Tamsin Lewis · @passamezzo
300 followers · 102 posts · Server hcommons.socialRow well ye mariners.
An anonymous #dance and #ballad tune, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.
From The Country Dancing Master, John #Playford, 1651.
Eleanor Cramer: bass viol
Robin Jeffrey: #cittern
Alison Kinder: recorder
Lynda Sayce: #recorder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g0qFmqqIH8&ab_channel=Passamezzo
#earlymusic #earlymodern #dancemusic #16thCentury #Tudor #Tudormusic #Tudors #17thCentury #historical #historicalmusic #histodon #histodons #countrydance #folkmusic #ballad #mariners #sailors #maritime
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Tamsin Lewis · @passamezzo
282 followers · 86 posts · Server hcommons.social
The Czech educator Jan Amos Comenius was born on this day in 1592.
These images show a selection of musical instruments, with their names and properties in English and #Latin, in a 1659 translation of Comenius' illustrated book Orbis Pictus (the world in pictures), one of the first illustrated textbooks for children.
#otd
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#lute
#trumpet
#bagpipe
#harp
#drum
#psaltery
#virginals
#cittern
#flute
#shawm
#cornet
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#organ
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#illustration
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#latin #otd #OnThisDay #onthisdayinhistory #earlymusic #orbispictus #comenius #earlymodern #musicalinstruments #lute #trumpet #bagpipe #harp #drum #psaltery #virginals #cittern #flute #shawm #Cornet #recorder #organ #iconography #history #historyofeducation #Illustration #histodon #histodons #textbook
Tamsin Lewis · @passamezzo
251 followers · 69 posts · Server hcommons.socialRichard Allison: The Lord's Prayer
An Elizabethan setting from 'The Psalmes of Dauid in Meter', 1599, one of the #music #books brought onto the #Mayflower in 1620 by William Brewster.
Eleanor Cramer: #soprano
Richard de Winter: #tenor
Robin Jeffrey: #cittern
Alison Kinder: bass #viol
Tamsin Lewis: #alto
Lynda Sayce: #lute
Peter Willcock: #bass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EfzNJpdoPA&ab_channel=Passamezzo
#earlymusic #earlymodern #WilliamBrewster #Tudor #Tudors #TudorMusic #ElizabethanMusic #ElizabethI #tablebook #tablebooks #LordsPrayer#TheLordsPrayer #psalter #sheetmusic #musicprinting #musicprintinghistory #AmericanHistory #pilgrimfathers #mayflowerpilgrims #mayflowerpassengers #mayflowerhistory #histodon @histodon #histodons @histodons @earlymusic @earlymodernmaritimestudies
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#music #books #Mayflower #soprano #tenor #cittern #viol #Alto #lute #bass #earlymusic #earlymodern #williambrewster #Tudor #tudors #tudormusic #elizabethanmusic #elizabethi #tablebook #tablebooks #lordsprayer #psalter #sheetmusic #musicprinting #musicprintinghistory #AmericanHistory #PilgrimFathers #mayflowerpilgrims #mayflowerpassengers #mayflowerhistory #histodon #histodons
Tamsin Lewis · @Passamezzo
143 followers · 33 posts · Server historians.social
Some #earlymusic to match today's #freezing #weather: #cittern #tablature for 'On the #cold ground' - an #anonymous #17thCentury #countrydance from Musick's Delight on the Cithren, John Playford, 1666.
#seventeenthcentury #earlymodern #musicprinting #johnplayford #Restoration #winter #sheetmusic #histodon @histodon #histodons @histodons
#earlymusic #freezing #weather #cittern #tablature #cold #anonymous #17thcentury #countrydance #seventeenthcentury #earlymodern #musicprinting #johnplayford #restoration #winter #sheetmusic #histodon #histodons
Tamsin Lewis · @Passamezzo
139 followers · 29 posts · Server historians.socialThe Merry Boys of #Christmas: a #17thCentury #broadsideballad celebrating the return of Christmas and the #Restoration of the monarchy.
To the tune of Hey boys, up go we.
