Food Of Love / Various Food Of Love / Various CD

2019 release. Founded in 1980 to perform the instrumental music of Shakespeare's time, The Baltimore Consort has explored early English, Scottish, and French popular music, focusing on the relationship between folk and courtly art song, and dance. Their interest in early music of English/Scottish heritage has also led them to delve into the rich trove of traditional music preserved in North America. There are hundreds of references to music in the works of Shakespeare. Shakespeare's music can be placed into three general categories: Incidental Music- The individual titles of incidental music in Shakespeare's works are never named but the directions "music here," "music begins," "music for dancing," etc. Are provided. Literary References- Shakespeare refers to the music, music theory, and instruments of the time within the text of his works. A humorous example is found in the names of the musicians Peter confronts in Romeo and Juliet: Hugh Rebec, Simon Catling and James Soundpost. Songs- Specific songs are included for performance in the text of Shakespeare's plays. Shakespeare authored the lyrics to some of these songs but also incorporated popular songs known to his contemporary audiences. The plays did not include notation of the tunes of these songs. However, we are certain that Robert Johnson's settings for "Full Fathom Five" and "Where the Bee Sucks" are the same as when originally performed in The Tempest. Johnson is well documented as Shakespeare's composer. For the other songs on the recording we are using the earliest surviving versions - both published and from manuscript - which are contemporary with Shakespeare's productions. These include, "It Was a Lover and his Lasse," "Farewell, Dear Love," "When Griping Grief," "Gravedigger's Song," and "Willow Song."

1. 1. Tiers livre de danseries: Les Bouffons 00:02:56 2. 2. Kemp's Jig 00:01:15 3. 3. The First Book of Ayres or Little Short Songs: It was a lover and his lasse 00:03:05 4. 4. Consort Lessons, Book 1: O Mistresse Mine 00:02:07 5. 5. Peg a Ramsey 00:00:52 6. 6. Booke of Songes and Ayres, Book 1: Farewell, Dear Love 00:02:21 7. 7. When Griping Grief 00:03:05 8. 8. My Lady Carey's Dompe [16th century] 00:02:56 9. 9. Complain My Lute 00:06:18 10. 10. Pavans, Galliards, Almains and Other Short Aeirs both Grave, and Light: Almaine: The Honey-Suckle 11. 11. The Schoole of Musicke: The Queen's Good Night 00:01:08 12. 12. Fancy 00:02:19 13. 13. The Carman's Whistle 00:05:24 14. 14. The English Dancing Master: Cuckolds All in a Row 00:00:32 15. 15. The Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript, "The Manchester Gamba Book": No. 5. Whoope doe me no harm - Jog On 16. 16. The King of Denmark's Galiard, H. 11 00:01:52 17. 17. Tarleton's Resurrection, P. 59 00:02:36 18. 18. In Youth When I Did Love - Tarleton's Resurrection, P. 59 00:02:37 19. 19. Bonny Sweet Robin [16th Century] 00:02:27 20. 20. Tarleton's Jig , P. 81 00:02:15 21. 21. Greensleeves 00:01:11 22. 22. Greensleeves 00:01:18 23. 23. Where the Bee Sucks 00:00:55 24. 24. Full Fathom Five 00:01:49 25. 25. Fortune My Foe [16th Century] 00:02:23 26. 26. The Willow Song 00:03:24 27. 27. Pavans, Galliards, Almains and Other Short Aeirs both Grave, and Light: The Fairie-Round 00:01:27 28. 28. The Mad Merry Pranks of Robin Goodfellow 00:04:04