The Antic dances of a masque were performed by professional dancers using preposterous gestures in the guise of some sort of subhuman species such as witches, apes or, in the case of John Milton's Comus, the entourage of the god of revelry 'a rout of monsters like men and women but headed like wild beasts their apparel glistering'.
An orphaned piece labelled 'Antic' by William Lawes (1602-1645) exists in a manuscript in two parts, treble and bass - here it is played with inner parts for 2nd violin and bass viol by Christopher Verrette. You will then hear a corant from Lawes' Royal Consort Set No. 5 in D maj. which has held notes in all parts at the beginning calling to mind The Witches' Dance from Macbeth and the Masque of Queens by Robert Johnson of the previous generation of masque music. The Musicians In Ordinary string band is led by Christopher Verrette, 1st vln. with Patricia Ahern, 2nd vln. Felix Deak and Laura Jones, violas da gamba and John Edwards, theorbo.
Music for Comus - Two Morris Dances by William Lawes
Music for Comus - Pavan in d minor by William Lawes
John Milton‘s Comus with music by Henry and William Lawes - Part 2
John Milton‘s Comus with music by Henry and William Lawes - Part 1
Pleasure Might Make Her Read - Poems and Music for the Sidneys 8b - Dump Philli
Pleasure Might Make Her Read 8a - Poems and Music for the Sidneys - With how sad steps, o Moone from Astrophel and Stella
Pleasure Might Make Her Read - Poems and Music for the Sidneys 7b - The Countess of Pembrokes Funerals
Pleasure Might Make Her Read Poems and Music for the Sidneys 7a - The Dolefull Lay of Clorinda by Lady Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke
Pleasure Might Make Her Read - Poems and Music for the Sidneys 6b - Sir Phillip Sidneys Lamentacion by Anon.
Pleasure Might Make Her Read - Poems and Music for the Sidneys 6a - A Description of the Battle of Zutphen from John Stow's Annals of England pt. 2
Pleasure Might Make Her Read - Poems and Music for the Sidneys 5b - The Battell Galyerd by John Dowland
Pleasure Might Make Her Read - Poems and Music for the Sidneys 5a - A Description of the Battle of Zutphen from John Stow's Annals of England pt. 1
Pleasure Might Make Her Read - Poems and Music for the Sidneys 4b - The Lord Viscount Lisle His Galliard by John Dowland
Pleasure Might Make Her Read - Poems and Music for the Sidneys 4a - Forsaken Woods by Robert Sidney, Viscount Lisle
Pleasure Might Cause Her Read - Poems and Music for the Sidneys 3b - The Woods so Wilde by William Byrd
Pleasure Might Cause Her Read - Poems and Music for the Sidneys 3a - O sweet woodes from The Countess of Pembrokes Arcadia
Pleasure Might Cause Her Read - Poems and Music for the Sidneys 2 - From The Countess of Pembrokes Arcadia, As I my little flocke on Ister banke - The Countess of Pembrookes Paradice by Holborne
Pleasure Might Cause Her Read - Poems and Music for the Sidneys 1 - Astrophel and Stella 1, Loving in truth - The Right Honourable the Lady Rich, her Galliard by Dowland
Pleasure Might Cause Her Read - Poems and Music for the Sidneys - Introduction
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