Michael Palmer: #baritone
Eleanor Cramer: bass #viol
Robin Jeffrey: #cittern
Alison Kinder: #recorder
Tamsin Lewis: #violin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N2lD09OqgU&ab_channel=Passamezzo
#earlymusic @earlymusic #histondons @histodons
#histodon @histodon
#englishcivilwar #seventeenthcentury #ballad #ballads #politicalballads #12daysofchristmas #history
#christmas #17thcentury #broadsideballad #restoration #baritone #viol #cittern #recorder #violin #earlymusic #histondons #histodon #englishcivilwar #seventeenthcentury #ballad #ballads #politicalballads #12daysofchristmas #history
Tamsin Lewis · @passamezzo
214 followers · 45 posts · Server hcommons.socialFor anyone who feels that they've eaten too much, here is a
Carol for #ChristmasDay at Night: An anonymous 17thC #ballad carol describing many of the foods eaten at Christmas.
From New #Christmas #Carols, 1662.
In common with many #broadsideballads, this carol appear with lyrics but no music. Instead, instructions are given for the choice of melody - in this case, the popular tune, #Greensleeves.
Michael Palmer: #baritone
Eleanor Cramer: bass viol
Robin Jeffrey: #cittern
Alison Kinder: bass #viol
Tamsin Lewis: #renaissance #violin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgIUBWxKcJ4&ab_channel=Passamezzo
#earlymusic #earlymodern #histodons #histodon @histodons
#historicfood #historical #historicalfood #mincepie #mincepies #Christmaspie #goose #ChristmasDinner #17thCentury #seventeenthcentury #Restoration #Restorationmusic #baroque
#christmasday #ballad #christmas #Carols #broadsideballads #greensleeves #baritone #cittern #viol #renaissance #violin #earlymusic #earlymodern #histodons #histodon #historicfood #historical #historicalfood #mincepie #mincepies #Christmaspie #goose #christmasdinner #17thcentury #seventeenthcentury #restoration #Restorationmusic #baroque
Tamsin Lewis · @Passamezzo
368 followers · 41 posts · Server mastodon.socialThe Shropshire Wakes, or, Hey for Christmas
A 17th Century broadside ballad about #Christmas #feasting and #revelry.
Eleanor Cramer: Bass #viol
Alison Kinder: #recorder
Robin Jeffrey: #cittern
Tamsin Lewis: #violin
Michael Palmer: #baritone
Peter Wilcock: #bass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNi_fDWdIH8&ab_channel=Passamezzo
#broadsideballad #broadsideballads #17thCentury #christmascarol #christmascarols #earlymusic #renaissance #baroque #seventeenthcentury #carol #carols #earlymodern #folk #folkmusic
#christmas #Feasting #revelry #viol #recorder #cittern #violin #baritone #bass #broadsideballad #broadsideballads #17thcentury #christmascarol #christmascarols #earlymusic #renaissance #baroque #seventeenthcentury #carol #carols #earlymodern #folk #folkmusic
Tamsin Lewis · @passamezzo
155 followers · 14 posts · Server hcommons.social
Old Christmas Returned: #Christmas celebrated, banned & restored in #17thCentury Britain.
A selection of #carols, #songs, #rounds, #wassails, #ballads from the time of the #EnglishCivilWar, the #Interregnum & the #Restoration.
Eleanor Cramer: #soprano, bass #viol
Richard de Winter: #tenor
Robin Jeffrey: #lute #cittern #guitar
Alison Kinder: #viols, #recorders
Tamsin Lewis: #renaissance #violin, #alto, viols
Richard Mackenzie: lute #theorbo
Peter WIllcock: #bass
https://passamezzo.bandcamp.com/album/old-christmas-returned
#christmas #17thcentury #Carols #songs #rounds #wassails #ballads #EnglishCivilWar #Interregnum #restoration #soprano #viol #tenor #lute #cittern #guitar #viols #recorders #renaissance #violin #Alto #theorbo #bass #christmaspresent #christmasgift #earlymusic