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From: ken@ihuxq.UUCP (ken perlow)
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Subject: Re: Classical Query
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Date: Mon, 29-Oct-84 00:16:31 EST
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Posted: Mon Oct 29 00:16:31 1984
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>> This one may be difficult...
>> we heard a pair of pieces which belonged together and of which he liked
>> the first very much...
>> ... what I term (to myself) "typical Renaissance stuff"
>> (though for all I know it was Medieval or Baroque). Anyway, after the
>> music was over the announcer announced, while my ears were still in
>> "listen to music" mode rather than "listen to verbiage" mode, that the
>> composer was something moderately like "Giorgio Manerio" and the
>> selection(s) was titled "5 dances." The group doing the playing had
>> "London" and "Consort" somewhere in their name, if that helps. I went
>> to the Duke music record library, and couldn't come up with any name
>> strongly reminiscent of Manerio (checked Man*, Men*, Min*, Mon*, Mun*)
>> with a first name reminscent of Giorgio. Can anyone help?

>> Regards, Paul Dolber @ DUMC (...duke!phs!paul).

You heard right, Paul.  It's Georgio Mainerio, and the pieces are
probably from his "Libro di Balli" of 1584.  The performing group
would be the Early Music Consort of London, directed by the late
David Munrow.  You won't find any recordings solely of Mainerio (nor
most pre-Baroque composers) because the pieces are quite short, and
most consorts like to mix up their programs a little.  Indeed, a
whole side of Mainerio would bore you to tears, as it all sounds
the same.  (Take it from someone who's played his stuff.)

The London Consort is definitely top-notch, so you can't go wrong
with most any recording they put out--especially the 2 and 3 record
sets.  Indeed, Munrow did an album, "The Medieval Sound", which is
a great starter if you're just getting interested in early music.
He talks about some of the more bizarre instruments and demonstrates them
on various catchy tunes of their periods.  I hope it's still available.
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