Playford / Byrd / Ensemble Le Tendre Amour All In A Garden Green CD

A delightful collection of 17th century songs constructed around the major influence of the 4 seasons, showcasing enthusiasm for amateur music making. During the Commonwealth of England (c.1640-1660), music disappeared almost entirely from religious and court occasions. The use of instruments and music in churches was banned, and organs were destroyed by order of the regime - so the public turned to village and tavern musicians, country dances and new musical clubs for music making.

1. The English Dance Master, Vol. 1: Chirping of the Nightingale - Chirping of the Lark 2. John Come Kiss Me Now (From the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book) - the Division Violin: Divisions on John Come Kiss Me Now - Divisions on John Come Kiss Me Now 3. Ayres for the Violin: Va Poco Di Manera Italiana - Aria Amorosa 4. No More Shall Meads Be Deck'd with Flow'rs 5. Airs Anglois: Ciaccona 6. The English Dance Master, Vol. 1: The Glory of the West - Godesses 7. Can Bewtye's Spring Admitt 8. Pieces de Guittarre de Differends Autheurs: Chaconne 9. Now Ye Spring Is Come [Elizabeth Rogers Hir Virginall Booke, 1656] 10. Ground After the Scotch Humour 11. Ground in C minor (Attrib. to H. Purcell) 12. Pausanius, the Betrayer of His Country, Z. 585: Sweeter Than Roses 13. The Division Flute: Greensleeves 14. The English Dance Master, Vol. 1: No. 19. All in a Garden Green - Onder Een Linde Groen (Unter Der Linden Grune), SWWV 325 15. The English Dance Master, Vol. 1: Stanes Morris - the Glory of the Sun 16. O Mistress Mine 17. Will Yow Walke the Woods Soe Wylde 18. The Chestnut - the Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act IV: Autumn 19. Ayres for the Violin, Book 2: Ayres in G minor: Aria 20. The English Dancing Master: Cold and Raw 21. The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act IV: When a Cruel Long Winter Has Frozen the Earth 22. Remember, O Thou Man 23. The English Dancing Master: Virgin Queen - An Italian Rant 24. The Division of Violin: A Division on a Ground 25. Welcome to All the Pleasures, Z. 339, Ode on St. Cecilia's Day: Here the Deities Approve