Hortus Musicus - The Battle of Harlaw

Track number 16 from the 1997 album 'Maypole' by the Estonian old music ensemble.
Composer - Anonymous. London ca 1600


Personnel:
Andres Mustonen - Violin, recorders, artistic director
Helle Mustonen - vocal
Joosep Vahermägi - vocal
Jaan Arder - vocal
Riho Ridbeck - vocal, percussion
Neeme Punder - recorders, transverse flute, Rauschpfeife
Olev Ainomäe - descant bombardon, recorders
Peeter Klaas - viola da gama
Valter Jürgenson - trombones
Tõnis Kuurme - bass dulcian, recorders
Imre Eenma - violone
Robert Staak - lute
Ivo Sillamaa - harpsichord

On the ensemble and music from the album -
"The repertoire of the Estonian ensemble Hortus Musicus includes music from Gregorian chants and medieval liturgical dramas to late Baroque compositions. Under Andres Mustonen's baton the Hortus Musicus Academic Orchestra, which has been active since 1972, performs large-scale works on modern instruments; playing music from the late baroque period as well as Classical and Romantic symphonies.

This record presents the music that Hortus Musicus most often plays on tours, i.e. society music from the late Renaissance or Humanist age (ca 1520-1620) which at that time spread extensively across Europe. This is not the dignified and ascetic ars perfecta which was characteristic of the Netherlands church music, and which had strong spiritual links with medieval liturgical music. It belongs to the world of the modern man, a man free and cheerful in spirit, who delights in creating beauty in his environment. This music is a genuine expression of the Renaissance spirit and embodies the sensuality of man in harmony with the universe.

This music is a genuine expression of the Renaissance spirit and embodies the sensuality of man in harmony with the universe. [---] This music which aspired to universality was a uniting element in the contemporary society of that time. Music performed in the nobleman's halls and townspeople's houses imitated the songs and dances of the common folk, so that even the most celebrated church music composers (Such as Orlando di Lasso) wrote villanellas." - Toomas Siitan, English translation by Krista Mits & Leva Gaidulis.

More on the ensemble:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hortus_Musicus
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