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The Kings Pavan | The York Waits | Stock Code: bmywkp
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| From the opening fanfare version of Blow Thy Horn Hunter, this disc is full of fresh and interesting interpretations of the tunes we know so well, as well as some less familiar gems. Why shouldn't Blow Thy Horn be performed on natural trumpets? Or The King's Pavan on the rebec, or Pass Time With Good Company slowly and soulfully on the lute? And why shouldn't a hurdy-gurdy player stop the handle and play rests? Yet when did you last hear these things done?
Of course the album does have its more reflective side and this is not only the prerogative of the recorders and lutes. There are some much more stately shawm tracks, including Lauda anima mea Dominum, better known to most of our waits bands as the livelier Munster. Possibly my favourite, however, is the arrangements of My Lady Carey's Dompe and the Hornpipe d'Angleterre with violin and plucked strings. The use of the harp as a bass instrument here gives the texture a fantastic depth. |
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