Renaissance en Provence marks the debut of the Terra Nova Consort on Dorian, following its success in the label's first recording competition. Founded in 1988 and long associated with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, this early music ensemble consists of five gifted musicians who impart equal measures of scholarship and imagination to their lively performances. Vigorous and exciting, the performances on this disc are credible re-creations of traditional Provençal music, and the region's diverse ethnic influences are evident ...
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Renaissance en Provence marks the debut of the Terra Nova Consort on Dorian, following its success in the label's first recording competition. Founded in 1988 and long associated with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, this early music ensemble consists of five gifted musicians who impart equal measures of scholarship and imagination to their lively performances. Vigorous and exciting, the performances on this disc are credible re-creations of traditional Provençal music, and the region's diverse ethnic influences are evident in the group's varied approaches. Central to these effective renditions are the singing of Sue Carney, Pat O'Scannell, and Kay Hilton. Their differentiated vocal styles -- afillá (rasping), fácil (fresh), and naturá (natural) -- are appropriately matched to the characters of the songs, and rustic coarseness and genteel tenderness are evenly balanced on the program. The singers are also fine players on recorders, reeds, and percussion, among many other...
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Add this copy of Renaissance En Provence-Traditional Music of South to cart. $39.95, like new condition, Sold by Broad Street Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Branchville, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Dorian.
