Dances and dance music of the Renaissance
The Dufay Collective with Vivien Ellis
Throughout the Renaissance, music for the dance was an essential part of life in court, town and country. Musicians of all kinds would have had a large repertoire of dances and instrumental music suitable for any occasion. Improvisation upon standard chord sequences was part of the players’ art, in much the same way as jazz and traditional musicians work today.
This concert presents the many dance types, improvisations and elaborate variations on popular song along with witty, romantic and bawdy dance songs.
Jon Banks harp, guitar • Vivien Ellis voice • William Lyons flute, recorder, pipes, dulcian • Richard Campbell viol, guitar • David Miller lute, theorbo, guitar • Clare Salaman violin, hurdy-gurdy Peter Skuce keyboards
£15 / £12 concs or £12 / £9 concs
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