Artist: Marie Nishiyama Title: The Queenes Good Night: English Renaissance Music for Harp & Lute Year Of Release: 2020 Label: Christophorus Genre: Classical Quality: FLAC (tracks) Total Time: 61:17 min Total Size: 261 MB

Tracklist:

1. Callinoe
2. Passamezzo Gaillard (Arr. for Lute & Harp)
3. Dump in C Minor
4. A Plain Song (Arr. for Lute & Harp)
5. Twenty Ways Upon the Bells (Arr. for Lute & Harp)
6. Robin
7. The Hunt's Up (Arr. for Harp & Lute)
8. Melancholy Galliard (Arr. for Lute & Harp)
9. Bergamasca
10. Dump in F Major
11. The Leaves Be Green
12. An Almain
13. Spanish Measures (Arr. for Lute & Harp)
14. Rogero (Arr. for Lute & Harp)
15. Wakefield on a Green (Arr. for Lute & Harp)
16. Quadro pavan
17. Galliard
18. Le rossignol
19. Sir John Smith (Arr. for Lute & Harp)
20. Green Garters (Arr. for Lute & Harp)
21. Echo Almain (Arr. for Lute & Harp)
22. Conde Claros
23. The Queenes Good Night (Arr. for Lute & Harp)

The reign of Elizabeth Tudor (1558-1603) brought with it a period of splendour for England, within which the lute experienced its moment of glory. In paintings from this time convivial scenes featuring performers of harp and lute are often depicted.

Well known melodies of the epoch, as well as harmonic sequences such as Bergamasca, Ruggiero, Callinoe, Conde Claros and various Dumps were used by performers when they gathered to improvise together. Sometimes the music was dedicated to a well known personality of the court such as was surely the case with 'The Queenes Good Night', inspiring sweet dreams for Elizabeth.

For this recording, Marie Nishiyama and Rafael Bonavita have mixed the colours of harp and lute, with the characteristics of each instrument creating a dialogue of sound between the two. A dialogue that goes - as does this repertoire - beyond epochs and styles