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The Queen of Measures
A CD and Booklet of Dances from the 15th Century


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CD (GMMCD04)
Dances (see below) from 15th C Italian, Burgundian sources, as well as the English Gresley manuscript, specially written or arranged by Gaïta for the alta group of shawms and bagpipe, and the bas group of gothic harp, lutes and medieval fiddles.

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£12 plus p&p

Dance Book
Full descriptions of the dances from the original sources, with the music as it appears in the source, and full glossary of steps. 42 pages, A5 paperback. 

£10 plus p&p
 
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Dance List

Tr

Title

 Time

1

Le hault et le bas

 1:49

2

Ingrata 

 3:26

3

La vita di Cholino 

 1:28

4

Bialte di Chastiglia 

 4:43

5

Principessa  (Mit ganczem willen)

 1:57

6

Prexonera

 3:57

7

Tesera 

 3:04

8

Mignotta vechio  (Cançon di pifari )

 2:23

9

Saltarello  (Cançon di pifari)

 2:11

10

Soffrance  (Trew on wam is al my tryst)

 2:42

11

Roy de tribus

 1:04

12

Verçepe

 4:30

13

Lionzello vechio

 1:51

14

Temperans

 1:09

15

Mowbray  (Me lyketh ever the lenger the bet)  

 2:06

16

Mercantia

 5:14

17

New yer  (Dou way, Robin)

 1:53

18

La Franchoise nouve

 1:31

19

Damsen (I’ senti matutino)         

 1:47

 

 

 
 

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Contact: Chris Elmes 

(Edinburgh, Scotland)
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Last updated 30th July 2020