The London Waits was a band of professional musicians who performed for civic ceremonies and public festivities in London in the 16th and 17th centuries, and their lively music-making is re-created in this 2017 Avie release by The City Musick, conducted by William Lyons. The Waits were an instrumental consort consisting of shawms, dulcians, recorders, bagpipes, cornetts, and sackbuts, and also included plucked and bowed string instruments, and their rousing sonorities were among the most familiar sounds in the city. In ...
Read More
The London Waits was a band of professional musicians who performed for civic ceremonies and public festivities in London in the 16th and 17th centuries, and their lively music-making is re-created in this 2017 Avie release by The City Musick, conducted by William Lyons. The Waits were an instrumental consort consisting of shawms, dulcians, recorders, bagpipes, cornetts, and sackbuts, and also included plucked and bowed string instruments, and their rousing sonorities were among the most familiar sounds in the city. In addition to playing for official occasions, the Waits also performed in theaters, churches, markets, inns, and palaces, providing entertainment that all could appreciate as a part of daily life. The City Musick's program of Renaissance dance tunes and songs reflects the popular music of the time, and pieces by Anthony Holborne, John Dowland, Thomas Morley, Peter Philips, and other notable composers give a representative sampling of the dances, ballads, psalms, and processional music that...
Read Less
Add this copy of The Topping Tooters of the Town: Music of the London to cart. $20.36, poor condition, Sold by Movie Surplus rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Mobile, AL, UNITED STATES, published 2017 by Avie.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Anonymous; Anonymous, English; Antony Holborne; English Traditional; John Adson; John Dowland; John Playford; Peter Philips;... Poor. Used-Acceptable, Withdrawn library disc(s). Disc(s) should play great, without any playback issues. Product may contain library markings like stickers, protective label covers, and writing. Discs are sometimes repackaged in library style casing. Lin...
Add this copy of The Topping Tooters of the Town: Music of the London to cart. $25.93, new condition, Sold by Revaluation Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Exeter, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2017 by Avie.Shipping outside the U.K.? see Shipping Alert details
Portions of content provided by Rovi Corporation. © 2023 Rovi Corporation.