MP3 Southern California Early Music Consort - A Festival of Renaissance Dances
This CD is filled with festive Renaissance instrumental music performed live. The music is performed on a wide variety of authentic reproductions of 16th Century instruments including Shawm, recorder, Dulcian, Sackbutts, Coronetto, and more.
22 MP3 Songs in this album (35:08) !
Related styles: CLASSICAL: Renaissance, WORLD: Western European
Details:
The Southern California Early Music Consort (SCEMC) was first formed in 1972 to be a professional re-creation of the 16th century town band so common in Europe and England. The musicians in SCEMC are true Renaissance musicians, mastering many different instruments as would be required in that time period. SCEMC performs music on authentic reproductions of 16th Century instruments including but not limited to Shawm, Dulcian, recorder, Krumhorn, Gemshorn, Sackbutt, Coronetto, Trumpet, Tabor, Timrel, Timpani, Xylophone all of which are featured in this CD.
SCEMC has been featured annually at the Southern California Renaissance Pleasure Faire as the Queens Band, churches, libraries, schools, theme parks, and has had players perform on the sound tracks for Disney movies such as The Dark Crystal, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Robin Hood: Men In Tights, The Blue Lagoon, A&E specials, TV , and many other notable events.