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Music Of The Court Homes & Cities Of England, Volume 5: Composers Of Hatfield House & Hengrave Hall

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Artist: Various
Label: The Record Society
Catalog number: S/6328
Format: LP · Album · Club Edition · Stereo
Country: Australia
Released: 1970
Genre: Classical

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This release from The Record Society is a notable example of the mid-20th-century movement to archive and preserve early English chamber music. By focusing on the specific compositions associated with Hatfield House and Hengrave Hall, this volume offers a unique window into the intimate musical traditions of the Tudor and Elizabethan aristocracy.

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Music Of The Court Homes & Cities Of England, Volume 5: Composers Of Hatfield House & Hengrave Hall has 17 tracks. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.

A1Pastime With Good Company
Bass Vocals
Christopher Keyte
Composed By
Henry VIII
Conductor
Raymond Leppard
Contralto Vocals
Helen Watts
Score Editor [Ed.]
John Stevens (16)
Tenor Vocals
Gerald English
A2Where Griping Grief
Composed By
Richard Edwards (5)
Lute
Ian Harwood
Score Editor [Ed.]
John Newton (2)
Tenor Vocals
Nigel Rogers (2)
A3Fortune My Foe
Composed By
Anonymous
Conductor
Ian Harwood
Ensemble
The Ely Consort
Score Editor [Ed.]
Ian Harwood
A4Psalm Tune No. 3
Bass Vocals
Christopher Keyte
Composed By
Thomas Tallis
Conductor
Raymond Leppard
Contralto Vocals
Helen Watts
Score Editor [Ed.]
Diana Poulton
Tenor Vocals
Kenneth Bowen, Nigel Rogers (2), Robert Tear
A5Lady If You So Spite Me
Bass Vocals
Christopher Keyte
Composed By
John Dowland
Conductor
Raymond Leppard
Contralto Vocals
Helen Watts
Score Editor [Ed.]
Diana Poulton
Soprano Vocals
April Cantelo, Eileen Poulter
Tenor Vocals
Gerald English
A6aAllmaine
Composed By
John Johnson (8)
Lute
Eugen M. Dombois
Score Editor [Ed.]
Diana Poulton
A6bPavin
Composed By
Alfonso Ferrabosco
Lute
Eugen M. Dombois
Score Editor [Ed.]
Diana Poulton
A7aNow Is The Month Of Maying
Bass Vocals
Christopher Keyte
Composed By
Thomas Morley
Conductor
Raymond Leppard
Contralto Vocals
Helen Watts
Score Editor [Ed.]
Edmund Fellowes
Soprano Vocals
April Cantelo
Tenor Vocals
Gerald English, Robert Tear
A7bSing We And Chant It
Bass Vocals
Christopher Keyte
Composed By
Thomas Morley
Conductor
Raymond Leppard
Contralto Vocals
Helen Watts
Score Editor [Ed.]
Edmund Fellowes
Soprano Vocals
April Cantelo, Eileen Poulter
Tenor Vocals
Gerald English
A8The Queenes Alman
Composed By
William Byrd
Virginal
John Beckett
B1Drawn On Sweet Night
Bass Vocals
Christopher Keyte
Composed By
John Wilbye
Conductor
Raymond Leppard
Contralto Vocals
Helen Watts, Sybil Michelow
Score Editor [Ed.]
Edmund Fellowes
Soprano Vocals
April Cantelo, Eileen Poulter
B2Sweet Honey-Sucking Bees
Composed By
John Wilbye
Score Editor [Ed.]
Edmund Fellowes
B3Oft Have I Vowed
Composed By
John Wilbye
Score Editor [Ed.]
Edmund Fellowes
B4Unkind, Stay Thy Flying
Composed By
John Wilbye
Score Editor [Ed.]
Edmund Fellowes
B5Fantasia
Composed By
John Wilbye
Conductor
Francis Baines
Ensemble
The Jaye Consort
Score Editor [Ed.]
Eric Coates, Thurston Dart
B6Ne Reminiscaris
Composed By
John Wilbye
Conductor
Christopher Bishop
Leader
Francis Baines
Score Editor [Ed.]
arkwright
B7O God The Rock
Bass Vocals
Christopher Keyte
Composed By
John Wilbye
Conductor
Raymond Leppard
Contralto Vocals
Helen Watts, Sybil Michelow
Score Editor [Ed.]
Edmund Fellowes
Soprano Vocals
April Cantelo
Tenor Vocals
Robert Tear

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Released in 1970 by The Record Society, this installment of the Music of the Court, Homes & Cities of England series highlights the intersection of Tudor-era domestic life and musical scholarship. The series was designed to showcase site-specific compositions, pairing the history of prominent English estates with the works of the resident or visiting composers who once performed there. It serves as an archival snapshot of the early music revival in the mid-twentieth century, aiming to make historically significant but under-recorded pieces accessible to a broader audience of classical enthusiasts.

The production reflects the aesthetic of The Record Society, which focused on meticulously curated programs and informative liner notes that contextualized the music within its original architectural settings. By centering the curation on Hatfield House and Hengrave Hall, the album emphasizes the specific patronage of the Cecil and Kytson families. It was received as a scholarly endeavor, valued for its commitment to thematic integrity and its focus on period-appropriate instrumentation, which aligned with the growing academic interest in English secular and sacred music from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

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