Popular Medieval Music

Popular Medieval Music
The Jolly Minstrels: Minstrels Tunes. Songs and Dances of the Middle Ages on Authentic Instruments
Gerald English & Jaye Consort – Francis Baines, dir.
Pye « Golden Guinea Collector GGC 4092 [LP, mono]
Pye « Golden Guinea Collector GSGC 14092 [LP, stereo]
Vanguard « Cardinal » VCS 10049 [LP, USA]
Everest « Collector Series » 3447 [LP]
Marble Arch MALS 956 [LP]
Madacy « Master Series » MK 1828 [LP, Canada]
Madacy « Master Series » MKC 1828 [Cass., Canada]

Contents:

    Anon., Beauvais:
  1. The song of the ass

    2. Anon., ca 13th c.
  2. Ductia

    3. Anon., 13th c.
  3. English dance
  4. Conductus: Regie mentem

    5. Anon., 14th c.
  5. Saltarello

    6. Anon., ca 1325, Robertsbridge MS
  6. Estampie

    7. Adam de la Halle
  7. Li mans d'amer

    8. Anon., 14th c.:
  8. Lamento di Tristan

    9. Anon., 13th c.:
  9. Estampie

    10. Anon., Trouvère
  10. Virelai: C'est la fin

    11. Anon., Summer is icumen MS:
  11. Estampie

    12. Raimbaut de Vaqueiras
  12. Kalenda maya

    13. —
    Anon., 13th c.:
  13. Ductia

    14. Anon.:
  14. Conductus: Novus miles sequitur

    15. Anon., 13th c.:
  15. Moulin de Paris
  16. In seculum artifex
  17. Sol ovitur

    18. Anon., Buxheimer Orgelbuch, 15th c.
  18. Vierhundert jar uff diser erde

    19. Anon., England, 14th c.
  19. Trotto

    20. Anon., 13th c.
  20. Worldes blis

    21. Anon., ca. 1500
  21. Basse dance: Alta

    22. Richard Coeur de Lion
  22. Ja nun hons pris

    23. Anon., Buxheimer Orgelbuch, 15th c.
  23. Die suss nachtigall

    24. Anon., Trouvère
  24. Retrovenge: Pour mon coeur

    25. Anon., 13th c.
  25. Estampie royale

Playing time: ??' ??"

Performers:
Gerald English (tenor)
Jaye Consort
Various performers (viol, medieval fiddle, rebec, harp, lute, portative organ, hurdy-gurdy, cornemuse, pipe and tabor, psaltery, shawm, trumpet, percussions)
Francis Baines, dir.

Recording site and date:
Unknown [1967 or prior];
Rel.: 1967 (Pye), 1969 (Vanguard), 1978 (Everest)

Reviewed in:
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.): 45/533- (oct. 1967)

Comments:
Information from owned LP (Madacy) and Lambert van Stratum. This LP has been a reference for many in the late 60's as an introduction to medieval music, a sort of "best of ...", when you read the selection.
This LP has been released with different titles depending on label:
Pye: Popular medieval music
Cardinal: The Jolly Minstrels: Minstrel tunes, songs, and dances of the Middle Ages on authentic instruments – Gerald English, tenor, with the Jaye Consort of Medieval Instruments.
Everest: Medieval Music – Gerald English, tenor, with the Jaye Consort
Madacy: Medieval music Played on the Original instruments – Gerald English, tenor, with the Jaye Consort

Other LPs by the Jaye Consort:

Les violes élisabéthaines
Jaye Consort of Viols
Arion 38215 [LP]
Medieval Music
The Jaye Consort / Gerald English
Everest 3447 [LP]

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Pierre-F. Roberge