Music Literature Favorites

Many moons ago, on the last year before I could graduate as an Industrial Engineer, my program required me to take three elective courses in the Social or Humanities areas. I went for really enjoyable choices: Human Sexuality, Theater Theory, and Seminar in Music Literature.

The Music Literature class was just the perfect end to five years of Calculus, Physics, Programming, and Business Administration. Every class we would listen to music from the centuries 12th to 18th, while our professor explained to us the theory behind it. In order to study, we needed to make copies of the tapes and listen to them. What a sacrifice!… At the end of the course I had the challenging task to make one tape with my favorites from everything I had been introduced to during the semester. The tape is one of my most precious possessions. It never gets old… But unfortunately, it is a tape. If I don’t want to lose this music, I better get CDs or mp3 versions of it… NOW!

“Music Hunting” has always been a hobbie of mine, and these days, with wonders like itunes and Amazon, the hunt has become a lot easier. Now, some of these songs are not easy to find, at least not the exact same versions/performers I have on my tape, so I suspect I may still have to convert those to mp3 like I once did with Garage Band, but that is a lengthy process and quality is as good as it is on the old tape. So, for those songs that I can actually find, I’ll definitely be buying online.

To help me track my progress, and also to share the joy of wonderful classical music (mostly from the renaissance and baroque), here’s the list of songs I have in my Music Literature tape:
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Note: Linked song titles go straight to music samples in itunes and external web sites. I have listed the performers in my versions, and for those cases where I can’t find the same version, I have linked to alternate samples noted under “Source”.

1. Gaude Virgo Maria (Leoninus, XII c.)
   Performer: The Early Music Consort of London
2. Eram cosselhatz senhor (Ventadorn)
   Performer: The Cambridge Consort
   Source: a web page I can’t understand
3. Se La Face Ay Pale, Vocal (Dufay, 1400 - 1474)
   Performer: The Early Music Consort of London
   Source: Asteria’s version in itunes
4. Se La Face Ay Pale, Gloria (Dufay, 1400 - 1474)
   Performer: Collegium Aureum - Tolzer Knaben Chor
5. Dueil Angoisseus (Binchois, 1400 - 1460)
   Performer: Syntagma Musicum
   Source: Amazon.de
6. Kyrie from L’homme armé (Josquin de Prez, 1440 - 1521)
   Performer: Pro Cantione Antiqua
   Source: The Tallis Scholars & Peter Phillips’ version in itunes
7. In te, Domine, speravi (Josquin de Prez, 1440 - 1521)
   Performer: The Waverly Consort
   Source: itunes
8. El Grillo (Josquin de Prez, 1440 - 1521)
   Performer: The Waverly Consort
   Source: The Waverly Consort
9. Inter Vestibulum (Peñalosa, 1470 - 1528)
   Performer: The Hilliard Ensemble
   Source: Ensemble Gilles Binchois’ version in itunes
10. Cucu (Juan del Encina, 1468 - 1529)
    Performer: The Hilliard Ensemble
    Source: The King’s Singers’ version in Musica Bona
11. Pase El Agoa (Anonymous)
    Performer: The Waverly Consort
    Source: itunes
12. Oy Comamos y Bebamos (Juan del Encina, 1468 - 1529)
    Performer: The Waverly Consort
    Source: itunes
13. Tres Moricas, Vocal (Anonymous)
    Performer: The Waverly Consort
    Source: itunes
14. Tres Moricas, Instrumental (Anonymous)
    Performer: Hesperion XX
    Source: Amazon
15. Romance de Abindarráez (Pisador, 1552)
    Performer: Hesperion XX
    Source: Amazon
16. Mira, Nero de Tarpeya (Palero)
    Performer: Huelgas Ensemble
    Source: Hesperion XX’s version in Amazon
17. Ayo Visto Lo Mappamundi (Anonymous, circa 1450)
    Performer: The Waverly Consort
    Source: itunes
18. Au Joli Bois: Chanson, Chanson, Pavane/Gaillarde (Clemens, 1510 - 1557)
    Performer: Musica Reservata
    Source: Amazon
19. Il Estoit Une Filette: Chanson, Ronde (Janequin, 1485 - 1560)
    Performer: Musica Reservata
    Source: Amazon
20. Ich weiss nit, was er ihr verhiess (Senfl, 1496 - 1543)
    Performer: The Waverly Consort
    Source: The Waverly Consort
21. Dont Vient Cela, Chanson (Sermisy)
    Performer: Ensemble Clement Janequin
    Source: itunes
22. Dont Vient Cela, Gaillarde (Sermisy)
    Performer: Musica Reservata
    Source: Amazon
23. Now is the month of maying (Morley, 1557 - 1602)
    Performer: The Waverly Consort
    Source: The Waverly Consort
24. Pavan and Galliard, F No. 1, ‘Bray Pavan’ (Byrd, 1543 - 1623)
    Performer: Julian Bream
    Source: Amazon.co.uk
25. Pavana La Gamba
    Performer: Musica Reservata
26. Galliarde de Monsieur Wustron (Praetorious, 1571 - 1621)
    Performer: Ulsamer Collegium
    Source: itunes
27. A la Vida Bona (Arañés)
    Performer: Hesperion XX
    Source: Amazon
28. A la Vida Bona (Arañés)
    Performer: Canto
29. Ouverture from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme LWV 43 (Lully, 1670)
    Performer: La Petite Bande
30. De las luces que en el mar (Hidalgo, 1612 - 1685)
    Performer: Grupo Vocal Canto
31. Of old, when heroes thought it base (Purcell, 1659 - 1695)
    Performer: The English Concert
32. En Aquel Pan que le Encubre (Padilla)
    Performer: Grupo Vocal Canto
33. Marizápalos (Anonymous, Peruvian, circa 1680)
    Performer: Grupo Vocal Canto
    Source: Andrew Lawrence-King & The Harp Consort’s version in itunes
34. Concerto Alla Rustica: Presto (Vivaldi, 1678 - 1741)
    Performer: The English Concert
    Source: itunes
35. Concerto for 2 Violins, 2 Cellos, Strings and Continuo in D, R. 564: Allegro (Vivaldi, 1678 - 1741)
    Performer: The Academy of Ancient Music
    Source: itunes
36. Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 (Bach, 1685 - 1750)
    Performer: Musica Antiqua Koln
    Source: National Symphony Orchestra of the USSR’s version in itunes
37. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051: II. Adagio, ma non tanto (Bach, 1685 - 1750)
    Performer: Musica Antiqua Koln
    Source: Concerto Italiano & Rinaldo Alessandrini’s version in itunes

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Posted: Wed, May 17th, 2006 at 8:56 pm
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