, Sheila Smyth, violas, Laura Jones, bass violin, John Edwards, lute, led by Christopher Verrette, violin.

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Masques and Theatre Music, Music Michael Lane Masques and Theatre Music, Music Michael Lane

Masques and Theatre Music: The King of Denmark's Galiard-Fairie Round-Deth-Sir Henry Umptons Funerall-Paradizo

The Musicians In Ordinary Renaissance Violin Band plays The King of Denmark's Galliard from John Dowland's Lachrimae or Seven Tears, The Fairy Round from Anthony Holborne's Pavans, Galliards etc., Sir Henry Umpton's Funeral (Dowland) and Paradizo, or The Countess of Pembroke's Paradise (Holborne). Special guest Felix Deak, (viola da gamba) plays Deth by Tobias Hume. The MIO Violin Band is Matt Antal, Brandon Chui, Sheila Smyth, violas, Laura Jones, bass violin, John Edwards, lute, led by Christopher Verrette, violin.

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Masques and Theatre Music, Music Michael Lane Masques and Theatre Music, Music Michael Lane

Masques and Theatre Music: 1st, 2nd and 3rd of the Lords', The Tempest , The Haymakers' Dance, The Nymphs Dance

The Musicians In Ordinary Renaissance String Band, (Matt Antal, Brandon Chui and Sheila Smyth, violas, Laura Jones, bass violin, John Edwards, lute, led by Christopher Verrette, violin) plays John Coprario's dances from The Lord's Masque in versions published in 1617 by William Brade, The Tempest from Squires’ Masque and The Haymakers' Dance (both anon.) with viola parts by Christopher Verrette after Brade), and The Nymphs' Dance from Masque of the Inner Temple and Gray's Inn (Coprario/Brade).

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Margaret Board Lutebook, Music Michael Lane Margaret Board Lutebook, Music Michael Lane

Margaret Board’s Lutebook: Antiq Masque-Witches Daunce-Lady Phillyes Masque-La: Elyza her Masque-The Prince his Almayne-The Prince his Coranto

Music from court masques arranged for lute played by John Edwards: Antiq Masque per Mr. Confesso set by Mr. Taylor, originally by John Coprario, Witches Daunce by Robert Johnson, Lady Phillyes Masque, Anon. La: Elyza her Masque, The Prince his Almayne and The Prince his Coranto all by Johnson and from Margaret Board's Lutebook.

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