CD 1
The Play's The Thing
Prologues & Inductions
GASPARO ZANETTI
arr. Lyons RJ
1
La Montagnura
3:45
Various texts 1599-1626
2
'Speak gentlemen, what shall we do today?'
1:49
arr. Lyons after Cesare Bendinelli RII
3
Fanfare
0:45
Act One
CLEMENT WOODCOCK
4
Hackney TN
2:00
Orsino in Twelfth Night I.1 TN
5
'If music be the food of love, play on'
4:35
ANTONY HOLBORNE
& The funerals TN
Orsino in Twelfth Night I.1
& 'Enough, no more' TN
THOMAS SIMPSON
6
Chromatic Galliard TN
1:36
WEST
7
'Is she that Marchants wife?'
0:28
arr. Lyons after Cesare Bendinelli
8
King Richard's Flourish RII
0:32
COCKE
9
'When he doth hold conference upon the stage'
0:17
Act Two
John of Gaunt in Richard II, II.1
'England, bound in with the triumphant seas' ** RII
ANONYMOUS
arr. Lyons
10
& Robin is to the Greenwood Gone RII
1:43
ANTONY HOLBORNE
11
Galliard 12 RII
2:11
SUSATO / GERVAISE C.1550
arr. Lyons
12
Torch Pavan (Passe et Medio/La Venissienne) RJ
2:18
Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, II.2
13
'But soft! What light!'
3:30
PLAYFORD
arr. Lyons
& Romeo in Love (Lull me beyond thee) RJ
JOAN AMBROSIO DALZA c. 1508
arr. Lyons
14
Piva RJ
2:11
ANONYMOUS
poss. Webster 1615
15
'Sit in a full Theater, and you will thinke'
0:39
DIGGES 1623
16
'When let but Falstaffe come'
0:16
Orsino in Twelfth Night II.4
17
'Give me some music' TN
3:40
JOHN DOWLAND
& My Earl of Essex's Galliard
Act Three
ANTONY HOLBORNE
18
New-yeeres gift TN
1:14
ANONYMOUS
Italy 16c
19
Don Pedro's Mask (Paduana del re) MAdo
1:21
SALAMONE ROSSI
20
Hero's Music (Sonata Duodecima s. La Bergamasca) MAdo
2:05
GORDON CROSSE
1603
21
'A Play is like a sinke in a Towne'
0:31
ANONYMOUS
arr. Lyons
22
Fortune my Foe RII
1:17
King Richard in Richard II, III.2
23
'For within the hollow crown' RII
1:06
ANTONY HOLBORNE
24
Patiencia RII
2:21
arr. Lyons after Casare Bendinelli
25
Drums, flourish, colours RII
0:26
King Richard in Richard II, III.2
26
'We are amazed' RII
1:34
27
Muy Linda RII
1:17
Act Four
JONSON 1609
28
'The quick eares of'
0:14
WILLIAM CORNISH
29
Hey, Robin TN
1:21
ANONYMOUS
arr. Takeuchi
30
Heart's-ease TN
3:07
Entr'Acte
31
The God of Love (Gentil Madonna) MAdo
0:59
Act Five
FRANCISCO DE LA TORRE
arr. Lyons
32
Pardon Goddess (Adoramus to Senor) MAdo
1:30
Funeral Elegy for Richard Burbage 1619
33
'Oft have I seene him, leap into the Grave'
0:31
Arr. Lyons after Thoinot Arbeau
34
Belle qui tiens ma vie RII
0:52
King Richard in Richard II, V.5
35
'I have been studying how I may compare'** RII
1:07
Arr. Lyons after Palyford
36
On the Cold Ground RII
3:17
King Richard in Richard II, V.5
37
'That hand shall burn'** RII
0:31
TYLMAN SUSATO
38
Mille Regretz RII
1:08
Arr. Lyons after Susato
39
Battle Jig (Pavane de la Bataille) RII
3:00
Epilogue
FRANCIS QUARLES
1630
40
'The world's a Theatre'
0:44
