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Lucie Skeaping talks to Lynda Sayce about her work with lute ensemble Chordophony and her research into the sound and repertoire of the lute ensembles used in Renaissance courts.

Lucie Skeaping talks to lutenist Lynda Sayce about her work with the new lute ensemble Chordophony. The ensemble play on a set of lutes, the only custom-built matched lute family in the world. Lynda's research work with the ensemble aims to recreate the sound and repertoire of the lute ensembles employed in Renaissance courts and much of the repertoire Chordophony plays has been reconstructed from documented traditions.

The music in this programme was recorded at the 2008 York Early Music Festival and includes works by Castaldi, Nicolas Vallet and John Dowland.

Chordophony:
Eligio Quinteiro (alto lute)
Edward Fitzgibbon (tenor lute)
Richard Sweeney (bass lute)
Lynda Sayce (director/treble lute)

Nicolas Vallet: Ballet; Ballet; Est-ce mars; Courante de mars; Un jour de la semaine; Allons aux noces; Gaillarde

Peter Phillips: Pavan 1580; Galliard to Phillips' Pavan

Bellerofonte Castaldi: Quagliotta Canzona; Capriccio detto hermafrodito

John Bull: Fantasia in the sixth mode on La Leona

John Dowland: The King of Denmark's Galliard; Lachrymae; The Earl of Essex his Galliard

Giovanni Coperario (also known as John Cooper): Lullaby.

1 hour

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Sat 10 Jan 2009 13:00

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  • Sat 10 Jan 2009 13:00

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