Music From Baldwin Partbooks
Label: DELPHIAN Catalog: DCD34160 Format: CD MARIAN CONSORT MCCLEERY ROSE CONSORT OF VIOLSJohn Baldwin was a lay clerk at St George’s Chapel, Windsor in 1575 and became a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal in 1598. | The so-called ‘Baldwin Partbooks’, held at Christ Church, Oxford, were his creation – a very personal collection, representing his individual tastes and interests from a wealth of English and Continental polyphony and consort music. | The Marian Consort and Rose Consort of Viols join forces on this album to bring to light soe of the rarer gems of the 1500s. | The Marian Consort is has been featured on BBC Radio 3, and is a former "Young Artist" of the Brighton Early Music Festival. | Featured composers on this album include Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, Robert Parson, William Mundy, and many more. | This album is sure to provide the listener with "such sweete musicke: as dothe much delite yeelde." Price: $28.98 |