CD 2
Groundlings to Gods
For the Yard: Hoboys and Penny Stickards - Music for the People
ADRIAN WILLAERT
Venice 1545
1
Vecchie Letrose MAdo
1:33
arr. McGowan after Morley
2
Lavolto TN
2:31
ALFONSO FERRABOSCO
3
Sharpe Pavan TN
2:54
JOHN PLAYLORD
4
Bobbing Joan RII
1:13
ANTONY HOLBORNE
5
Almayne TN
1:02
ANONYMOUS
6
Paules Steeple TN
2:09
MCGOWAN
7
Bonny Sweet Robin EdII
2:08
GIORGIO MAINERIO
1578 arr. Lyons
8
Ballo Francese & Schiarazula Marazula MAdo
2:12
On the Earthly Stage: European Visitors of Influence
arr. McGowan after Augsburg/Linz Organ tablature
9
Ungerische und auch Bauern Danntz/Ein feines Täntzlein MFM
2:08
TOBIAS HUME
10
A Polish Vilanell MFM
1:58
after Santiago de Murcia
11
Fandango EdII
1:12
MICHAEL PRAETORIUS
12
Bransle de la Torche R&J
1:29
after Weymyss Lute Book / Playford / Playford
13
Ladie lie neer mee / Bobbing Joe / Stingo MFM
2:35
arr. McGowan after Vietoris Codex
14
Chorea Polonica no.4 / Alia Hungarica Chorea no.32 MFM
3:23
arr. McGowan after Playford
15
The Cushion Dance MFM
2:45
arr. van Kampen / McGowan after Vietoris Codex
16
Mariana's Song / Take, o take those lips away MFM
2:45
after Santiago de Murcia
17
Jota-Tarantella EdII
1:50
after Claudin de Sermisy
18
Tant que vivray EdII
2:14
The Painted Heavens: Royal Households
arr. Morley after Dowland
19
Lachrimae Pavin TN
4:25
RICHARD ALLISON
20
The Batchelars delight TN
3:40
TOBIAS HUME
21
Loves Farewell MFM
1:56
arr. Morley after Byre
22
My Lord of Oxenfords Maske TN
2:55
JOHANN HIERONYMOUS KAPSBERGER
c. 1640
23
Vilian de Spagna MAdo
3:03
THOMAS MORLEY
24
Lavolto TN
2:04
ANTONY HOLBORNE
25
Galliard 24 RII
1:39
PETER PHILIPS
26
Pavan Dolorosa RII
3:24
27
Gallard Dolorosa RII
2:00
ANONYMOUS
16c arr. Lyons
28
El tu tu R&J
1:34
Beyond the Sphere: Battles and the Death of Kings
after Roger's Virginals Book
29
Mount on horseback / The Scot's March EdII
1:29
Johann Schop after Dowland
30
Lachrymae Pavaen TN
3:55
after Roger's Virginals Book
31
Mount on horseback / Prince Rupert's March EdII
1:28
32
Heaven and Earth TN
2:11
King Edward in Edward II, III.3 arr. McGowan after Byrd
33
'St George for England' & The Battle of Boroughbridge EdII
1:36
after Merbecke
34
In the midst of life we are in death EdII
1:17
The Duke in Measure for Measure, V.1
35
'So, bring us to our palace' & Final Jig & Playout** MFM
2:05
** Recorded from live performances on the Globe Stage
ACTORS
Philip Bird Playgoer One
Liam Brennan Orsino, Duke of Illuria & King Edward
Tom Burke Romeo
Peter Forbes Playgoer Two
John McEnery John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster
Mark Rylance King Richard II & The Duke
TN - Twelfth Night (2002); RII - Richard Ii (2003); EdII - Edward II (2003);
RJ - Romeo and Juliet (2004); MAdo - Much Ado About Nothing (2004);
MFM - Measure For Measure (2004)